He now has the gratitude of almost a whole continent.

I was upset for myself but also my country, the whole continent.

The videos went viral; the jokes did the rounds; a whole continent snickered.

This why they can bankroll the whole continent and, in their tight-lipped way, endure the resentment that comes with it.

Or the platinum light of the full moon, spilling over the ice, setting the whole continent in a glittering light.