30 Of The Cleverest And Most Useful Tips From People Who Are Street Smart
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Publish Not your original work? Add source Every environment has its threats. The urban one is no different. Only, the danger here usually comes in a form that's much more familiar to us than those in, say, a desert or the ocean. It's other people. However, when it comes to protecting ourselves in the city, most of us are still pretty bad at it. But there's an online discussion that can help. A week ago, Reddit user u/LegalCriminal69 asked people with "street smarts" to share advice that can help to survive in our concrete jungle, and quite a few came through with useful tips. Continue scrolling and you will find some of the best ones. This post may include affiliate links. #1 Know that criminals rely on their victims to be polite and not cause a scene or draw attention to themselves. When something happens to you, scream and shout. Make it known you’re in danger. brkh47 , Anton Malanin Report Final score: 156points POST Caro Caro Caro Caro Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago This is true. Make a huge scene, scream bloody murder, kick, spit, go batsh!t crazy! 57 57points reply View More Replies... View more comments #2 If someone grabs you and starts walking you forcefully, collapse like dead weight don't help them take you somewhere. Then scream bloody murder! Gojogab , Karolina Grabowska Report Final score: 144points POST TotallyNotAFox TotallyNotAFox Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago Never let anybody get you to a secondary crime scene - surviving is more likely if the place they would have to injure or kill you is as public as possible 55 55points reply View more comments We managed to get in touch with the Redditor behind the post and they were kind enough to tell us what inspired them to create it. u/LegalCriminal69 told Bored Panda they came up with the idea to ask this question when they spotted a guy that tried to rob them and had the urge to jump him. The Redditor said there are no shortcuts to developing these skills in the wild. "People acquire street smarts through experience and being a lot on the streets." They believe that you actually need to practice most of them for these behaviors to become instinctive, "but some are also possible to learn through reading." #3 I saw a lady make a video on this and I feel it’s important information to share. If you are a parent and you are in public and somehow you lose track of your kid DO NOT BE QUIET! Searching Quietly to avoid judgment or embarrassment will only lead to the further endangerment of your child. Immediately in the loudest voice possible start describing your child. The color of their hair, the color of their skin, what they are wearing, etc… most likely people around you will start looking for the child that fits that description and all the commotion will most likely (if in the case someone took the child) that person will not want to be caught and will release the child. Muted_Reader_350 , Анна Хазова Report Final score: 134points POST Stoopham McFernybabes Stoopham McFernybabes Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago (edited) The times I have lost one of my kids I instinctively shouted out for help, be it in the middle of Aldi or at a playground: “Can anyone see a 3yo boy in a yellow shirt?”. Not only has my child been found and returned to me quickly, but the reassuring pats, smiles and words of empathy from people around was amazingly reassuring. I realised I had never seen or heard anyone else do this (even as a child - and my sister was a runner) and I wondered if I was doing something foolish or incorrect in doing so. As far as I can see, though, it seems to be purely, I don’t know, timidity? Shame of losing a kid? (Cos I totally feel that regardless). I don’t know. 62 62points reply View More Replies... View more comments #4 No shame in running away from a fight. SuvenPan , Mike Cox Report Final score: 121points POST Bored Person Bored Person Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 3 months ago Those who run away live to fight another day 47 47points reply View More Replies... View more comments #5 I've lived in the Bronx all my life. A lot of what I would suggest has been said already, so I'm gonna give two pieces of advice that haven't been said.
First: have some cash on you. Not a lot, but enough to catch a cab home. Why? If you're ever in a situation in which you're running and hail a cab, a lot of independent cab companies (aka gypsie cabs) don't take credit/PayPal, etc, and some even legit use their machines to steal card info (happened to me once). Have enough cash to pay someone to get your a*s home FAST.
Second: MEMORIZE. SOME. PHONE NUMBERS!
