It's an unreasonable assumption to say that just because it was made outside of the US, it has a higher rate of failure. I'll take a German-engineered car before an American one.
I'll also rely more heavily on Japanese electronics than those from elsewhere.
The trust issues come from cheap Chinese work, as well as other developing nations. But, you get what you pay for.
The weakest of all weak things is a virtue that has not been tested in the fire.
~ Mark Twain
Everyone has a plan until they’ve been hit.
~ Joe Lewis
A warrior may choose pacifism; others are condemned to it.
~ Author unknown
"You don't feel lonely.Because you have a lively monkey"
"Ninja can HURT the Spartan, but the Spartan can KILL the Ninja"