Yup!
It’s getting noticed by everybody, even people who previously never took any notice of metallurgy.
A mechanic buddy of mine was talking about putting in some stainless steel brake lines, and then he caught himself, and said, “Well, it’s Chinese stainless”. With the obvious inference that Chinese steel is garbage. And let me tell you, this friend of mine is by no means a metallurgist.
When about every other made-in-China wood screw shears off under ordinary to light driving torque, I notice.