payphones may not be a thing anymore, but if you a*s ends up in jail, in a hospital, in any s**t situation, and you don't have your phone, you better know at least 3 numbers by heart of people who are ride or die for you. The amount of people I have seen die at my job that we couldn't reach next of kin cause their phone was damaged beyond usefulness and we had to bury as John Does is way to high. HAVE THAT F*****G NUMBER IN YOUR HEAD AND TELL IT TO US BEFORE ITS TOO LATE! WanderingGenesis , James Sutton Report Final score: 120points POST Snacking on cats Snacking on cats Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago It is so true about memorizing phone numbers. So many just rely on having them in their phone including me. 36 36points reply View More Replies... View more comments When you look at the numbers, the relevancy of these tips becomes certain. While a majority of Americans feel safe enough to stroll in the dark in their own neighborhoods, or anywhere within a mile of where their home, this inner calmness is far from universal. In the U.S., 36% have expressed fear about walking alone at night. Also, this distress rises to nearly 50% among women, city dwellers, and the poor. These figures are based on combined data from the six Gallup Crime polls conducted from 2009 to 2015, including interviews with 7,141 American adults. During this time, the percentage expressing fear of walking alone near their homes at night has been steady, ranging from 34% to 38%. In the longer 50-year history of the trend, the percentage fearful of walking alone has ranged from a low of 30% in 2001, a month after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C., to a high of 48% in 1982. #6 Always act like you know where you are going. Grenuille , Anubhav Saxena Report Final score: 119points POST Icy_Question_4977 Icy_Question_4977 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago That is what I always do even if I have no idea where am I. 36 36points reply View More Replies... View more comments #7 If you’re feeling uncomfortable or uneasy, trust it. Whenever I’ve felt uneasy while walking through my neighborhood I’ve always seen something or heard of something happening. Ok-Sound6585 , Owen Lystrup Report Final score: 101points POST Icy_Question_4977 Icy_Question_4977 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago Yes! Always trust your instincts. That is what you have them for! 41 41points reply View More Replies... View more comments #8 If you are buying something and someone says "wait here. I'll be right back with it" and they already have your money, they will not be back. Foreign_Employer2771 , Karolina Grabowska Report Final score: 89points POST DennyS (denzoren) DennyS (denzoren) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago Exchange money only when you see the item. Also if it seems fishy...leave. 31 31points reply View More Replies... View more comments #9 Stay THE F**K off your phone and pay attention to your surroundings. Best way to get knocked over the head and your pockets ran is with your nose in your phone and your earbuds in. mediaG33K , Daria Nepriakhina Report Final score: 83points POST Toolkit Toolkit Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago I've never gone out with ear buds in because it makes me feel intimidated that I can't hear anything. 22 22points reply View More Replies... View more comments The fact that a person can walk anywhere near his or her home alone at night without fear is one of the basic measures of how safe and secure people feel, which greatly improves (or, in bad cases, diminishes) their overall well-being. But interestingly, external factors that one might expect to significantly affect this measure (such as a declining national crime rate and a plethora of highly publicized mass shootings) have failed to push fear up or down. Even fluctuations in Americans' sense that crime is increasing or decreasing have not considerably changed their beliefs about whether or not their neighborhoods are dangerous. #10 If you find yourself driving in a bad area and getting stopped at a stop sign or stop light, always leave room to get around the car in front of you. Even if that has to be the sidewalk, leave enough room to get out. Pay attention to who else is around you and if suddenly doors open and people start moving toward you just start driving and don’t stop.
They probably won’t chase you, at least not far. Easier to find another victim. call_me_dopey , William Krause Report Final score: 80points POST Paul K. Johnson Paul K. Johnson Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago If you don't like how I drive then stay off the sidewalks! 21 21points reply View More Replies... View more comments #11 Grown men don’t ask women or children for help. They have an ulterior motive.
Grown men, if you happen to be the 1% that does approach women on the street for help, stop doing it and please stop acting surprised when we’re afraid of you. This is how we go missing. forgotteau_my_gateau , August de Richelieu Report Final score: 78points POST Something Something Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago Nah, whether or not it's appropriate to ask an adult depends on the type of help. Asking someone to come with you to help you gives them reason to be scared of you. Asking someone for directions or something not so much, as long as you're asking in an appropriate manner. Asking children is different. 50 50points reply View More Replies... View more comments #12 You didn't see anything. Keep moving. nryporter25 , Raul De Los Santos Report Final score: 76points POST Emma Dakin Emma Dakin Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago But as soon as you can/feel safe to do so alert authority.. I collapsed and was robbed while having a seizure my hero didn't try to save my purse but may have saved my life. 58 58points reply View More Replies... View more comments #13 Use windows and mirrors to check behind you when you walk places. Takes less time than pulling out your phone and using the camera. NewLife_21 , Metin Ozer Report Final score: 72points POST Risa Jacobson Risa Jacobson Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago Why not just look behind you? 20 20points reply View More Replies... View more comments #14 Walk with confidence, walk straight and SLIGHTLY faster than your normal pace A_FamousNobody , Krzysztof Hepner Report Final score: 67points POST General Anaesthesia General Anaesthesia Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago How does the wannabe perp know you're walking _slightly_ faster than your normal pace? What's the sense? 