I find that the term " one of my people" is very useful, I a playful way. I kind of like to use it as a playful poke at the idea of elitism, etc. When I say it to my wife, I might mean my male friends that I meet for coffee. As in" My people don't really drink anything but straight espresso" The same with "your people" As in " your people love to discuss emotions, don't they. I like to think of it as referring to my pack of hound dogs.