Book Smart People vs. Street Smart People

ash r said:
this thread immediately reminded me of me and my boyfriend.
he's the street smart one. i think it's safe to say he could likely get himself thru nearly any situation. he's got a brain that thinks that way. it's frightening sometimes.

me, i'm the book-smart one. and i have like zero street smarts. i picked up this phrase somewhere, i think it's descriptive of me:
"for someone so smart, you sure are dumb".
that is so me.
i'm frequently seen as a blithering idiot, even tho, book-wise, i likely know a fair bit more than those who percieve me this way.
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Reminds of the old saying "Knowledge speaks, wisdom listens"

I'm exactly the same, Ash....many people consider me to be quite intelligent but I sure do some stupid stuff from time to time....me and common sense are not the best of allies all the time....
 
Cytro said:
My uncle has a master’s degree in American History and a bachelor in western civilization. As I was growing up he trained me like a robot to know all history....
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I think it's a history thing. Though I'm still in high school and don't have the extensive knowledge, American History is positively amazing to me, and I feel as if I must embed it into the minds of my peers.

*twitch*

My GPA is in the 3.4 area, and I'm dumber than a box of shit :)
 
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