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I have never heard any politician here say "British people are x" or that "British people feel y". In America such expressions appear in almost every speech. Li

I have never heard any politician here say "British people are x" or that "British people feel y". In America such expressions appear in almost every speech. Likewise for news headlines etc. In the UK the title would be "customers not aware" and the like. This is to give the (correct) impression that the entire nation has in no way been united by this fact. But in the US it seems more common to use terminology that lumps everyone together, to the exclusion of the rest of the world.

gruez 5y ago
>I have never heard any politician here say "British people are x" or that "British people feel y". You haven't? Here's some speeches I found using "uk prime minister speech": https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-49102495 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-49102495 >British people have had enough of waiting. >Brexit was a fundamental decision by the British people [...] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-leader-speech-text-idUSKCN1UK1JK https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-leader-speech-... >It will leave the British people wondering [...]
detaro 5y ago
In the UK it's not even limited to people! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiKmqY_RNME https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiKmqY_RNME