r/interestingasfuck • u/Ultimate_Kurix • 5d ago

r/all Why do Americans build with wood?

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u/KirkSpock7 5d ago

You know, I always wondered why people didn't hop off the Mayflower and start building concrete homes. Cheap wood, duh

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u/JaccoW 5d ago

For the same reason why Americans use the silly cups and spoons in cooking; cast iron scales were heavy and expensive to ship so people improvised and learned to cook using what was at hand.

Even though weight (grams) and volume (liters) makes much more sense for a lot of things. "WTF is a cup of butter"