But they don’t get as much use here
You should clarify “here” a bit more. In AZ tile roofs are EVERYWHERE.
We end up replacing the underlayment more often than the actual tiles… unless the specific type of tile is no longer made and too many cracked for whatever reason.
Forget for a second that your original premise is basically completely wrong… You realize how fucking massive the USA is right? Based on the smugness I have to assume you’re European. The USA is effectively the same size as your whole continent. The country is the size of your continent. Let that sink in. And unlike the Continent of Europe… Much of the middle of the continent has no notable landmarks on many maps.
Most people can absolutely give you the general area they live if you put a map of the USA in front of them. They may be off by a bit, but that’s simply a function of how massive the scale of the map is you put in front of them.