lol

Eldee,

Being on the street dosnt make one Streetsmart

And i dont know the kind of Bookies you have met.

The ones i know, may study one thing and are devoted to that field
but are very versed in many others

spikedcylinder:

I'm flummoxed! Whats going on

This makes you a bookie. The average joe would say "I am contemplating a conundrum similar to reviving schroedinger's cat".

Gamine:

lol

Eldee,

Being on the street dosnt make one Streetsmart

Believe me, growing up in some places make you discover that your greatest asset is your brain

Being streetsmart comes from having a brain box of experience, yours and various people's past events
Tell me how many ex-Lagosians can fall for scam?

Gamine:

And i don't know the kind of Bookies you have met.

The ones i know, may study one thing and are devoted to that field
but are very versed in many others

Then that's not the average bookworm
Most of them know just what they need to know bout one thing
Try asking a nigerian Professor about something outside his field

A mix is perfect

Eldee,

i have seen people on the street being duped countless times.

i know a Lawyer*

i have asked and believe me they know things

@POST
Gotta have both

Gamine:

i know a Lawyer*

i have asked and believe me they know things

C'mon, lawyers are trained to be streetsmart
That is their profession, to escape from any situation
If not that, then what's being streetsmart all about?

Any lawyer will argue two sides of a case and convince you
They don't get that only from the classrooms, they get that from their internships and countless other ways

Gamine:

Eldee,

i have seen people on the street being duped countless times.

Then those ones, ma'am are just DAFT.

I'm Nigerian, I've seen people lie without flinching, I've seen all that over and over again
How will someone now come and tell me to bring my money for one big business deal?
Come on!!!

@topic

i choose a mixture of both. You have to book smart around me. im always trying to educate myself with new things so i want someone who can relate to that. And when i dont understand something, he is intelligent enough to break it down for me. You also have to have street smart. it is just one of those things you should opt to learn. a guy needs to now he way around to know if someone is tricking or is real. having street smarts can really help especially if you live in a place like the states where scams are coming full force.

AAah!

Eldee

i see you finally converging!,

The Bookies do the Streets

The Streets do the Books

Perfect for everyone

Gamine:

AAah!

Eldee

i see you finally converging!,

The Bookies do the Streets

The Streets do the Books

Perfect for everyone

LOL

C'mon, stop trying to trap me

I only said we can't use a lawyer as a case study, just like we can't use a 'street-daft' person that grew up in Ajegunle as an example
Lawyers have to be streetsmart

Most people have a bit of both in them
In this case we're talking about the average individuals in each of the extremes

A Science Prof OR a Roman Abrahimovich

And please see what sumone said on the KARMA thread and tell me you agree wiv her

book smart because that encompasses high element of common sense/reasoning which can then apply to street smart.

why do one have to be street smart anyway when it's not as if the society we live (definitely not nigeria) in requires street smartness

jay bee:

book smart because that encompasses high element of common sense/reasoning which can then apply to street smart.

why do one have to be street smart anyway when it's not as if the society we live (definitely not nigeria) in requires street smartness

every society requires some amount of street smarts.

jay bee:

book smart because that encompasses high element of common sense/reasoning which can then apply to street smart.

why do one have to be street smart anyway when it's not as if the society we live (definitely not nigeria) in requires street smartness

C'mon, whatchu sayin?
Then why's there need for interviews and things like that?
Why don't we just pick the person with the highest number of degrees or select by the University League ranking?

The world is looking for people that can apply ideas to different situations as quick as possible
When you have that, they'll teach you the 'book' part of it

Wonder why the Abrahimovichs and MKOs excelled in their trades?
They had to apply street brains into all situations

You want booksmart, I'll go to the Ivy League and bring them in thousands
Streetsmart is hard to find

onyinye2:

every society requires some amount of street smarts.

agreed but what is your definition of street smartness.
what happens if dubious acts/fraud/scams gets eradicated (i know it's a long short)?
i don't have to be street smart to understand and appreciate common sense you know.

the only reason why i wouldn't fall fow to scams like lottery, yahooze, unclaimed million dollars et al is because i ain't greedy and i know 4 sure common sense tells me that if a fellow man discovers hidden millions then i wouldn't be the first person they'd taken out of a hat.

@jay bee

my definition of being street smart is one's ability to have that cunning or shrewdness NEEDED to live in, or to deal with people in an urban environment, business deals/clients, etc. any one can have common sense but street smarts is a whole different category. being street smart is almost like one's ability to stay one step ahead.

onyinye2:

@jay bee

my definition of being street smart is one's ability to have that cunning or shrewdness NEEDED to live in, or to deal with people in an urban environment, business deals/clients, etc. any one can have common sense but street smarts is a whole different category. being street smart is almost like one's ability to stay one step ahead.

Make that word in bold be 'STAND OUT'

Mr Booksmart: I'm good at my job
Mr Streetsmart: How can I make the best ot of this stupid job

Mr Booksmart: I can't take this risk, it might be fraudulent
Mr Streetsmart: I'll go and ask other topheads if this opprtunity is not a farce

Infact I heard of a driver that made millions from the info he gained from the stockbrockers he used to drive arond

@Eldee
i heard that too but it dosnt mean its true!

Emeka who owns a cybercafe near my house is streetsmart
he also runs a pharmacy and the only learning institution he has
entered was primary school and the secondary school he picks/drops
his sister with his Range Rover.

This brother will not go father than this until he picks up Books.

Bill gates was Street + Book.


Bamidele is a master degree holder and works as a lecturer while trying to earn his
Phd. he has written lots of papers in his field of research, he has attended enough conferences
both in Africa and the West.
he has made a lot of money off this and currently lives in VGC.

this brother will not go far until he Wises up.

Tony Stark was Book + Street

@ Geniall,
LOL!

Gamine:

@Eldee
i heard that too but it dosnt mean its true!

Emeka who owns a cybercafe near my house is streetsmart
he also runs a pharmacy and the only learning institution he has
entered was primary school and the secondary school he picks/drops
his sister with his Range Rover.

This brother will not go father than this until he picks up Books.

Bill gates was Street + Book.


Bamidele is a master degree holder and works as a lecturer while trying to earn his
Phd. he has written lots of papers in his field of research, he has attended enough conferences
both in Africa and the West.
he has made a lot of money off this and currently lives in VGC.

this brother will not go far until he Wises up.

Tony Stark was Book + Street

You're missing the point of the whole argument here
We all know that street plus book is the perfect blend
The poster's asking that if we had to choose ONE

And after seeing examples like JayZ, Abrahimovich, MKO Abiola, ad infinitum
I'll say I'll go with Streetsmart

I say you cant go without the other.

Gamine:

I say you can't go without the other.

Compromise . . .

Not possible.

Then I win, streetsmart it is

A Street+Bookie against your Street.

Looks like overkill.

I would go for both,
From the little experiences and people've met, Street Wise cld help and they always have a way around things.
If you got 45% Book Smart and 55% Street Smart, 'd say u'll do great.

funny topic.

anyways, i prefer book smart. street smart to me is like hustling. that life doesn't seem appealing to me. i think book smart will live a calmer, more serene life. "boring" as somebody put it. lol

oyinda.:

funny topic.

anyways, i prefer book smart. street smart to me is like hustling. that life doesn't seem appealing to me. i think book smart will live a calmer, more serene life. "boring" as somebody put it. lol

I totally concur!

btw, where is madamkoko ?

I have little of both.

u've to be there to know how it feels. You feel sure of yourself.

Thats SHK._{skool of hard knocks}

@poster,
Variety is d spice of life,so i'll go for both or my partner is goin to be boring after a while.