When they start slurring their words
2007-01-27 07:26:30
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answer #1
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answered by sugarscamp 5
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By their accent. It's an inaccurate and prejudiced way to do it, because many American citizens do not have American accents, but my gut reaction is that someone with a foreign accent is not an American, while someone with "no accent," "black accent," or "Southern accent" is an American.
A Japanese person asked me this very same question. In Japan, the blood stock is pure enough that they can tell by looking at people, even other Asians, that they are not Japanese. However, in America, we have citizens descended from all different races, and she wanted to know how we tell the American citizens from the foreigners. "Accent" was the best answer I could give her.
Technically, the only way you can actually be sure is to ask them if they're an American, and if you don't trust their answer, go look up their social security number and track down other proofs of identity and residency. Remember that it's possible for a person to have an American accent and not be a citizen of America.
2007-01-27 15:29:45
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answered by Anonymous
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You walk around and you suddenly see a firearm sticking out of their jacket, bag, etc...
No offense to anyone, eh?
2007-01-27 23:08:13
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answer #3
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answered by Rich 2
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Kid, you are seriously misled.
But that makes it easy for everybody to figure out that you are American :)
2007-01-27 15:58:37
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answered by nelabis 6
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If they have an american passport
2007-01-27 15:25:27
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answered by Mr. Smiley 6
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By the way they twist their lips to talk.
2007-01-27 15:43:23
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answered by Amante D 3
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If you say something that makes them mad and they kick your as s.
2007-01-27 15:26:03
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answer #7
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answered by dfisk30 2
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ask them where they were born, u certainly can't tell by looking at them
2007-01-27 15:25:58
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answered by Nora G 7
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lol-you can't all the time, they have to prove it.
2007-01-27 15:26:15
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answered by strange-artist 7
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not funny get a life!!!
2007-01-27 15:36:27
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answer #10
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answered by thatgirl127 3
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