Street Smart Members Of This Online Group Share 30 Of The Most Important Pieces Of Advice They Know

If someone arguing with you is standing close to you and they look away from you, you are about to get sucker punched.

If there are kids playing in the street when you walk into a shop, but the street is empty when you walk outside 5 minutes later, go back inside.

everybody snitches when facing 25 to life. don't do the crime unless you willing to do the time.

never do more than 1 illegal thing at a time.

Don't flash your money especially in bars

If someone ask you for a lighter, “sorry, don’t smoke.”

Mind your business and watch your back.

When someone hits you up for something/tries to engage you in a scammy way in a public place, the best thing to do is not respond at all. Pretend they don’t exist. It’s cold but it’s your best option and all they really deserve. Even just saying “sorry no” can sometimes provoke a response or follow up with the more aggressive ones. And ffs I promise you they don’t have a job interview/sick relative in the hospital/etc that they need to get to. It really blows my mind how many intelligent urban dwelling people I know still say “Well what if they really did the help?”

Never look down at your phone for walking directions - do not have an obvious look, pause, look at street sights, look again. Check it in your watch or stop at a store to “check your phone”. Makes you stand out otherwise.

( basically a longer version of look like you know where you’re going)

Look with your eyes, not your head