of course we can tell from their tone, their excitement towards our work for example.
if someone say do you know the (insert series name)? because your character is very similar with (insert character name) from (the series name) the way they look and dress is the same. (accusation)
ah I like (your character name) it reminds me of (insert character name) it's cool! I'm a fan of (insert series name)
always look from their excitement.