Sorry but I got educated in a kind of German engeneers mode.
I hope it wasn't German engineers as in Porsche intermediate shaft and bore scoring issues or as in VW group data lies or Mercedes electrical issues and major recall ( only in the US - here they said there couldn't possibly be a problem) or the ongoing BMW safety recalls. Got to say that after a lifetime of technical sales to German engineering companies, I found their engineers to be well educated pleasant but inflexible people with a huge self belief. No worse engineers than any other nationality but no better either.
Morgan cars - well you know what you are buying when you buy and it isnt what you get from Honda or even Mercedes.'. But then compare resources available to Morgan and to Mercedes. Personally I find the Morgan quality issues I read of on this forum to be unacceptable. Other find them to be " character".
As for unnecessary bits of paper, you are right. There is a cultural difference in attitude.
P.S. Who builds those successful " Austrian" F1 cars? 😁 Sorry, couldn't resist.