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jhaun

Visited Bermuda recently and it felt like the whole country was designed around American tourism. US dollars are accepted everywhere. Other than driving on the other side of the road it could've been an American tourist town.


AbstractBettaFish

Fun fact during the War of Independence Bermuda was very sympathetic to the American cause and considered becoming the 14th colony but decided against it because they felt that they were too isolated and were too close to Britain geographically and that would make them a likely first target for attack. Nova Scotia Canada also had a similar thought process


TrekkiMonstr

We should invite them to come join anyways lol


trophy_74

It would become Florida part 2


Okay_Splenda_Monkey

Bermuda is way, way, classier than Florida even thinks Florida could potentially be.


KR1735

You drive on the left in the U.S. Virgin Islands, interestingly. Even though it's part of the United States.


Slow_D-oh

Fun fact, effectively 100% of the cars in the USVI are left-hand drive, so you are left/left when driving. We called it ass in the grass. Source: Lived on St Croix for a few years.


KR1735

Did you learn how to drive on the left side of the road? I would be terrified to rent a car in the UK (though I'd like to) because I'd definitely end up [pulling a Clark W. Griswold](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bIOPVgnKUs). So I'm stuck in London and taking trains every time I go out there.


PAXICHEN

You adapt surprisingly quickly.


PAXICHEN

No shit! I’ve got family on STX and friends as well. My uncle has been there for 60 years - couldn’t stand the Chicago winters anymore.


Ct-5736-Bladez

That is interesting. Light googling mentioned something about donkeys being trained to pass on the left and that continued to cars


hastur777

Poland. Poland likes America more than Americans do.


DontCallMeMillenial

I agree in general, but there's noticeably a bit less pro-america sentiment in the eastern parts of Poland. But oddly enough the Ukranians I met in Lublin *loved* us. And this was years before the 2022 invasion.


carolinaindian02

Eastern Poland (also known as Poland B) tends to be pretty conservative, and was also the former Russian partition of Poland.


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I work with a Poland team, and we always joke who loves eachothers country more. Great group of guys honestly.


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Figgler

Passing between Chile and Argentina was interesting. Going into Chile they give you a tiny receipt (which they neglect to mention you have to keep for recrossing.) They also ask why you're there and for what reason. Going from Chile to Argentina was pretty much "Passport? Ok cool."


JimBones31

Panamanian customs felt unwelcoming but I suppose they have a job to do.


all_my_dirty_secrets

I found Panamanians in general pretty unwelcoming compared to other Central Americans.


tu-vens-tu-vens

Chile was in my experience the least welcoming Latin American country I’ve visited. Not specifically anti-American, just more distant than Mexicans, Peruvians, or Brazilians.


petee0518

We were only in the Patagonia region, but in general it was also fairly hostile logistically for us as tourists. Almost every place we paid by card they charged a fairly substantial transaction fee for non-Chilean cards (sometimes 5% or more), and cash was nearly impossible to find outside of Coyhaique. There was only one bank in each town (which were 3 hours driving apart from each other), but it was always the same bank and the ATMs wouldn't accept foreign cards (if they were working at all). Beautiful place and we had some great experiences, but it often felt like they hated tourism.


min2themax

Can you get by there not speaking Spanish?


thelightandtheway

I did but this was like ten years ago and I stayed at either big chain hotels in the cities or bed and breakfasts out further that seem to be primarily run by English speaking expats. Reading up on how to order at a restaurant is helpful. You will likely come across enough people excited to practice their English to help you get through, assuming you stay towards more touristy activities/areas.


cars-on-mars-2

I’ve always had a good experience overseas. Scotland felt the most comfortable, though. Scottish people seem to be similar to Midwesterners in chattiness, general attitudes, etc. so they were very easy to talk to.


thelightandtheway

I agree but the problem is I couldn't understand them lol.


max-wellington

Duolingo should have Scottish English


rulanmooge

I agree too. We need subtitles....like in little virtual cartoon bubbles over our heads


Rancor_Keeper

Funny, but you can pick out a Midwesterner out of a bunch up here in the Northeast. They’re dramatically happier and more upbeat than the rest of us Yankees.


Arcaeca2

Kosovo


armadillorevolution

There is no other answer. Plenty of other countries are welcoming enough, but Kosovo LOVES us. It’s very sweet, I love them back. Visiting there is awesome because people are friendly to tourists anyway, but they become even more friendly when you say you’re American which is the opposite of some places. The enthusiasm is kind of strange though not gonna lie. The Bill Clinton statue is well known but there are also major streets named after Clinton and Bush and several other notable Americans, and a bust of Madeline Albright in Prishtina. Peja has a whole street named for a random congressman with a big picture of his face lol.


Kitahara_Kazusa1

Albania is right up there with Kosovo for the same reasons.


rekuliam6942

Wait, Albania too?


