Depends on the type of shoe, and manufacturers. Louis Vuitton generally use better materials, but often the knock offs aren’t too much worse, similar with a lot of fashion shoes. That is excepting stuff like traditional dress shoes, which often do require a skilled craftsman to make. The most pronounced difference however, is generally in work boots. Expensive work boots are usually expensive because they use better materials and longer lasting designs. Knockoffs usually don’t last very long in comparison because they don’t use good materials and skim in areas that affect longevity.

He doesn’t. But neither does the US, which increasingly seems to be the point. He’s clearly playing out a Russian objective of alienating us from our allies. Don’t know if it’s totally Russia, or maybe China funding behind Russia, but its very bad outcome for the US.

As someone who drives a mazda with infotainment designed before touchscreens (it has one), I’m fine with this.