This is exactly correct. The quality of construction in this country is an international joke. Well at least for houses.
I’ve heard people from other countries say American homes are called “Canadian houses”, “paper houses” or “stick houses” depending on the country they’re from.
On the flip side why make something last if the neighborhood will invariably be a ghetto in a few decades after it’s built?
Not just quality but style.
I was watching Jack Ryan online. They were in multiple European cities.
All of the places had wonderful, and unique, architecture.