Dear Log,
On the jukebox: Faith No More, "Take This Bottle", off King for a Day, Fool for a Lifetime
I am consistently annoyed when people use the names of countries, like "France" or "the US" to refer to the (heads of) governments of those countries. You know, "the US rejected the Kyoto Accord", like that. Really? The whole country? I'm in the US, and I don't remember being asked about the Kyoto Accord.
Indeed
koschei on 2002-02-06T13:00:19
It's what elected representatives are for =) Saves time and effort (kinda).
Governments vs. People
pudge on 2002-02-06T13:40:59
However, when it is not just governments but also citizen groups and non-government individuals, then what do you say? *shrug* I think most people know in such situations you mean "many of the people of $country{$foo}", so communication is sufficiently effective.
