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sui

これはAがキャラメルアップルの作り方を説明する文章なんですけどなんでyou cookになっているのでしょうか？なぜIではないのですか？

A: I found it on the Internet. Many people
buy caramel and melt it and put the
apples into it, but I wanted it to be
homemade.
B:
What's in it?
A: Apples, of course. I like green apples
better, but all they had at the store
were red ones.
B: Yeah, what else?
A: The caramel is made of condensed milk,
sugar, corn syrup, a little salt and some
vanilla. You cook it over the stove until
it is ready.
B: So how did you know when it was
ready?
E

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Hiroo

作り方を説明しているからではないでしょうか？作るのはBつまりあなただからだと思います。別にIでも問題はないと思いますよ！

sui

和訳を見る限りAが作ったキャラメルアップルについて、Bに話しているようにしか見えないんですよ😖😖

zmic

This is called the "generic you" or "impersonal you".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generic_you

It is often used instead of "one" to express general truths, or to explain the way to do/make something.

The more one practices, the better one becomes.
⟶ The harder you practice, the better you become.

In conversation:
Alice: How do you change the oil in your car?
Betty: It's easy! You open the hood, then you remove the oil fill cap, ...

In a written manual, the imperative form [=命令形] would be used:
1. Open the hood.
2. Remove the oil fill cap.
3. ...

sui

This word expresses a general opinion, not a specific person. I understood it well. thank you.