Went to visit a popular bathroom accessories shop, as was looking for replacement toilet bowl. Boss told me not to consider China made ones, not so much for the perceived quality issues but rather for this fact (in his words): "China produced ones are made using clay in colder regions of China. Depending on batch and production period, it can span across winter to summer time....so the clay becomes brittle. So this means in our Singapore weather where it's always warm, much more prone to hairline or stress cracks. Best is to buy those made in Malaysia brands, like Mayfair, Oto." The ones we were considering were Inspire and Baron models, which seem to be quite popular here too. Am thinking...if that's the case, what about those made in Europe...they also have seasonality right.....so those super expensive made in Italy/Spain etc...also lousy?? So was he just trying to smoke me? His shop carries all the brands though.