Wink often to let people know you’re not hungry, appear confident during your constitutional to convey a sense of community, and only fart with the wind never against it.
Don’t look tough, look crazy. People don’t bother me in the street. It’s because I dress like a hobo and mutter / silently move my lips talking to myself while walking down the sidewalk. If they do manage to get me to make eye contact, it’s intense enough they wish they hadn’t. A wallet and groping my ass aren’t worth losing an eyeball or testicle to what looks like a tweaker.
If someone asks you a question your answer is always “no.”
“Do you know the time?” “No”
“Do you want a free bottle of designer perfume?” “No”
“Can I ask you a question?” “No”
“Do you want to help starving children?” “No”
“My name is James, what’s your name?” “No”
There’s no upside to interacting with people on the street. Don’t be polite because they’ll use it against you.
Always look at both sides before you start crossing the road.
This applies to one way roads too.
Street smart
Walk with a purpose.
Keep eye contact to a minimum.
Use mirror, reflections and shadows to tell movement without looking directly at it.
Don’t use headphones, you need your senses.
Don’t listen to strangers.
Trust your gut.
Never go to a secondary location.
ELI5 please…
It’s from the “street smarts” John Mulaney comedy bit, but in all seriousness—
If an attacker insists on transporting you away from where the initial attack occurred, you are going to die. Fight back like your life depends on it, because it does.