23 23points reply View More Replies... View more comments #15 Don’t ever let anybody take you to a secondary location. Gabrielmeh09 , Ali Kazal Report Final score: 66points POST PixxelDust PixxelDust Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago 99% of the time it's a less public place. Once you're there your chances of survival are practically zero. 6 6points reply View more comments #16 Nothing good comes from a stranger approaching you and saying "can I ask you a question?" - you'll be locked into a long conversation that ends with a plea for money Ok-Appointment-3716 , Vinicius "amnx" Amano Report Final score: 62points POST DuchessDegu DuchessDegu Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 3 months ago If someone genuinely wants information or help they'll ask straight away or maybe after a short greeting, no need for small talk! 22 22points reply View More Replies... View more comments #17 Keep your wallet in your front pocket anon , Marko Blažević Report Final score: 58points POST Zodiac Zodiac Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago And ur phone too. Tho us women it might be harder... (Curse these pocketless jeans!) 61 61points reply View More Replies... View more comments #18 There's more than one way to get home. If you see something shady going on on your normal route you're better off taking the long way than getting involved with whatever is happening. RedPanther1 , Andre Benz Report Final score: 53points POST Felice Coles Felice Coles Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago And don't be nosey! Don't sneak up to the action to video the action with your phone. Curiosity kills. Get away! 12 12points reply View more comments #19 If you have to walk around a sketchy area don’t dress like you have anything worth taking. black_flag_4ever , Marlon Schmeiski Report Final score: 53points POST Andrew Burke Andrew Burke Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago That pretty much sums up how I dress every day :) 26 26points reply View More Replies... View more comments #20 Be loud and show no fear.I was sitting behind a bar in the bed of my friend's truck at night with a couple of my gal friends, we were waiting for our boyfriends to close out and meet us (honesty - we had smoked a joint and my friends have low tolerance). A man and his lady companion got out of their car and were arguing about something, she was trying to pull him back to their car.He started approaching the truck and pulled out what looked like zip-tie loops. My friends were laying down and I was sitting up. Gut immediately screamed alarm bells. I stood up and shouted "Get the F-ck back! Get back to your f-cking car!" I always carry a knife, mainly for work and discretely pulled it out of my pocket, and also pulled out my phone in the other hand aggressively shouted "Get the f-ck back, I'm calling the police." (I had no cell service).The woman ran back to the car and started honking the horn. He ran back just as our boyfriends were walking up and they peeled out of the parking lot. Too dark to get a plate, but I still called in with their descriptions.
This was 25 years ago and I still remember every second.
Of course every situation is different, but be very loud and show confidence, *even if you don't feel it.
bugsontheside Report Final score: 53points POST Lady Goldberry Lady Goldberry Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago Not sure I understand what was happening here. 16 16points reply View More Replies... View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Woman Shows How "Harry Potter" Characters Were Supposed To Look According To Book Descriptions (35 Pics) 50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective #21 Be aware, but not afraid, of your surroundings. S**t people look for the unwary and afraid, because they're easier to bully/rob. Casual-Notice , Teona Swift Report Final score: 51points POST Kathryn Baylis Kathryn Baylis Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago Like a pack of predators on the hunt for prey, looking to separate the weakest and most vulnerable member from their herd and isolate them before killing and eating them. That’s how you have to think of it. You have to NOT look like potential prey to predators on the streets. 20 20points reply View more comments #22 If you're in a big town or a city and a group of kids surround you, keep your hands in your pockets and don't let them get behind you. Some will try to distract you while others pickpocket you. Melonmode , Jess Zoerb Report Final score: 49points POST Kathryn Baylis Kathryn Baylis Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago Where does this happen? I honestly want to know. 17 17points reply View More Replies... View more comments #23 At any place where you're stationary for a period of time (e.g. bus stop) assess the area and identify all possible escape routes. Also check if there's anything nearby that you could use as a weapon to even the score. I often do the escape route thing if I'm in a waiting room like a doctors surgery, probably just because I get bored easily. I'm a people watcher too so I'm always aware of how many people are around and the energy each of them bring into the room. flyhalcyon Report Final score: 48points POST Danniee Gyrl Danniee Gyrl Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago Always know emergency exits, secondary routes out, and the such. 10 10points reply View more comments #24 Don't talk to any strangers and don't let them stop you on the street. Just keep walking. gmilfmoneymilk , Keira Burton Report Final score: 43points POST MiriPanda MiriPanda Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago I dunno... Depends on the area. I often help people asking for directions. 36 36points reply View More Replies... View more comments #25 1) If you have the opportunity sprint away to a public place with lots of witnesses in any sketchy situation
2) gunshots nearby (like a block or two away at most) find cover, get behind it and keep a low profile. Don't look like a threat, don't be a hero, try to find where the shots are coming from and quickly/discreetly get the f**k away
3) if you have to fight, assume you are fighting for your life. There is no honor, mfers aren't here to have an honor duel they are here to hurt you. Punch, kick, eye gouge and especially bite in a street situation with a stranger. Everyones a gangster til you bite a chunk out of them.