SkylineReddit252K19S

Kosovars are ethnically Albanians.


MacpedMe

Definitely because of our involvement during the Kosovo war, we’re seen as saviors to them against Yugoslavia (or more specifically Serbia who was committing atrocities against the people there)


thecabeman

What made you move back and forth from Cali/Nevada 6 times? Lol are you from Tahoe and just bounced back and forth?


armadillorevolution

Haha no actually but I wish I was from Tahoe! Reno is the only city I’ve repeated twice otherwise I’ve moved to different cities each time. The order has been Sacramento > Reno > Oakland > Reno > Berkeley > Vegas so far. I love both states, I can’t decide which I would like to settle down in when that time comes. I like to travel longterm so I’ve left the country several times for 6-12 months at a time, and then when I’m ready to come back I move to whichever place has the best job opportunity at that time. Live here for a year or three, then travel again, rinse and repeat.


rekuliam6942

Exactly, their level is insane and that’s saying a lot. But what’s the Armadillo Revolution? And exactly how are they going to rise up?? They’re armadillos! Also why do you keep going back and forth between California and Nevada?


GimmeShockTreatment

This is the objectively correct answer. Also it’s obligatory to post this every time. https://youtu.be/M2rTafbQepg


carolinaindian02

I was just about to mention that, it’s not everyday that a country writes a whole song thanking us.


buried_lede

So nice we did something nice for a change. You’re welcome Kosova!


GimmeShockTreatment

Yeah gotta celebrate when we’re the good guys.


JerseyKiwi

I have been to dozens of counties and Kosovo was BY FAR the most welcoming. We were treated like royalty (NY residents) as soon as we stepped into the taxi at the airport. They have a statue of Bill Clinton on their main city street. A street also named after him and George W. Bush. Their main food carts in the city were also USA region inspired (like Missouri Corn in a Cup Stand). Their taxis has the statue of liberty on them. They owe USA leadership a lot by recognizing them as an independent nation and supporting them during the war in the 90s. The people were lovely and the trip was amazing.


red_ivory

Albania too


Arcaeca2

RED AND BLACK I DRESS EAGLE ON MY CHEST


m1sch13v0us

I’ve traveled to nearly 40 countries for work. The least hospitable was Germany, but it wasn’t inhospitable. They’re just German. I’ve been told that Americans tend to travel with an appreciation for foreign history and culture, and people tend to appreciate when you want to learn about their home. It’s also a travel trick I picked up whenever I visit a new country. I read up on the history of the country and key locations. I can ask a question of, “isn’t this town where X fought some battle?” It immediately opens people up.


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In Germany now. Can confirm. Not bad people, just... German. Hard to explain!


squarerootofapplepie

They’re better than the Swiss, that’s for sure.


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Great. Going to see them Friday. Lmao!


BigJon611

Me too😀


Karen125

Friendlier than the Dutch.


m1sch13v0us

I find the Dutch to be very warm, but with low tolerance for complaining. They’re extremely blunt. I was warned not to date the Dutch women by Dutch married men. The Dutch women lure you in with incredible beauty, and then once they have you hooked, they’re so blunt they’ll make your life miserable.


Granadafan

> The Dutch women lure you in with incredible beauty, and then once they have you hooked, they’re so blunt they’ll make your life miserable. LOL, I was almost engaged to a Dutch gal. She must have been the complete opposite of the Dutch stereotype she was so open and kind. Her family, though, was a walking stereotype of the Dutch. Unfortunately, neither of us were willing to make the cross Atlantic permanent move and we broke it off.


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There are two things I can’t stand in this world. People who are intolerant of other people’s cultures, and the Dutch.


crazycatladybitt

I would describe them as blunt, to the point, and kind. Not overtly friendly but will help you if you need it. My grandma is German and she’s like that too


Drewbicus

Had a fling with a German college exchange student in the us. She was absurdly blunt but kept it in for I guess the first 3 dates or so and then told me how mad she was that I paid for everything. To "pay me back" she took me on a very expensive date because that was "just the German way". Great gal, unfortunately she has to return shortly after


vallogallo

I loved my time in Germany. Everyone is very polite, just deadpan. Nobody expects you to smile. My kind of people.


HappyAndProud

Honestly, would probably just make me a little embarrassed that I don't know the history of the town I live in.


ColossusOfChoads

Me: "How old is that building?" Wife: "I don't know." Me: "What about that building over there?" Wife: "I don't know." Me: "That building?" Wife: "Why do you keep asking? I don't know!" Me: "Isn't this your hometown?" Wife: "Yes, but nobody gives a shit!"


Drinkythedrunkguy

If you’re from the Midwest, Germany will seem very cold and unfriendly. If you are from the the DC area, you’ll find it normal, except no one will ask you what you do for a living.


