Kendal,
Why would you buy American, Canadian or British instruments, but not Chinese or Japanese?
I have a Swedish guitar. Would you own that? I once owned a Brazilian guitar (not Brazilian rosewood, but built in Brazil). Would you own that? I own a banduria made in the Philipines and an archtop made in Korea. The fellow up the road owns an Irish guitar and my nephew owns a Mexican Tele. How about these instruments?