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Re:Ex-WWII tanks still used as paddock bashers on Australian... by knz on Saturday November 19, 2016 @05:59PM (#12996221)
Kiwi in the US here.

It probably varies depending upon your social circles. Plenty of North Americans repair and improvise, especially those not in dense urban areas. Americans may love their disposable consumer goods but I wouldn't write of their ability to adapt and improvise just yet!

Re:Ex-WWII tanks still used as paddock bashers on Australian... by grzm on Saturday November 19, 2016 @06:01PM (#12996227)
I remember hearing (perhaps apocryphally) that the repair meaning of fix was one of the early American English words, dating back to the 1730s or so.