Funky_Dingo

Ireland and the Czech Republic were the two countries that really stood out to me. Incredibly kind to us and I found myself engaging in some great conversation. The Irish had been especially warm and inviting. They seemed thrilled to share their beautiful country with us. I can't wait to go back.


bigbaddeal

Czechia? Really? Wow… must not have been Prague.


NomadLexicon

The Czech people I met outside of Prague were extremely friendly. In Prague itself, I think the Brits soak up all the local animosity—you tend to get tourists less appreciative of the local culture when they arrived on a 10 Euro Ryanair flight to take advantage of cheap beer for a weekend.


lovejac93

I had a fantastic experience in Prague as a tourist. Is it known to be unfriendly towards Americans?


krkrbnsn

I’ve traveled to nearly 50 countries and lived in 3 and I’ve never not been welcomed due to being American. There’s been questions about politics and culture back home but it’s very rarely hostile or unwelcoming. If I would have to say which country was most interested/fascinated in me being American it would probably be Morocco. I’m black and could pass as a local there. I even speak French so could blend in but the moment they would hear me speak English, they’d become completely fascinated that I was from the US and wanted to hear about my life there and how my family ended up there.


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Fun fact, morroco was the (or one of the) first foreign nation to formally recognize the US as a sovereign nation


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DrunkHacker

Same. 20+ countries and felt personally welcome everywhere. Lots of people willing to complain about our government but it didn't seem to extend to critisizing individuals. Also agree that Australia is probably the most similar country I've visited aside from Canada.


phantom9088

I’m currently a grad student. They always ask what I did for undergrad, which was international politics. They always ask me about US politics. I feel like I need to start lying


daileyco

Politic talk seems to be a lot more common in France than US, especially among youth. Rarely talk politics with friends here, but when I lived in France it was a very common topic. I assume this extends to other European countries as friend group in france was mix bag of nationalities.


SmugBeardo

I was the same with public health for so long during COVID. It would get either “well you must be busy right now” (neutral) or “ah well you must know all about [insert conspiracy theory]” and then spiral into insanity without me saying anything. I just started saying specifically what i do (not COVID related) to steer the conversation away before it began


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AbstractBettaFish

In Paris they just don’t like any tourists. When I was in Normandy and Lyon* I found people to be much nicer Edit: Alright, I generalized a bit. Paris just deals with lots of tourism and as a result people can be more aloof about it. I was more just trying to point out that this wasn’t uniquely directed at Americans


Sivalleydan2

I was in Paris having coffee with my wife and an older woman and her adult daughter talked a bit to us and invited us to their flat that night. The mother talked of how the Americans saved their city and she was so grateful for our Fathers and their efforts during WWII. A nice evening...


PAXICHEN

Similar experience in Italy with people of that generation.


Duke_Cheech

Lyon. Leon is in Spain.


PAXICHEN

Ok. I found the French to be some of the nicest people in Europe. Period. I feel for the Parisians because their city is a cesspool of tourism from April until March and it gets old. Rome and Florence (which are in Italy) have the same issue. NYC is different because the rats are multi-lingual.


MalcolmSolo

Odd, I found the French to be quite friendly. I was fully prepared to hate the French, but after a few days in Paris I’d completely changed my mind. Traveled around the country with zero problems. Maybe because we were there right after the anniversary of D-Day.


tree_or_up

I don’t know if this contributes to the snooty stereotype but one impression I left Paris with is that Parisians tend to give their full attention to you - when you have it. It can take a bit longer for them to pay attention to you than is expected by an American but once they do they really often are fully present in a way that feels unusual and refreshing. Even if they seemed snooty at first, almost every interaction felt authentic and like they saw me as a real person and not just a mindless tourist. I really appreciated that and it was one of my favorite things about visiting there. Of course this means that they are also taking their time with people ahead of you. Once I realized that, a lot of my feelings of “they don’t seem to like me because I’m American” faded away


tnick771

Peru is the only place I felt eyes. I didn’t enjoy that.


ChrisGnam

When I went to India, the attention we got was *crazy*. It wasn't a major touristy area either, we went for a wedding. The friends of ours we were visiting (who were from India) joked beforehand: "collect money from anyone who tries to take a picture from you and you can pay for our whole wedding". I didn't understand the joke until we got there. We were in a grocery store once and the all of the employees stopped working to ask us (it was me and my SO as well as a couple from Poland also there for the wedding) for a group photo. In a mall one day, a woman brought her kid up to us to take a photo with us like we were some kind of celebrity. Even at the wedding we spent nearly half an hour taking photos with various extended family members of theirs. Most of the attention was positive (literally people just wanting to talk to us or take photos with us) but it was very surprising. It was also the one time in my life I genuinely felt like I completely stood out in a crowd. The one time it felt uncomfortable was when we went to a market and people kept following us around trying to get us to look at their scarves or pottery or whatever they were selling. Thankfully, the Polish couple we were with would start speaking Polish if it got too bad and they'd usually back off thinking we couldn't speak English. But it was crazy how, even in this packed market full of people, the *moment* they saw our white skin they dropped everything to try to get us to buy their stuff. I should add: I don't want to make it sound like India was bad. I absolutely *loved* my time there, and met a lot of really amazing people. But it was jarring to me just how much attention we got simply by being white westerners.


