Mike thought that people vote for this or that thing not because they personally like or not.He was sure that people voted for traditional items that had been around for many years. They voted for the things that are recognized as part of our culture and our history, for the most significant or most typical items. They voted for what is great in the country, for what best represented Britain. The items, people had voted for, are easily recognized as the British ones all over the world. And it did not matter what country they came from.
Думаю так.