How to Tell Whether You're Dealing With a Kid or an Adult Online

How to Tell Whether You're Dealing With a Kid or an Adult Online

This is often an issue because online you don't watch what you say, and you don't want to corrupt some child.



Steps


1. Check the username. Often kids have a strange user name that will show that they are either a child or they just couldn't come up with something normal.

2. Watch the way they talk in text. Usually you can get some sense of age from the way they type things out. Teenagers will generally use emoticons or spell you as "u", and other things like that. Kids get very emotional or will often not understand the way things work or what you are talking about.

3. Also, if they are using a microphone for an online game or anything else or you're on video chat, then you should be able to hear it, or see it. Their voice will generally be high pitched and somewhat nasal.