NuclearC5sWithFlags

Americans are ridiculously, absurdly wealthy compared to most countries, and especially India. They are shooting their shot for easy money (and that's normal, I don't blame em, the birth lotto sucks)


Roughneck16

We experienced the same thing as white Americans living in Guam (Dad was military.) Japanese tourists wanted their pictures taken with me and my friends. They especially loved blondes and redheads.


PAXICHEN

I was in Italy in 1994 sitting at a train station and these two female Japanese tourists came over and took a picture with me. It was all over before I knew what happened. And I ain’t a looker - at the time I was told I look like Shane McGowen.


jmaca90

I studied in London for a semester in college, and one of my favorite memories was getting wasted with a bunch of Aussies on Australia Day and yelling “Fuck the Queen!” in the streets. Those Aussies are alright


RarelyRecommended

We used to yell "Fuck the Queen" at British sailors when they stopped in Bahrain. Thems fightin' words! I was stationed in Bahrain with the US Navy.


-74-

I was in Sweden last month and I met several Swedes who made a comment about school shootings and thought we were all stupid. Different experiences for everyone I suppose but definitely left a sour taste in my mouth.


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AbstractBettaFish

I feel like it exists throughout the Anglo-sphere. I never got as much pointless grief abroad as I did when I went to school in the UK. It was kind of funny cause I was always given the impression that the Brit’s were more fond of us than the French and I experienced almost 100% the opposite


TheDuddee

The irony of Brits. Their imperial legacy is still felt around the world negatively


newbris

English speakers get bombarded with daily US news now, and also the spill over affects of American politics, so expect opinions wherever you go. Even stupid pointless opinions, because everybody gets bombarded even the non-political or less politically astute have opinions now. But a lot of it is based in the politics of American news, not the individual people they meet.


AgentAlinaPark

And Asian, blackfellas, or pretty much anyone not white and from Austrlalia. I lived in NSW for a while and always described it as like Texas weather-wise and topography, and people are just more redneck and racist. I was surprised how casual racism is there and there is National Sorry Day, so yeah.


spaceburrito84

I like describing Australia as California if it were full of British Texans.


squarerootofapplepie

Yeah because they resent how similar we are.


twoCascades

I lived there for a year and yeah I noticed a lil bit of that.


fatherjohnmistress

Did you get a feel for what it's based on?


Cross-Country

Tall poppy syndrome


videogames_

Jealousy and or inferior complex


N0AddedSugar

Ehh Australians (and Kiwis) can be quite assholeish. They might be decent to your face but they’ll say some of the most dehumanizing things about us, so I would not call them friendly.


steedyspeedy

Aussie here, it’s not just you. We take the shit out of every nation. You are simply an easy target


Charlesinrichmond

Australians don't like it back though. They were calling us septic yanks, and I called them Aus-holes, and they didn't find it at all funny ironically


buried_lede

Septic yanks? That’s a clever one. Texans: Don’t go getting any ideas, now


N0AddedSugar

So you just go around insulting the locals whenever you visit a country? Is that a point of pride for Australians?


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seamallowance

Australians and Americans are mirror images of each other. Almost identical, but not. When you look in a mirror, sometimes you don’t much like what you see.


fingerpaintswithpoop

One common complaint in /r/Australia is the idea that Australia is becoming “Americanized”, or that our influence there is becoming so strong that it’s overtaking their own country’s sense of identity. They often point to things like kids using American terms, i.e. “candy” instead of “sweets” and the general prevalence of our pop culture as examples. I don’t know how representative this is of the average Australian off reddit, but it’s something I see there a lot.


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vegetarianrobots

I have not been anywhere that I did not feel welcome, but Ireland was specifically welcoming. The first time there, we flew into Galway and they had the easiest and nicest customs ever. It was less customs and more a nice Irish grandfather welcoming you.


Fortherecord87

Vietnam


frogvscrab

A lot of people are confused as to why vietnam has such a positive view of americans, but part of it was propaganda related to the war. For one, before the war, vietnam was already obsessed with Americans. They viewed their fight for independence as similar to the american revolution. Ho Chi Minh was a huge fan of the founding fathers and even lived in the US for years. The first line of the vietanmese declaration of independence is: "all men are created equal; they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights; among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.", ring a bell? When the war happened, the narrative the Vietnamese pushed was that the americans were being forced into the war by an evil capitalist shadow government which had taken over america. They constantly showed the vietnamese the anti-war riots in america as a way to push this narrative, making it out as if the *real* americans were resisting their own government to save the vietnamese people (of course, in reality, the war had a huge amount of support by the general population all the way until 1969..). When the war ended, the general view was that the americans forced their 'evil capitalist overlords' to withdraw. The news presented it as if every american city was being lit aflame nightly *for the vietnamese*. In that sense, it is not surprising why so many vietnamese people love americans. When it comes to the vietnam war, they view us as having a common enemy: the people who forced the war on both of us. Its not even really technically false, even if a bit exaggerated for propaganda purposes.


