In these sentences, you doesn't mean one person.
- You can't believe everything you watch on the television. (People can't believe everything they watch on the television.)
- You should always be polite. (People should always be polite.)
- You can’t learn a language in two weeks. (People can’t learn a language in two weeks.)
- If you get ill, you should see a doctor.
- If you want to succeed, you should work hard.
- The only place you can get great food is in Thailand.
In formal English, we can use one instead of you.
- One can't believe everything one watches on the television.
- One should always be polite.
- One can’t learn a language in two weeks.
- If one gets ill, one should see a doctor.
- If one wants to succeed, one should work hard.
- The only place one can get great food is in Thailand.
If one fails, then one must try harder next time.
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