it's marketing BS to me. i collect Hardy fly reels- they used to be made in england, now the same reel comes from asia. imo they're reproductions and i won't own one. same goes for bikes. a bianchi made in asia isn't an italian bike. everything is being made cheaper by cheaper labor. not good.
i also don't like it if i ask for butter and get "butter". or cream and get some powdered, dried paint.
there. the old curmudgeon has spoken.