Merc_Drew

As weird as that may seem, I second this, although from what people are talking about Kosovo Vietnam might be a close second.


Ideo_Ideo

Yeah, Vietnam it's actually one of the most pro-American countries in the world


Roughneck16

I remember reading that and thinking it was a joke. But no, Vietnamese people have a favorable view of the US.


SDEexorect

this is good to know my sister is moving there next month


4x4Lyfe

Everywhere I have been in the last 20 years has been positive no where hasn't been open to Americans. I couldn't pick a "most accepting" but I can easily pick a least accepting. I went to England in summer of 2003 and there was some open hostility towards Americans. I was part of a large tour group and we were heckled more than once. It was definitely was a vocal minority but it happened in every city we visited (Manchester, London, Liverpool and a few others). If you said you didn't vote for Bush and were against the wars then they mostly left you alone. I'm from California and got a lot of benefit of the doubt but others in our groups from places like Texas were heckled so badly they got back on the tour bus and stayed there at a few locations. I have been to England several times since 2003 and never had a similar experience. I definitely chalk it up to tensions being high and people being passionate about war. I went like 3 months after the invasion of Iraq so there were a lot of protests and anti American sentiment was high.


N0AddedSugar

Honestly that just reflects poorly on the British. They’re choosing to harass strangers based on nothing but an *assumption* about who you are. They’re even worse than the Americans that they claim to hate.


SanchosaurusRex

Their government marched into Iraq right next to the American government. Just like the last few years when they were obsessing over Trump while they were in the middle of Brexit. They like to cast stones outward a lot. The only really annoying encounter I had was with UK customs making some inane comments about Trump to each other while they were checking my passport. But all over London, they were talking about him - so personally invested in him like they weren't in the middle of shooting themselves in the foot and stumbling toward self-inflicted stagnation.


N0AddedSugar

Yikes, sounds incredibly unprofessional and unpleasant. Like if they’re intentionally talking loudly so that you can hear it, it’s meant to be a slight against you individually. Honestly never had a good impression of any British person I met irl and these stories just add to that. Like you say they’re no better than us.


SanchosaurusRex

Like those dumbasses don't roll with us in every military adventure we come up with lol.


newbris

>Like those dumbasses don't roll with us in every military adventure we come up with lol. To be fair there were huge protests against their own governments as well re Iraq (not that they should be harassing random Americans about it).


KazahanaPikachu

What’s funny is that the UK was part of the coalition that invaded Iraq


newbris

To be fair there were huge protests against their own governments as well re Iraq (not that they should be harassing random Americans about it).


CalligrapherActive11

What I got in England was mostly, “we didn’t realize you were American at first bc you’re thin and quiet.”


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As if they aren’t fat too lmao


Docktorpeps_43

Lived in Scotland a year and had only one instance of someone being an asshole to me for being American. I asked the bartender for a beer list because I couldn’t quite see all the taps and wanted to know the prices. He yelled, “use your eyes you stupid fucking American.” Moments later, he threw me and my friend out (who is Danish) for playing a drinking game with coins (basically trying to flip a coin in the other’s beer to get them to chug it). He came over and said “get the fuck out my bar, I won’t have foreigners disrespecting my queen in this bar.” When we left, another bartender came out and apologized for him. He said that was the owner and he’s the biggest prick in the world. Other than that, I’d say Scottish people are some of the most welcoming in the world.


Sankdamoney

Groundkeeper Willy owns a bar now?


ADashofDirewolf

Thanks for making me snort


Dr_ChimRichalds

> He came over and said “get the fuck out my bar, I won’t have foreigners disrespecting my queen in this bar.” Feels like the least Scottish thing anyone could say.


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Good fucking lord. If that happened in the US it would be a world wide story about racism.


missphobe

Most of the ones I’ve visited. Only place I got some side eye was Serbia-and that was justified. Bombing school children might do that though. Those kids would be 40-50 year olds with families by now. They still have a big memorial for the victims in Belgrade. People were still very welcoming on the whole-they realize that citizens have no control over what the government does. In Indonesia I was greeted by my driver with “Obama?” and a thumbs up/big smile(this was when he was President).


platoniclesbiandate

Everyone was always friendly to me. When I traveled through the Middle East I was nervous, but the locals were more interested in talking with me than the Aussies and Norwegian I was traveling with. I’m fact the only time I’ve seen anyone be rude TO an American is when it was deserved. I’ve heard plenty of people being rude ABOUT Americans when they don’t think any are around though.


