… as a way to express what, though?

That American complaints of this form are not unique and therefore should be disregarded? That American complaints of this form are universal and therefore indicative of a global pattern that should be concerning?

Seems like a pre-Brexit example for Britain.

I agree! People can't recognize regex-replace statements anymore! a forum commenting tradition that goes back decades.

HN and regular expressions are best friends.

\bai\b