4) be familiar with the area. Don't go into the hoods if you aren't known there/know how to carry yourself in a rough area. After living in the projects, carrying yourself with confidence and moving with a purpose are much more valuable than tryna rep your s**t if you're not about that life. Know the best ways to get through/out of a bad neighborhood
5) don't trust street vendors (really just hustlers). The best response is "sprekenzy deutsch" or "Hablo espanol" depending on the particular hustler.
6) most importantly, mind your own f****n business thewaterglizzy , Wes Hicks Report Final score: 42points POST Ka Se Ka Se Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago It is "Sprechen sie Deutsch?" 27 27points reply View More Replies... View more comments #26 Don’t cross a busy road 20ft from a crossing with a light.
Live another day. keltoy1549 , billow926 Report Final score: 41points POST Michael Ferretto Michael Ferretto Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago if you are here in Italy, for God's sake, look 10 times left and right before you cross the crosswalk... cars stop ONLY if they feel like it and if you have had eye contact... too many tourists are used in their countries to crossing without even looking, with the results you can imagine... 25 25points reply View More Replies... View more comments #27 ALWAYS. Be attentive to your surroundings.
The simplest, yet most important rule of them all.
Don't have headphones in, making you unable to hear anything around you.
Don't have your face up in your expensive phone, making you blind to your surroundings and showing off your easy-to-grabs.
Do, look around. Make it a habit to always look around, or look at that noise and figure out what's going on around you.
That way, you'll see those two dudes coming up to rob you, and you'll hear the third one sneaking up behind you to jump you.
Another pro-tip. Have RBF. Resting b***h face puts people off.
Most people looking to rob you are just trying to intimidate you and get you to hand over your valuables, not a fight that could land them in prison with an AWADW charge or 2nd degree murder charge.
*and if you're South American, the prisons are notoriously s**t so if you do get arrested it will be really s**t, and if you don't get arrested they kill without discretion in certain SA countries.
RBF can be the difference between looking easy and looking like a problem.
And lastly, if you DO get robbed, and you have not been killed, cooperate.
The coward pieces of s**t that kill to steal will shoot first and ask questions second. Its these F***s that make it particularly important to go back to the first rule.
ALWAYS BE ATTENTIVE TO YOUR SURROUNDINGS. You'll spot a mugging a block away, and react accordingly.
As for my credibility, I grew up in a particular South American Country. That's all you need to trust my words. _Agare , Mark Rohan Report Final score: 39points POST Bonesko Bonesko Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago The one tip saying have a "resting b***h face' can sometimes back fire. Guys saying 'Aw, give me a smile', not threats but annoying. I walk with confidence even if I'm uneasy. 16 16points reply View More Replies... View more comments #28 Don't ever have your eyes looking down at the ground. Keep your eyes looking what's in front of you and attentive to your surroundings. Alrucards_R3dwr8th , Bacila Vlad Report Final score: 39points POST General Anaesthesia General Anaesthesia Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago Don't ever? Sorry, people have dogs and dogs poop everywhere so I have to look down too. You can do that and be aware too. 28 28points reply View More Replies... View more comments #29 Never show fear or nervousness when you’re female and alone. If a man tries to draw you in, it sounds counter-intuitive, but you’re better off being friendly and in control than hostile.
“Hey hon! I am in a damn hurry - hope you’re good!” And laugh and walk faster as you wave and smile.