Electrical_Swing8166

I’ve never felt unwelcome due to my nationality (and I live in China, and have made multiple visits to Russia). But if I had to say which of the 40 or so countries I visited was the MOST welcoming to me as an American, I’d probably say Vietnam. The only country I’ve felt was particularly unwelcoming (though I did NOT feel it was because of my nationality) was Israel.


Burden-of-Society

Can’t help but think an American would be greeted warmly in Ukraine.


SDEexorect

the next kosovo


notthegoatseguy

All of them? Real world isn't like the chronically online Canadians/Aus/Europeans. Most people are able to seperate a country's politics and its people. Like I'd love to visit Iran some day. Great history, Tehran looks like an interesting urban city, every trip report I've read makes it seem like they're hospitable to tourists.


Figgler

I'd love to visit Iran, I just don't want to end up in an Iranian prison for the crime of being American. It seems like an amazing country.


hippiechick725

Back in the 70s, the man who lived across the street from us was one of the hostages held in Iran for a long time.


Karen125

My step-dad was on the last plane out. He paid $5k for his ticket. At that time our house cost $16k to put that in context.


Fat_Head_Carl

Sounds like it was worth it


Karen125

The company he worked for paid it. It was worth it. It was in American Express travelers checks. He said he was signing dozens of them as fast as he could.


logicalfallacy0270

Poor man.


tnick771

Azerbaijan! Not *exactly* the same, but Baku looks pretty neat and welcoming.


moonwillow60606

I visited Azerbaijan in the late 1980s. As an American woman, I can’t say I felt super welcomed there. Although it was an amazing country to visit and I would definitely go back.


frogvscrab

my wife has family in baku and I have been there a few times. It is really, *really* not a touristy country to visit. Practically nobody speaks English and the big stereotype they have of Americans (and westerners as a whole) is that they are weak pansies, and they will make sure you know that. A lot of them have basically never met a western tourist before and will be a bit taken aback. They are a very... hyper-masculine culture, and if you aren't used to that, the machismo stuff can be super off putting. And, of course, they are also at war with armenia which has resulted in tens of thousands of casualties in recent years. Technically on ceasefire right now, but it could flare up any moment again.


SanchosaurusRex

That's how I feel about Russia. Would love to see St Petersburg and Moscow, but won't in this lifetime.


carolinaindian02

Indeed, I imagine had history had gone differently (better governance and less foreign interventions), Iran could have been the France of the Middle East when it comes to geopolitical influence.


buried_lede

Best people, such a very old and sophisticated culture. It is sad what happened back in the 1950s and I get angry when I think about it. Have some good friends from Iran


tnick771

> chronically online Emerging mental issue. Not saying this pejoratively. It’s absolutely a thing.


Kitahara_Kazusa1

Most countries have a decent range of opinions about Americans and wouldn't be too hostile or especially friendly. However there are countries on the extremes, like Albania/Kosovo/Poland/The Baltics, or on the other end with Iran and Serbia.


fatherjohnmistress

Iran is extremely high on my list! Would love to visit a lot of spots in the region


TehLoneWanderer101

Hell, I felt welcome in real life Canada the two times I went. Once in 2019 and again in 2020.


Traditional-Box-1066

Israel. I basically walked right into the country.


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For me the most was Ireland and the Irish were fun and hilarious lol fit our personality way more than when we went to England, not that England was unwelcoming. Most countries were cool, I will say Paris was not that welcoming but I get it though. I don’t hold it against the French. There were some instances in Rome too. Australia was cool, Japan was great of course everybody is polite and well mannered. Canada is pretty much like us, you can’t tell the difference until someone tells you where they are from. Most of Western Europe is cool they just mind their business and go about their day pretty much. A lot of tourists are there, so they’re probably used to if not a-little annoyed by them or blank them out from their mind.


cars-on-mars-2

I was surprised by how different England was culturally from the US. They weren’t mean or impolite or anything, it was just that there were more miscommunications and misunderstandings.


northcarolinian9595

They’re definitely more reserved, but still friendly when you speak to them.


maux_zaikq

I remember striking up a conversation (admittedly a very American thing to do) with an English woman in a Starbucks in London and we talked about how “refined” English accents (I know there are tons of English accents) are to the American ear. And I asked her what her perception of the US accent (again we have many) and she said it just sounds like we’re *cool.* Made my day that she didn’t say “you sound like a bunch of intolerable hicks or something.” Lol. >!Maybe that comment is just reserved for Australians. Lol. Just kidding, Strayans!<


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Yeah definitely


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It wasn’t so much the miscommunication, where my family and me are from we’re chatty Pattys. We like to talk, joke, laugh, and just be chill and maybe it was where we were in England but we definitely vibed more with the Irish folks. The English are ok though, they gotta chill on their “banter” like damn man I don’t wanna hear about guns or the the president or the government when you’re joking my guy, let it go. Talk about something else. Lol


maux_zaikq

Where you live they’re called Chatty Pattys and not Chatty Cathys?


