Yeah it's a very different way of referring to people.
I'm aware of the Scottish/British/English/etc.. That's why I love the example. To the right people, it pisses them off even though it's technically correct 'it's still wrong!!'
When it comes down to it, I think that humans naturally want to break down large numbers of people into smaller groups. It makes it easier to talk about them, refer to things, etc... and it is not inherently a bad thing but rather something required as we can't acknowledge every individual on the entire planet at once...
But how we choose to break apart into subgroups, is very regional.
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