- woman who travels alone and has walked some scary places at 3am relentlessvisions Report Final score: 36points POST Liv Liv Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago It has always helped me to be humane with the aggressor. Treat him nice, and without fear (think sisterly). As if you have good friends or family that are similar to his hood/gang, as if you're super used to his behaviour. If he tries to rob, F**k, me bro?! Ok, here if you need it I have 5-10€ in my purse (I rarely carry big money, if I do it's in a more secretive place, as well as my cards - and different places, separate). Of course, I have been lucky so far with the criminals that approached me. And I have followed most rules in the points above. 18 18points reply View More Replies... View more comments #30 Don’t be the person to start a fight, it’s really not worth it undergroundpankcakes Report Final score: 32points POST Snorma Ray Snorma Ray Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago No matter who wins chances are you'll both feel terrible in the morning 13 13points reply View More Replies... View more comments Note: this post originally had 49 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes. See Also on Bored Panda Overworked Employee Quits Because He Wasn't Getting A Fair Wage, Costs The Company $40 Million 40 Embarrassing Moments People Didn't Know Who They Were Talking To And Made A Fool Of Themselves Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing! Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Add Your Answer! Not your original work? Add source Publish Change image Upload Photo Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB. Upload Upload Edit Image Error occurred when generating embed. Please check link and try again. Render conversation
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30 Of The Cleverest And Most Useful Tips From People Who Are Street Smart
Rokas Laurinavičius andKotryna Brašiškytė
Publish Not your original work? Add source Every environment has its threats. The urban one is no different. Only, the danger here usually comes in a form that's much more familiar to us than those in, say, a desert or the ocean. It's other people. However, when it comes to protecting ourselves in the city, most of us are still pretty bad at it. But there's an online discussion that can help. A week ago, Reddit user u/LegalCriminal69 asked people with "street smarts" to share advice that can help to survive in our concrete jungle, and quite a few came through with useful tips. Continue scrolling and you will find some of the best ones. This post may include affiliate links. #1 Know that criminals rely on their victims to be polite and not cause a scene or draw attention to themselves. When something happens to you, scream and shout. Make it known you’re in danger. brkh47 , Anton Malanin Report Final score: 156points POST Caro Caro Caro Caro Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago This is true. Make a huge scene, scream bloody murder, kick, spit, go batsh!t crazy! 57 57points reply View More Replies... View more comments #2 If someone grabs you and starts walking you forcefully, collapse like dead weight don't help them take you somewhere. Then scream bloody murder! Gojogab , Karolina Grabowska Report Final score: 144points POST TotallyNotAFox TotallyNotAFox Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago Never let anybody get you to a secondary crime scene - surviving is more likely if the place they would have to injure or kill you is as public as possible 55 55points reply View more comments We managed to get in touch with the Redditor behind the post and they were kind enough to tell us what inspired them to create it. u/LegalCriminal69 told Bored Panda they came up with the idea to ask this question when they spotted a guy that tried to rob them and had the urge to jump him. The Redditor said there are no shortcuts to developing these skills in the wild. "People acquire street smarts through experience and being a lot on the streets." They believe that you actually need to practice most of them for these behaviors to become instinctive, "but some are also possible to learn through reading." #3 I saw a lady make a video on this and I feel it’s important information to share. If you are a parent and you are in public and somehow you lose track of your kid DO NOT BE QUIET! Searching Quietly to avoid judgment or embarrassment will only lead to the further endangerment of your child. Immediately in the loudest voice possible start describing your child. The color of their hair, the color of their skin, what they are wearing, etc… most likely people around you will start looking for the child that fits that description and all the commotion will most likely (if in the case someone took the child) that person will not want to be caught and will release the child. Muted_Reader_350 , Анна Хазова Report Final score: 134points POST Stoopham McFernybabes Stoopham McFernybabes Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago (edited) The times I have lost one of my kids I instinctively shouted out for help, be it in the middle of Aldi or at a playground: “Can anyone see a 3yo boy in a yellow shirt?”. Not only has my child been found and returned to me quickly, but the reassuring pats, smiles and words of empathy from people around was amazingly reassuring. I realised I had never seen or heard anyone else do this (even as a child - and my sister was a runner) and I wondered if I was doing something foolish or incorrect in doing so. As far as I can see, though, it seems to be purely, I don’t know, timidity? Shame of losing a kid? (Cos I totally feel that regardless). I don’t know. 62 62points reply View More Replies... View more comments #4 No shame in running away from a fight. SuvenPan , Mike Cox Report Final score: 121points POST Bored Person Bored Person Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 3 months ago Those who run away live to fight another day 47 47points reply View More Replies... View more comments #5 I've lived in the Bronx all my life. A lot of what I would suggest has been said already, so I'm gonna give two pieces of advice that haven't been said.
First: have some cash on you. Not a lot, but enough to catch a cab home. Why? If you're ever in a situation in which you're running and hail a cab, a lot of independent cab companies (aka gypsie cabs) don't take credit/PayPal, etc, and some even legit use their machines to steal card info (happened to me once). Have enough cash to pay someone to get your a*s home FAST.
Second: MEMORIZE. SOME. PHONE NUMBERS!
