> It's like there's a higher starting point but lower variance. I remember a friend referred to this along the lines of there not being a medium-grade products

> It's like there's a higher starting point but lower variance. I remember a friend referred to this along the lines of there not being a medium-grade products in the US. There are cheap and crappy things, & good and expensive things. After living in USA for a while now, I think I agree.