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Question: Culturally speaking: street life or wildlife, which is tougher and why?

(Posted by: Clif on 2010-06-08 12:33:36)

So wildlife experts I have met say that anyone can survive in a gang infested neighborhood on the street where people are getting shot left to right, no biggie. A lot of my friend who live in those bad neighborhoods say that it is easy to handle a wild animal like a Lion or Tiger and it is nothing compared to handling the animals on the street. So who do you think would have a tougher time and why. 1. A wildlife expert trying to survive in a gang infested neighborhood where shootings happen often. 2. A person from a bad neighborhood trying to survive in the wild. Gotta LUV YA for sayin that lol. Yea. Well, imma find some questions to answer well I asked a new question! =D

Posted by: gotta luv it! on 2010-06-08, 12:35:11

Street life....you have to be psychically mentally and emotionally strong!! so number 2...that person from the bad neighborhood would have a serious drive within to surive twin..ur questions are genious!

Posted by: E=MC² on 2010-06-08, 12:37:47

Depends on the street life and wildlife but I only think you can compare it to surviving in the wild Western world street life no matter how bad it may seem to us westerners is absoulutely nothing compared to lets say surviving alone in the African savaana completely alone. Street life in the third world would make surviving in some national parks look like paradise. Surviving in the wild means finding your own source of food, water, shelter which will protect you from predetors. Surviving in the streets means making money and gaining respect. I think wildlife is much harder as street life is part of civilization a phase which came a long way from our wild living ancestors.

Posted by: VikTorious on 2010-06-08, 12:44:37

As someone who has been to Africa myself and looked at Lions and then been to the rough places in Philadelphia, I will say that number 1 will have a very rough time. People are unpredictable, one moment they are calm and another moment you hear gunshots and yelling. All of the crap you see on animal planet is staged, someone like Bear Grylls or Dave Salmoni will not last 20 seconds against a real life bear or Lion, the Lions they use in the shows are tamed since birth and even then most wildlife experts will not approach them unless they have to. When they do tame the wild animals they put all sorts of protection on, all sorts of leashes on and they watch their every step with assistants ready to help them in case of an emergency. Basically, you are dealing with a 500 lb animal you have known since birth who will only harm you in play. The animals on the streets are much more different. In 2003 I was in Philadelphia with a good friend of mines, a Black belt Brazilian Ju Jitsu practitioner. Now this guy comes out of nowhere and threatens me with a knife, asks me for my wallet, my friend takes the knife away from and gets him on the ground. His "boys " jump in, I end up giving up my wallet to save my friend who ended up going to ER for serious evaluations and had various bones broken in his body. He can no longer do Brazilian Ju Jitsu, and he used to work as a wildlife trainer at the Wild Cat Rescue in Florida. Humans are advanced and at times unpredictable, much slicker and smarter than animals, if someone in that part of the street wants you gone, whether its by chasing or in a body bag, they will have you out at all costs. So if you are a suburban boy looking for a thrill, just stick to screwing with harmless gardener snakes. If you are a suburban boy looking for a quick way to explore the afterlife, then feel free to drop by Compton and dress like KKK members.