payphones may not be a thing anymore, but if you a*s ends up in jail, in a hospital, in any s**t situation, and you don't have your phone, you better know at least 3 numbers by heart of people who are ride or die for you. The amount of people I have seen die at my job that we couldn't reach next of kin cause their phone was damaged beyond usefulness and we had to bury as John Does is way to high. HAVE THAT F*****G NUMBER IN YOUR HEAD AND TELL IT TO US BEFORE ITS TOO LATE! WanderingGenesis , James Sutton Report Final score: 120points POST Snacking on cats Snacking on cats Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago It is so true about memorizing phone numbers. So many just rely on having them in their phone including me. 36 36points reply View More Replies... View more comments When you look at the numbers, the relevancy of these tips becomes certain. While a majority of Americans feel safe enough to stroll in the dark in their own neighborhoods, or anywhere within a mile of where their home, this inner calmness is far from universal. In the U.S., 36% have expressed fear about walking alone at night. Also, this distress rises to nearly 50% among women, city dwellers, and the poor. These figures are based on combined data from the six Gallup Crime polls conducted from 2009 to 2015, including interviews with 7,141 American adults. During this time, the percentage expressing fear of walking alone near their homes at night has been steady, ranging from 34% to 38%. In the longer 50-year history of the trend, the percentage fearful of walking alone has ranged from a low of 30% in 2001, a month after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C., to a high of 48% in 1982. #6 Always act like you know where you are going. Grenuille , Anubhav Saxena Report Final score: 119points POST Icy_Question_4977 Icy_Question_4977 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago That is what I always do even if I have no idea where am I. 36 36points reply View More Replies... View more comments #7 If you’re feeling uncomfortable or uneasy, trust it. Whenever I’ve felt uneasy while walking through my neighborhood I’ve always seen something or heard of something happening. Ok-Sound6585 , Owen Lystrup Report Final score: 101points POST Icy_Question_4977 Icy_Question_4977 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago Yes! Always trust your instincts. That is what you have them for! 41 41points reply View More Replies... View more comments #8 If you are buying something and someone says "wait here. I'll be right back with it" and they already have your money, they will not be back. Foreign_Employer2771 , Karolina Grabowska Report Final score: 89points POST DennyS (denzoren) DennyS (denzoren) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago Exchange money only when you see the item. Also if it seems fishy...leave. 31 31points reply View More Replies... View more comments #9 Stay THE F**K off your phone and pay attention to your surroundings. Best way to get knocked over the head and your pockets ran is with your nose in your phone and your earbuds in. mediaG33K , Daria Nepriakhina Report Final score: 83points POST Toolkit Toolkit Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago I've never gone out with ear buds in because it makes me feel intimidated that I can't hear anything. 22 22points reply View More Replies... View more comments The fact that a person can walk anywhere near his or her home alone at night without fear is one of the basic measures of how safe and secure people feel, which greatly improves (or, in bad cases, diminishes) their overall well-being. But interestingly, external factors that one might expect to significantly affect this measure (such as a declining national crime rate and a plethora of highly publicized mass shootings) have failed to push fear up or down. Even fluctuations in Americans' sense that crime is increasing or decreasing have not considerably changed their beliefs about whether or not their neighborhoods are dangerous. #10 If you find yourself driving in a bad area and getting stopped at a stop sign or stop light, always leave room to get around the car in front of you. Even if that has to be the sidewalk, leave enough room to get out. Pay attention to who else is around you and if suddenly doors open and people start moving toward you just start driving and don’t stop.
They probably won’t chase you, at least not far. Easier to find another victim. call_me_dopey , William Krause Report Final score: 80points POST Paul K. Johnson Paul K. Johnson Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago If you don't like how I drive then stay off the sidewalks! 21 21points reply View More Replies... View more comments #11 Grown men don’t ask women or children for help. They have an ulterior motive.
Grown men, if you happen to be the 1% that does approach women on the street for help, stop doing it and please stop acting surprised when we’re afraid of you. This is how we go missing. forgotteau_my_gateau , August de Richelieu Report Final score: 78points POST Something Something Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago Nah, whether or not it's appropriate to ask an adult depends on the type of help. Asking someone to come with you to help you gives them reason to be scared of you. Asking someone for directions or something not so much, as long as you're asking in an appropriate manner. Asking children is different. 50 50points reply View More Replies... View more comments #12 You didn't see anything. Keep moving. nryporter25 , Raul De Los Santos Report Final score: 76points POST Emma Dakin Emma Dakin Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago But as soon as you can/feel safe to do so alert authority.. I collapsed and was robbed while having a seizure my hero didn't try to save my purse but may have saved my life. 58 58points reply View More Replies... View more comments #13 Use windows and mirrors to check behind you when you walk places. Takes less time than pulling out your phone and using the camera. NewLife_21 , Metin Ozer Report Final score: 72points POST Risa Jacobson Risa Jacobson Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago Why not just look behind you? 20 20points reply View More Replies... View more comments #14 Walk with confidence, walk straight and SLIGHTLY faster than your normal pace A_FamousNobody , Krzysztof Hepner Report Final score: 67points POST General Anaesthesia General Anaesthesia Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago How does the wannabe perp know you're walking _slightly_ faster than your normal pace? What's the sense? 