The Sufi Millionaire - a fascinating story of Money, God, Spirituality and No Interest
Streetwise: possessing the skills and attitudes necessary to survive in a difficult or dangerous situation or environment.
A street-smart person is someone who has noticed a pattern in life and uses that to their advantage. He or she has noticed that a gang or tuff dangerous crowd always hangs out in a certain block or bar. Block meaning area of a city usually with higher than normal crime rates and domestic disturbances from the usually illegal drugs that are being sold made used stolen abused etc. So because he sees the same four or five people going standing on one corner of 60 and regents street all day every day every evening and morning some of them have bloody had knuckles and seen another young bull getting his wig split by at that same intersection where said streetwise person was heckled pushed around and almost had his jordans snatched but let him off light with ruffing him up and taking his Raiders hat. Or in a bar and one has a gun tucked up in their waistband under their jacket which he caught a glimpse of once. He knows to stay away from that watering hole unless he wants to find that gangster looking dude with the barcode on the back of his neck and teardrops tattooed on his cheeks.
They'd also know where the quiet places in the city are if they wanted some privacy when they were homeless or smoking a blunt or drinking could the 40s of Old English He got a sense for when someone wants to start a fight because he remembers the ten or twenty times it happened to him before (exaggeration) he recognises the body language, the speech, the attitude. He knows what the different type of drunks look like from a distance because of how many he's seen at night. He knows when someone is high on drugs because of places he went and people he met and what ensued. He knows how to blend in, he knows how to be intimidating, because when he didn't he got in trouble. He was caught by his adoptive parents or a teacher, he was beaten up a few times because they failed to scare off the mugger. He tried these things he has experience. Remembering what life was like on those streets and remembering for future use. What we call "Street-smarts" around my hood is a way of life. Using Tricks they learned to survive, some of their experiences, what to avoid and the basics of day to day homelessness or drug dealing or purchasing individual. Showing off street smarts can be as simple as knowing that by spending some money on a year-long gym pass, a homeless teen could have access to a hot shower and clean bathroom, and a place out of the cold for most of the day, to knowing the best story to tell police when they want to know why you're sleeping in your car at the age of 16. If your character is street-smart, they need to know how to get money quickly. In your case, your character would have needed money while on the streets. Naturally, they should display their knowledge regarding this. For example, they should be able to distinguish between rich and poor people. They might say phrases like 'Follow the money' if they're on the run with others and are looking to mug someone. They might know which areas are richer and which are poorer so that they know where to target. also, need to know how to find shelter (especially when needed). They might know that committing a crime in front of the police can lead to a night in the cells (which are safe from the gangsters or cops outside combing the city for you). You might have some old connections who would be willing to help them out and provide shelter and a connect (middleman or drug dealer). He might know that the sewers are quite safe to rest in at night as virtually nobody goes there. would need to know how to stay hidden. They might know that sometimes the most outlandish outfits are the ones that get ignored by their pursuers as their pursuers are expecting them to be hiding and not attracting attention or when to act like your mentally ill talking to yourself down the street you might know that if they cover themselves in blood then they won't be noticed by the people who just started a massive shootout to kill you. Your character might know that if they pretend to be part of a family then they won't get spotted by the people who are looking for a single orphaned teenager. You would need to know how to follow someone (and avoid being followed). You might know that an easy way to follow someone by daily habits which can be followed. You might know that the best way to avoid being followed walking is to turn the corner, take off top hoodie and had and have another color underneath and then come back around the corner walk in the opposite direction, so that the follower or police are left looking in the wrong direction or just dip behind a car and wait it out in a bush in the back alley. And of course that the best way to avoid being followed in a crowd or in the city is to duck & crouch-walk. You would also need to know how to get food possibly know where there are a free volunteer-run food bank two streets away who give free food. Your character might know that rich people are more likely to throw unopened food away, meaning that they can find food in bins of rich estates. Your character might know that his might buy just a burger at the local Micky D's but it could also buy a 2-litre bottle of lemonade and a 24-pack of Walkers. Knowing that little extra information that gives them the edge on the streets in whatever they're doing.using his street smarts in a specific way in the need to solve a problem in real time with a good idea. Overall, to know how to act in any tuff situation on the streets or as streets are different from place to place. That's why knowledge is key to surviving and keeping yourself alive on the streets.
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