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* Car manufacturers from Germany often boast "German Engineering".

** Parodied in the Volkswagen "Unpimp my ride" commercials.

{{quote|'''[[Vince Offer]]''': Made in Germany. You know the Germans always make good stuff.}}

 

* In one episode of ''[[The Beverly Hillbillies]]'', the highest-falutin' grand dame from back home came to visit and critique the Clampetts' lifestyle. She was slightly impressed with the antiques that the Clampetts had in their house, which came from England and France; but ''her'' antiques came from even ''farther'' away — Japan. Cue [[Laugh Track]].

 

* According to ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' supplemental material, Australia discovered "Australium" in the 19th century, causing all the men (and women) there to grow handlebar mustaches and rocketing Australia to a leading position in technological progress.

 

* In ''[[Achewood]]'', anything labeled "Hecho en Mexico" will manifest "Mexican [[Magical Realism]]", which can be as elaborate as [[Time Travel]] or as simple as a van where it rains on the inside.

 

* In ''[[The Simpsons]]'', Lisa never dreamed of Homer's American loaner car designed in Germany, assembled in Mexico from the parts from Canada could be so amazing.

 

 

 

* Scotch (Scottish) whisky.

** The quality of Canadian resources has been celebrated since the nation's inception. The whole country was basically founded on the quality of Canadian beaver pelts, turned into fancy hats, and later, Canadian trees were said to form every mast in the British navy.

 

* Vehicles from Australia, especially four-wheel drive trucks or sport utility trucks, are generally described as being made to survive "harsh Australian conditions". [[Everything Trying to Kill You|All the deadly animals and so forth]].

* In an inversion of the situation with all other consumer autos, most Americans won't take a ''truck'' seriously if it's made by a Japanese automaker. To them, the only ''real'' trucks are made by Ford, GM and Chrysler—or rather, ''one'' of those three, [[Flame War|depending on who you ask]].

* British cars were this before the 1960s, when most of them came under the [[The Alleged Car|British Leyland]] umbrella. See also Country X Art Ghetto section above.

 

* [[Germanic Efficiency|German]] and Japanese products. The cars in particular.

** For photographers, all the best stuff is Made in Germany or Made in Japan. The knock-offs of the German stuff are made in Russia (for some very interesting reasons pertaining to the end of [[World War II]]), and the knock-offs of the Japanese stuff (including many many store-brand cameras using lens mounts varyingly similar to the Pentax K-Mount) tend to be Made in China. For what amazing photography innovations is America known? Disposable cameras.

* The Swiss and clocks ([[The Third Man|the cuckoo clock may be the only thing they ever invented]], but damn they do it well...) And of course, Harry Lime forgot to mention [http://www.amazon.com/Wenger-16999-Giant-Swiss-Knife/dp/B001DZTJRQ/ pocket knives.]

* Cuban cigars, though other nations are starting to catch up.

* A Video Gaming example: Up until about two years ago when MadCatz made serious use of fan input to create their products, Hori corporation of Japan's [[Fighting Game]] arcade joysticks were considered the top of the line product for serious players, and if you bought anything else, you might as well just throw it in the garbage. Of course, the reason MadCatz's sticks are considered good is because they are fitted with Japanese Sanwa parts, which might be getting a bit meta...

* American films and cartoons.

* [[Britcom|British comedies]] and [[British Invasion|music]].

* The high-end bicycle market is split between Japan (components,) America (Mountain, BMX, and hand-built steel frames,) and Italy (racing bikes.) Anything actually made in those countries is [[Crack is Cheaper|high dollar]], but most brands also manufacture in China and Taiwan.

* Dutch bikes are considered a guarantee for quality in the parts of Germany that border to the Netherlands. They can be identified by the chain guard that goes [http://i1137.photobucket.com/albums/n501/skarl1/kettinkast.jpg all around the chain.]

 

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