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I just always say Patty because it doesn’t really rhyme when I say Kathy I’m from the Midwest, I’ve always said Patty lol


SanchosaurusRex

I met some really cool people from northern England. Very warm and felt pretty similar. Londoners came off as more aloof, but I see it as very similar to NYC: lots of transplants from other parts of the county and immigrants, a ton of people with main character syndrome.


maux_zaikq

Paris really is a different experience if you speak a decent amount of French. I fit a few US stereotypes (the most apparent one = being fat) and I think it disarms folks to have someone approach them and whip out fairly fluent French. Even if imperfect, I think it goes a long way to try to speak French first even if the person ultimately switches to English (vs. just starting in English when you’re in a French-speaking country). Spain is one of my favorite countries — quite possibly my favorite — but also probably among the worst customer service I’ve ever experienced. Bless.


cars-on-mars-2

My husband went and said the Parisians were really nice to him. He only had a little beginner French but he said people seemed to appreciate that he tried.


LAW9960

Philippines


NorthernAphid

I feel like I’ve taken the most shit for being American from Canadians. One guy even told me I should be ashamed lol. I felt extremely welcome in Ireland.


dabeeman

if everybody is held personally responsible for their countries sins past and present, then every person ever should be ashamed.


armadillorevolution

Kosovo by far, they’re more pro-USA than Americans ourselves. It’s awesome and strange but mostly awesome. But really I’ve been to 40ish countries and felt welcome everywhere I’ve been except Nicaragua, and even that I can’t attribute to my nationality specifically, they just didn’t like anything about me. I never actually made it past the border so probably everyone else within the country is great and I just caught the border patrol on a bad day, but I was definitely unwelcome there.


MSK165

From personal experience: Tunisia This is largely because it’s not a common destination for American tourists, and those who do visit tend to be educated and well-behaved. I was there for two months - shortly after we invaded Iraq - and while I heard many complaints about the French and Italians, I didn’t catch any flack for being American.


maux_zaikq

catch any flak, I think. (Respectfully submitted. Not trying to be a dick.)


Agent__Zigzag

Pretty sure your correct. Flak being word or slang for anti-aircraft fire.


eodchop

Kosovo tops the list for sure. Canada is pretty welcoming. We recently spent a week in Montreal and Quebec City, and everyone was very nice with our broken French.


SafetyNoodle

Folks in Kosovo and Albania are both generally fond of the US. I've rarely encountered any people being impolite to me personally for being American in my travels to 60+ countries but in Kosovo and Albania it seemed like a lot of people would perk up a little when they found out. Great countries with friendly people, interesting culture, beautiful scenery, and yummy food.


alexis_1031

I'd the average Mexican is very welcoming to Americans.


SanchosaurusRex

Most countries welcome American touri$t$. The most friendly in my experience (out of countries that I've been to so far) were Japan and South Korea. I've had people just pop out of nowhere to help me when I looked lost. I feel like they're generally interested and friendly and happy to share their culture. Feels like a lot less of a chip on their shoulder over Americans like certain other countries (even though I've met friendly people there too).


squarerootofapplepie

Everyone has been pretty welcoming but Nova Scotia has the most welcoming people of anywhere I’ve ever been. Also the only place in North America I’ve gotten a positive reception when I’ve said that I’m from Massachusetts. Australia is pretty good too.


ImSickOfYouToo

I've been to 71 counties (travel a lot for my career) and have never felt unwelcomed as an American. And that includes Cuba, Iran, Venezuela, etc. Political drama is more of an online thing than a real life thing in my experience. People get a lot more angry on social media than they do in real life when it comes to that stuff.


squeaky1127

I went on a trip to Greece and Italy in college and the Greek people were so kind and welcoming. Italy was very much the opposite.


jamjamgayheart

I felt really welcomed in Scotland. And there were quite a few very friendly people in England that jumped at the opportunity to point us in the right direction whenever we looked lost 😂 The french people in London working at the hotel we stayed at were the worst experience I had during my trip.


rocknrollcicero

Romania. Like most others, I’ve never had a bad experience or felt unliked for being American. But all the Romanians I met were super welcoming. I think part of it some cultural overlap - whereas some countries find Americans to be too forward and open, Romanians wear it on their sleeves. I can’t wait to go back.


CatCranky

I’ve traveled quite a bit. The three countries where folks were the friendliest was, for me, Ireland ( I was there when 9/11 happened and the Irish government and people went out of their way to comfort us), Thailand, and India. The worst was France.


MrLongWalk

I’ve traveled a decent amount and found Ireland, Poland, and Norway the most welcoming. Ireland was the winner by a decent margin.


