Germany
Germany never was abundant in resources. Germans are economical. In what they make, in how they make it, and in how they use it. Suboptimal decisions require modification, which in turn, draws on resources. Germans do their best to get a decision right the first time.
United States
The United States has always been a country abundant in resources. Americans are less economical. In what they make, in how they make it, and in how they use it. Instead, they value rapid resource aggregation and deployment in order to take advantage of opportunities.
