Not only that, in most of western Europe you get 5, 10 or more years builder guarantee, regulations are very strict, insurance is extremely cheap, full coverage

Not only that, in most of western Europe you get 5, 10 or more years builder guarantee, regulations are very strict, insurance is extremely cheap, full coverage and no-questions-asked. The majority of houses are concrete or masonry and not oversized wooden crates. I don’t even know how Germany came into the picture, but that attitude explains a lot of the boring “box with a sign on it” architecture.