Man 1: We need to do something!
Man 2: What do you want us to do? We can't do anything.
Is the emboldened response/question natural and does using "us" include Man 1? Or could it be phrased in another way?
Man 1: We need to do something! Man 2: What do you want us to do? We can't do anything.
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Man 1: We need to do something!
Man 2: What do you want us to do? We can't do anything.
Is the emboldened response/question natural Yes
and does using "us" include Man 1? Yes. He said 'we'. which includes himself.