Who do you think you are?

[keannu]

Why do you say "who do you think you are?" instead of "Who are you?"
What is the difference between the two?

-Ghost Whisperer

134950 - This is our stuff.
134950 - Leave it be.
140351 - This is our stuff.
140351 - Leave it be.
143084 - Yeah. Who do you
143084 - think you are?

146084 - Now, get out of here before
146084 - we do something you don't like.

[JMurray]

Why do you say "who do you think you are?" instead of "Who are you?"
What is the difference between the two?
-Ghost Whisperer
134950 - This is our stuff.
134950 - Leave it be.
140351 - This is our stuff.
140351 - Leave it be.
143084 - Yeah. Who do you
143084 - think you are?
146084 - Now, get out of here before
146084 - we do something you don't like.

keannu.
The question is not "who are you in reality?", but "which person of authority are you deluded into thinking you are?". It's a rhetorical question.

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