23 23points reply View More Replies... View more comments #15 Don’t ever let anybody take you to a secondary location. Gabrielmeh09 , Ali Kazal Report Final score: 66points POST PixxelDust PixxelDust Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago 99% of the time it's a less public place. Once you're there your chances of survival are practically zero. 6 6points reply View more comments #16 Nothing good comes from a stranger approaching you and saying "can I ask you a question?" - you'll be locked into a long conversation that ends with a plea for money Ok-Appointment-3716 , Vinicius "amnx" Amano Report Final score: 62points POST DuchessDegu DuchessDegu Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 3 months ago If someone genuinely wants information or help they'll ask straight away or maybe after a short greeting, no need for small talk! 22 22points reply View More Replies... View more comments #17 Keep your wallet in your front pocket anon , Marko Blažević Report Final score: 58points POST Zodiac Zodiac Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago And ur phone too. Tho us women it might be harder... (Curse these pocketless jeans!) 61 61points reply View More Replies... View more comments #18 There's more than one way to get home. If you see something shady going on on your normal route you're better off taking the long way than getting involved with whatever is happening. RedPanther1 , Andre Benz Report Final score: 53points POST Felice Coles Felice Coles Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago And don't be nosey! Don't sneak up to the action to video the action with your phone. Curiosity kills. Get away! 12 12points reply View more comments #19 If you have to walk around a sketchy area don’t dress like you have anything worth taking. black_flag_4ever , Marlon Schmeiski Report Final score: 53points POST Andrew Burke Andrew Burke Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago That pretty much sums up how I dress every day :) 26 26points reply View More Replies... View more comments #20 Be loud and show no fear.I was sitting behind a bar in the bed of my friend's truck at night with a couple of my gal friends, we were waiting for our boyfriends to close out and meet us (honesty - we had smoked a joint and my friends have low tolerance). A man and his lady companion got out of their car and were arguing about something, she was trying to pull him back to their car.He started approaching the truck and pulled out what looked like zip-tie loops. My friends were laying down and I was sitting up. Gut immediately screamed alarm bells. I stood up and shouted "Get the F-ck back! Get back to your f-cking car!" I always carry a knife, mainly for work and discretely pulled it out of my pocket, and also pulled out my phone in the other hand aggressively shouted "Get the f-ck back, I'm calling the police." (I had no cell service).The woman ran back to the car and started honking the horn. He ran back just as our boyfriends were walking up and they peeled out of the parking lot. Too dark to get a plate, but I still called in with their descriptions.
This was 25 years ago and I still remember every second.
Of course every situation is different, but be very loud and show confidence, *even if you don't feel it.
bugsontheside Report Final score: 53points POST Lady Goldberry Lady Goldberry Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago Not sure I understand what was happening here. 16 16points reply View More Replies... View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Woman Shows How "Harry Potter" Characters Were Supposed To Look According To Book Descriptions (35 Pics) 50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective #21 Be aware, but not afraid, of your surroundings. S**t people look for the unwary and afraid, because they're easier to bully/rob. Casual-Notice , Teona Swift Report Final score: 51points POST Kathryn Baylis Kathryn Baylis Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago Like a pack of predators on the hunt for prey, looking to separate the weakest and most vulnerable member from their herd and isolate them before killing and eating them. That’s how you have to think of it. You have to NOT look like potential prey to predators on the streets. 20 20points reply View more comments #22 If you're in a big town or a city and a group of kids surround you, keep your hands in your pockets and don't let them get behind you. Some will try to distract you while others pickpocket you. Melonmode , Jess Zoerb Report Final score: 49points POST Kathryn Baylis Kathryn Baylis Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago Where does this happen? I honestly want to know. 17 17points reply View More Replies... View more comments #23 At any place where you're stationary for a period of time (e.g. bus stop) assess the area and identify all possible escape routes. Also check if there's anything nearby that you could use as a weapon to even the score. I often do the escape route thing if I'm in a waiting room like a doctors surgery, probably just because I get bored easily. I'm a people watcher too so I'm always aware of how many people are around and the energy each of them bring into the room. flyhalcyon Report Final score: 48points POST Danniee Gyrl Danniee Gyrl Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago Always know emergency exits, secondary routes out, and the such. 10 10points reply View more comments #24 Don't talk to any strangers and don't let them stop you on the street. Just keep walking. gmilfmoneymilk , Keira Burton Report Final score: 43points POST MiriPanda MiriPanda Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago I dunno... Depends on the area. I often help people asking for directions. 36 36points reply View More Replies... View more comments #25 1) If you have the opportunity sprint away to a public place with lots of witnesses in any sketchy situation
2) gunshots nearby (like a block or two away at most) find cover, get behind it and keep a low profile. Don't look like a threat, don't be a hero, try to find where the shots are coming from and quickly/discreetly get the f**k away
3) if you have to fight, assume you are fighting for your life. There is no honor, mfers aren't here to have an honor duel they are here to hurt you. Punch, kick, eye gouge and especially bite in a street situation with a stranger. Everyones a gangster til you bite a chunk out of them.
