people act hard to earn respect,its like going to jail and being scared and not wanting to leave your cell. your gonna get picked on everyday untill you leave.
If your acting soft all the time,your never gonna earn respect,and proberly never taken serious.And forever be clowned on till your death.

But there is a diffrence to acting hard,and just acting like a fake gangster.
Be tough in a respectfull way, not to everyone you meet,unless of course you can hold you own 24/7..........