"I want to stay in touch with real Americans," he explained.

But for most real Americans, the discovery opens a window on a brighter tomorrow.

"But your English is different from what the real Americans speak!"

His family had been here for generations, so he was one of those real Americans, as opposed to us, who are always playing at it.

For inspiration on how, I look to television, as any real American would.

They have also colored in the program with video images of the heartland and moving stories from "real Americans."

"Now show the commies what a real American can do."

But none of this tells us very much about real ordinary Americans.

"People say we should send these kids back home, that they're not real Americans."

Everyone here in the graduate school was on scholarship, except the real Americans, who sometimes weren't.