> Within context: "The police are awful" is better for your mental health than "The Japanese police are awful".
Except the entire purpose of that section of the post was to describe Japanese police.
Except the entire purpose of that section of the post was to describe Japanese police.
And in that context he could say "The British police are awful" vs "The police are awful"
To compare. And then, yes, when it becomes necessary then yes, prefix with the adjective. In some cases it does make sense and aid communication.
I'm saying the blanket prefixing with the adjective is the problematic part.
It's fine if you don't agree, it's just a communication pattern I have noticed that doesn't seem to benefit anyone.
People who switch countries often talk that way without it being an insult.
I'm saying that framing things in this way can be bad for the mental health of the person who says it.