2006-10-01 11:08:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Easy! My sister is book smart with a gpa of 4.25, and IQ of 160. She is a walking talking dictionary, and thesaurus rolled up into one, but she lacks the common sense to know not to piss people off that would potentially beat her smart, arrogant @$$. I know better than to go into south Dallas without a fully armed posse, don't assume that everyone is honest, and understand that everything has a price, and can be negotiated.
2006-10-01 11:24:19 · answer #1 · answered by Battlerattle06 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Think of it like this, Snoop Dogg = Street Smart. Intelligent and clawed his way to success via talent and street smarts.
Bill Gates = Book Smart. Educated and successful.
2006-10-01 13:08:33 · answer #2 · answered by ☽☮★♥ Alphα Fєmmє Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Book Smart - I thought I could reason with my wife but she kept obtaining protective orders.
Street Smart - I wound up in jail where book smarts meant nothing.
Book Smart - I have a Master's Degree.
Street Smart - I persuaded a thief to give me back my bike that he stole.
Book Smart - I can't talk to my father.
Street Smart - He goes to work at 4 AM while I sleep in until noon.
2006-10-01 11:31:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A book smart person learned from the books (experienced in academical world). A street smart person learned on the streets (experienced in criminal world).
2006-10-01 11:13:04 · answer #4 · answered by OC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If someone is book smart it means that they have an intellectual way of thinking usually integrating factual things. If someone has street smarts that relates to someone that has common sense.
2006-10-01 11:21:00 · answer #5 · answered by jhglittergirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