Beat: People think I'm a Bum. BBV, help me Brag?

[Jman28]

This is probably the wrong forum because I'm looking for some serious advice, but whatev.

I never know what to tell people when they ask me about school/my job. I try to be modest, but that usually just makes me sound like a bum. Like two days ago I meet a friend of a friend, and we have this convo:

Him: So, what do you study?
Me: I studied philosophy. I don't do school anymore though.
Him: You finished?
Me: I kinda retired from school. It's not for me.
Him: Oh. So what do you do?
Me: I play poker.
Him: Oh, cool. (Obviously thinks I'm a degen and trying to make me feel comfortable) Yeah I know a guy who made $21k his senior year playing poker, so you can make a decent living off of that.
Me (who made $21k before breakfast): Yeah.

The next day another guy and I have a similar conversation where he doesn't understand when I tell him I don't do school anymore for a while and then once he does assures me that I'll figure stuff out. He also knew a guy that made $10k in a week!

I don't really like to talk about poker to non-poker players, and I don't wanna just tell them that I'm rich. I don't really care that people don't know how much money I make, but I don't like when they look down on me like I'm homeless.

What should I say when people ask about school/work?

I perform with a professional improv company every week, and I have articles published in Bluff Magazine, although I don't really make any money from those. Should I just say that I'm a writer/actor?

Should I just get a baller watch and let it speak for me?

What do I say when people tell me about how much money someone they know has made? What about when they ask me the most I've ever won or lost? I usually say that I'd rather not tell them.

Help BBV!

[relaxwithtrudy]

yeah, say you're a writer. no one cares too much.

[SkeetyMcdoogle]

I wad of 10,000 in straight cash hanging out your front pocket could ease a lot of this tension my friend.

[captainwacky]

take a line from the movie 'Kiss Kiss Bang Bang' and say you're retired at your age because you invented dice when you were younger.

[keylight]

Why are all these random guys asking you what you do?

[good2cu]

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Why are all these random guys asking you what you do?

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People our age in the towns we hang out in are normally college students. When people are trying to start a conversation and build rapport they will often ask you what you are studying. When you say your not in school it makes the conversation very awkward if you don’t say what you do. Depending on how you say it they will probably assume you are a burnout/loser because many people who drop out of college are.

[Hank Scorpio]

I dunno, I would think it's kinda cool to have people who barely know you think you're a degenerate bum when in fact you're very successfull. Maybe this gets old after awhile, though? I guess when the person you're talking to is a hot girl it matters, but with anyone else who cares?

[Pudge714]

Walk around decked out in SIHB clothing.
Get a tape of you being on TV at Tunica or UPC and hand it out to everyone you see.
Yell OMGCLAYAIKEN and run away whenever anyone asks you what you do.
Tell people you are married to Unarmed

[SkeetyMcdoogle]

instead of hand me that sandwitch say: HAMEY DAT SAMMICH!
instead of who is that say: WHO DAT IS?
instead of what is that say: WUZZ DAT?
instead of Throw some D's on it say: THOWSUM DEES ONNAT!

CHA CHING

[Victor]

you are what you are jman. say you play poker and make "boatloads" or you "make enough" or you "live well" or you say exactly how much you make. it doesnt matter anymore. you decided to be an internet poker player so thats what you are. you know ppl dont understand it and you know you cant make them understand. who cares what ppl think?