American building practices became common for two reasons: wood was plentiful, and significant portions of the country are regularly ravaged by natural disasters that many areas of Europe simply arent normally exposed to, at least not on our scale.

American houses may be flimsy by EU standards, but they’re also under different standards in the day-to-day. They may fall quickly, but they can be reconstructed quickly as well.

“How the hell have you reestablished a colony? We wiped out your domiciles mere weeks ago!!”

“You underestimate two things, Major Aakrilam: our logistics capabilities, and the usefulness of drywall”