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In British English, if you were talking to a group of people, the "default" use of "you" would be understood to be referring to the group. If you wanted to address one particular person, you'd use their name.
Eg,
"Where are you from?" to mean the group.
"Where are you from, John?" to refer to one person.
Of course people just do this automatically; nobody stops to think about it. I'm sure the "you all" thing in the Southern US is the same in that respect.
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