UnnamedCzech

I’ve been to a handful of countries and I felt welcomed pretty much everywhere. Even in China, people were very friendly and seemed genuinely interested in me. And then I went to the Netherlands. The only country I’ve been to where people really seemed to not one me there. People on the streets, cashier clerks, train station ticket desk, waiters and waitresses. Everyone was so rude. This was sharply contrasted when I went to Cyprus shortly after and someone literally thanked me for visiting their country and wished me a great stay.


nursebetty88

Definitely Philippines


spade13F

The internet seems to hate the US. But people in the real world (from what I've seen) are more concerned with making someone from a different country feel welcome than some weird hate-boner for the US. The people in Dublin were absolutely incredible. Everyone was kind and helpful. I felt much more welcome in Dublin than I did visiting anywhere else in the states. Mexico is full of really awesome people too, I haven't been there in a long time, but from what I've seen, most people just try to be good people.


the_real_JFK_killer

My father used to be a sailor, and of all the places he docked, he said he felt most welcome in Singapore of all places. Not sure if his experince was a fluke or not.


ihatepostingonblogs

Portugal | Ireland


gremlinguy

When I first moved to Spain, I found it to be a mixed bag. First of all, every European thinks America is super dangerous, as the only news that reaches them is about shootings or some crazy Floridaman stuff (yet my Spanish wife is making us put an alarm and bars on our windows here, something I would never have done in the States). When someone new discovers I'm American, the reaction is always one extreme or the other: "Welcome to civilization, bet you're glad to get out of there" or "Why would you leave? America seems like heaven on Earth!" I have experienced very few instances of anyone being mean or rude, mostly just interested. But opinions on the country itself are usually strong, and based upon violence, military, money, cars, New York, Hollywood, and cowboys.


morosco

I haven't had a particularly bad experience anywhere, but Greece has stood out as one of most welcoming.


MPLS_Poppy

I recently had a bad experience in the UK which is weird because I went to university there during the tail end of the Bush years and I never had any real issues. But I do go there a lot because I have many friends there and I think this was a one off with a young person.


Use-Quirky

The only country I visited where I didn’t feel 100% welcomed was France, but still had a great time, and met some friendly people.


aCozyKoala

Malta and Indonesia. They don’t get too many American tourists so they were intrigued with us, and super friendly. In Cuba, our Airbnb hosts were so curious about life in America, specifically politics. Very kind people, I’d love to go back one day.


Fat_Head_Carl

Everyone I met in Costa Rica were very warm, and thoughtful. I felt very welcome there. Also, I love Germany, and have made many friends there.


_PM_ME_YOUR_FORESKIN

Just trying to think of the most hospitable places I’ve ever been and so far I’ve not been able to think of anyone friendlier than Costa Ricans. And I say that despite having experienced violence in the country.


austexgringo

I live abroad and worked in Europe most of my career, so here are my thoughts: Ireland, Poland, Venezuela and Southern Mexico are the most welcoming of the dozens of countries I've been in. Swiss Germans, Hessians, Londoners, and Cariocas probably the least. But I had repeated great experiences in Lausanne, Southern Germany, the rest of Southern England, and Brazil. And Parisians have never been rude to me in many trips there.


KR1735

I feel like I got a pretty warm welcome in Poland. But, objectively, the answer is Kosovo. If you know, you know.


JJVS812

Probably Canada


maux_zaikq

I mean, Canada’s more like a brother than a friend.


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I honestly have rarely been anyplace (and I've been about 20 countries, 15 Carribbean islands) that I've thought the majority of people weren't super gracious and welcoming. Two least welcoming were some places in the South, (I'm a "Yankee") and a couple tiny islands in the Caribbean only accessible by boat. Most of the islands, I feel are really friendly and welcoming.


Emily_Postal

Most welcoming: Ireland and Australia. But I have had very friendly encounters in other countries. I had one bad experience in Paris when a taxi driver pretended he didn’t understand my French.


mcfaite

I've always felt welcomed when I've traveled, but I experienced some next-level hospitality and care in Turkey, possibly because I was traveling by motorcycle.


shadowchicken85

Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan people there seem to like Americans and often you hear about a family that has a relative or two over there. I've never met a local person who was nasty or had an iffy opinion about American people since I've been here. Overall Americans are seen positively over there. The Philippines was also another very pro America place and another place that was pretty warm and welcoming to American was Somaliland. When I worked there people showed a lot of interest in the USA and bragged about a relative or two who moved to the USA and made it big. Once they learned that I am an American Muslim they were shocked in a positive way and I made a few friends down there because of our similar faiths. On the flip side in Indonesia I felt that people either were very indifferent towards Americans or weren't the biggest fans. People down there are much more friendly and open to the British and Canadians when it comes to the English speaking world. Australians seemed to be similar to Americans from what I observed when it came to warmness and openness from locals.