Street Knowledge

Date: Wednesday. 6th of April, 2022.

What's up guys! Happy midweek! Today, I woke up to the sounds and cool breeze of the rain and boy, did I need that rain. It was cool because the weather has been crazy hot lately that even the fan is circulating hot air. The down part to this was that the electricity went out. This is annoyingly common; when it starts to rain, the light gets disconnected till who knows when. As someone who is highly dependent on electricity, it svcked and the light didn't come back on to this evening. At least, the weather was cool.

So yesterday, I gave some tips that could help one in the kitchen and today, I'll be giving tips that'll help one in the streets. In my country, the average person, no matter the kind of wealth they are born into, as long as they live in the country, have some street smarts. It's a necessary life skill that sometimes comes naturally while others are learnt from experience (yours or others). So today, I'll be listing some of them down with the help of my knowledge and online research.

• Trust Your Guts

Sometimes our subconscious gives us informations that we're not able to quickly detect. You might be in some place and for unknown reasons, you may start feeling uncomfortable. There is a chance that nothing bad may happen while you're there but it doesn't mean something bad wasn't brewing. Our senses picks up on little things like someone's demeanour, their response to the environment, darting eyes, sharp movements. These things may happen so fast that you may not give it much thought but our senses have put them together and has us keeping our guards up. It is for this reason that we may sense something bad but not be able to put our finger on it. A girl who was murdered last month sensed something and updated her family with her location and a voicenote where she even laughed and said the respondent should not think she is being silly for getting scared. I only wish the story ended well for her.

So, when you find yourself with that gut feeling telling you something is wrong, try to trust it. There's no harm in removing yourself from a potentially dangerous situation.

• Not in Public

One thing you shouldn't attempt in public is counting money. You won't count anybody doing this in my country lol. It is not thought anywhere, you just know not to do it. We have so much trust issues that some people still count the money given to them by an ATM machine and they do it by hiding in a corner or using their body as a shield to cover the money from the eyes of others in line at the ATM😂 If you make the mistake of counting or showing off money in public, you've invited thieves and pickpockets to yourself. Some of them might be bold enough to directly confront and rob you while most will sneakily steal it without your knowledge.

Another thing you shouldn't do is answer a call with your hand and phone out of the window. Only do this if you're tired of your phone lol. It doesn't even matter the type of phone, as long as it works, it will be stolen and sold immediately! They will take out your sim card and discard it unless your bank details are on it, then they may hack your account and then, they will sell the phone as quickly as you can think of.

• Car Doors

If you are a car owner, then this is for you. As soon as you get into your car, it is advisable to lock the doors immediately. I saw a video recently where a two guys jumped out of a car with concealed weapons and ran towards another car they had been tailing when it slowed down. They pulled the door handle to get into the car and harass the owner but it was locked and the owner drove away. The video gave me chills because I couldn't stop thinking about what could have happened if they had been successful.

• Don't Look Lost

Whether you are sure you're on the right path or not, just keep moving with purpose till you find someone safe you can ask for directions from and even if you're redirected towards another path, keep moving like you know where you're going. People look out for those who seem vulnerable. If you're looking around like you're lost, trust that someone will immediately approach you and offer to help you but that person might end up picking your pocket or lead you to where their partners will rob you. It is best to walk into a shop or approach a stand with only few people and ask for directions than to let whoever walks up to you know that you don't know your way.

Thank you guys for reading! I hope you find these helpful. I'll be glad to hear other street tips I may have missed

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