Would there still be some ambiguity on whether or not he/she is an American citizen? Or would you be like, "Yeah this dude's American for sure." Would you also assume they were born in this country?
2007-04-20 15:11:15 · 19 answers · asked by Shal 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
On first thought, yes, I would believe they were born in America.
However, it they were from a very wealthy family, and there were other interesting clues, I would have second thoughts. A lot of newscasters, out of country people take enunciation lessons in order to sound American. Lots of actors and actresses take elocution classes to sound Irish, English, Austrailian, German, whatever ethnic group they are portraying.
2007-04-28 15:05:40 · answer #1 · answered by Ding-Ding 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Wow, it appears we have a lot of over-sensitive people commenting here. Yes, Asia is an entire continent, but it has been used to describe Asian-Pacific counties. Kind of like Canadians insisting on describing our commonalities as North American culture. It's splitting hairs.
I'm occassionally surprised when I meet Asians with an American accent. Asian-Americans are one of our smallest minority groups and with the large number of foreign students and businessmen from Asia that come to the US every year, it is quite possible there are more actual Asians than Asian-Americans in the US at anytime. Considering how many people who live in Chinatown never bothered to learn much English and there are fewer still. The vast majority of the Asians I have met were not Americans. And this is probably true for anyone who doesn't live near the coasts.
However, if I hear someone speak with an American accent, I know for sure they're American. It's very difficult to lose your original accent without professional training. I've met people from Japan, Taiwan, and the Philippenese (where they study American English) who spoke with the skill of a native speaker, but you can still tell it is there second language.
2007-04-20 23:45:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't believe people are only talking about this now in 2007. I am a 3rd generation Chinese-American. My dad didn't have an accent because he was born in the United States too. Our family has been living in the United States since 1910. We were living in America even before communism started in China (1950's).
2007-04-20 17:52:55 · answer #3 · answered by strong_intelligent_freedom 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I went to school with a girl from Japan and she has the sweetest voice and accent I have ever heard. She was my first contact with anyone Asian and from then on out I was always suprised if I met an Asian without an accent. I know that's silly, but I can't help it. I just figure without an accent that they're from America. It's hard to change your accent to your surroundings which is the basis of my assumptions.
2007-04-26 04:24:56 · answer #4 · answered by Jennifer P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've known many Asian-Americans that sound 100 percent American.
Last year I was thrown off by an Asian-American with a thick Southern accent, though... that came as a big surprise! But I guess that'll be more and more normal from now on.
2007-04-20 15:18:36 · answer #5 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Would there still be some ambiguity on whether or not he/she is an American citizen?
That in itself is a stupid assumption. Just because you see someone not white they're not an American Citizen? Go somewhere with that.
2007-04-20 15:25:04 · answer #6 · answered by honeydewmilk 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I guess the real question is, " How do we know you are an American citizen just because you can speak English?" Can we also assume that you were born in this country? This question is really retarded.
2007-04-20 15:19:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
What do you mean by an Asian person? Someone with east Turkish or Israeli ancestry perhaps? Asia is a huge place with lots of people who look different from each other but are basically all the same just as all humans are basically the same. There are a few peripheral differences like height but these are minor.
2007-04-20 15:17:03 · answer #8 · answered by tentofield 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-13 02:05:24 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have Asian friends who are American and have no accent and honestly, it's no big deal.
2007-04-20 15:14:20 · answer #10 · answered by Emma R 1 · 4⤊ 0⤋