4) be familiar with the area. Don't go into the hoods if you aren't known there/know how to carry yourself in a rough area. After living in the projects, carrying yourself with confidence and moving with a purpose are much more valuable than tryna rep your s**t if you're not about that life. Know the best ways to get through/out of a bad neighborhood
5) don't trust street vendors (really just hustlers). The best response is "sprekenzy deutsch" or "Hablo espanol" depending on the particular hustler.
6) most importantly, mind your own f****n business thewaterglizzy , Wes Hicks Report Final score: 42points POST Ka Se Ka Se Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago It is "Sprechen sie Deutsch?" 27 27points reply View More Replies... View more comments #26 Don’t cross a busy road 20ft from a crossing with a light.
Live another day. keltoy1549 , billow926 Report Final score: 41points POST Michael Ferretto Michael Ferretto Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago if you are here in Italy, for God's sake, look 10 times left and right before you cross the crosswalk... cars stop ONLY if they feel like it and if you have had eye contact... too many tourists are used in their countries to crossing without even looking, with the results you can imagine... 25 25points reply View More Replies... View more comments #27 ALWAYS. Be attentive to your surroundings.
The simplest, yet most important rule of them all.
Don't have headphones in, making you unable to hear anything around you.
Don't have your face up in your expensive phone, making you blind to your surroundings and showing off your easy-to-grabs.
Do, look around. Make it a habit to always look around, or look at that noise and figure out what's going on around you.
That way, you'll see those two dudes coming up to rob you, and you'll hear the third one sneaking up behind you to jump you.
Another pro-tip. Have RBF. Resting b***h face puts people off.
Most people looking to rob you are just trying to intimidate you and get you to hand over your valuables, not a fight that could land them in prison with an AWADW charge or 2nd degree murder charge.
*and if you're South American, the prisons are notoriously s**t so if you do get arrested it will be really s**t, and if you don't get arrested they kill without discretion in certain SA countries.
RBF can be the difference between looking easy and looking like a problem.
And lastly, if you DO get robbed, and you have not been killed, cooperate.
The coward pieces of s**t that kill to steal will shoot first and ask questions second. Its these F***s that make it particularly important to go back to the first rule.
ALWAYS BE ATTENTIVE TO YOUR SURROUNDINGS. You'll spot a mugging a block away, and react accordingly.
As for my credibility, I grew up in a particular South American Country. That's all you need to trust my words. _Agare , Mark Rohan Report Final score: 39points POST Bonesko Bonesko Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago The one tip saying have a "resting b***h face' can sometimes back fire. Guys saying 'Aw, give me a smile', not threats but annoying. I walk with confidence even if I'm uneasy. 16 16points reply View More Replies... View more comments #28 Don't ever have your eyes looking down at the ground. Keep your eyes looking what's in front of you and attentive to your surroundings. Alrucards_R3dwr8th , Bacila Vlad Report Final score: 39points POST General Anaesthesia General Anaesthesia Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago Don't ever? Sorry, people have dogs and dogs poop everywhere so I have to look down too. You can do that and be aware too. 28 28points reply View More Replies... View more comments #29 Never show fear or nervousness when you’re female and alone. If a man tries to draw you in, it sounds counter-intuitive, but you’re better off being friendly and in control than hostile.
“Hey hon! I am in a damn hurry - hope you’re good!” And laugh and walk faster as you wave and smile.
- woman who travels alone and has walked some scary places at 3am relentlessvisions Report Final score: 36points POST Liv Liv Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago It has always helped me to be humane with the aggressor. Treat him nice, and without fear (think sisterly). As if you have good friends or family that are similar to his hood/gang, as if you're super used to his behaviour. If he tries to rob, F**k, me bro?! Ok, here if you need it I have 5-10€ in my purse (I rarely carry big money, if I do it's in a more secretive place, as well as my cards - and different places, separate). Of course, I have been lucky so far with the criminals that approached me. And I have followed most rules in the points above. 18 18points reply View More Replies... View more comments #30 Don’t be the person to start a fight, it’s really not worth it undergroundpankcakes Report Final score: 32points POST Snorma Ray Snorma Ray Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago No matter who wins chances are you'll both feel terrible in the morning 13 13points reply View More Replies... View more comments Note: this post originally had 49 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes. See Also on Bored Panda Overworked Employee Quits Because He Wasn't Getting A Fair Wage, Costs The Company $40 Million 40 Embarrassing Moments People Didn't Know Who They Were Talking To And Made A Fool Of Themselves Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing! Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Add Your Answer! Not your original work? Add source Publish Change image Upload Photo Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB. Upload Upload Edit Image Error occurred when generating embed. Please check link and try again. Render conversation
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