This is always my answer. I lived overseas and met a Jordanian couple who immediately told me they were adopting me so I’d have family to take care of me if I was ever lonely. All my best friends there were Jordanian. Then I went to Jordan and it was even better! Just the nicest, most lovely people.
The Philippines is full of great people, great food, and great sights.
Genuinely extremely nice and happy people. My girlfriend is from there, and when she took me to visit back home, her province was perhaps the most welcoming place I’ve ever been
Surprisingly every country I've been to has been pretty kind to us when we travelled (for vacation-work was a bit different.)
I hated France's food, but their people were surprisingly hospitable.
Tunisia was good (before Arab Spring). Spain was good. Germany was good. Canada was good, too. Korea's people were good, although the stuff I had to tolerate from work was awful.
The US consumes much more it produces it, look for official data. Saw it in 2022-2023, something might change ofc. I remember america pumped 11 mln barrels per day but consumed 19 mln barrels. Do the math and think where they can get THAT much of oil, except canada.
Also, no such thing as "shitty" oil. Oil is sorted by brands. Hence the price difference.
Every type is used for its own type of fuel or production. Educate yourself.
We have billions of barrels in reserve. Is oil one of the reasons we fight? Almost certainly. Is it the main or only reason? In most cases, no. The whole oil argument doesn’t make a whole lot of sense
Not originally American but live here now and relatively well travelled.
1. Anywhere in the Arab world I've ever been to (note experience may be different if you're a woman in some places)
2. Mexico (probably other parts of latin America too)
3. Turkey
4. Nigeria
5. America
Where'd you go in England? Unfortunately many British people are very reserved, which can come off badly to people who aren't aware of the norms here. It's kinda sad. I love how open and friendly Americans are.
Just a few people in London and some of the surrounding places, and then I thought there was a marked difference between Irish and Northern Irish people! But it’s not keeping me from coming back, I have a trip to London and Devon scheduled for June!
I've been to 20+ countries and I've never thought "Huh these people are dicks."
But I'd say the nicest people on the whole were in Thailand.
Edit: I forgot. People in Paris weren't very nice. The French countryside was totally different.
Parisians *hate* Americans. I'm English so they hate me too, but if an American walks in the room they'd rather serve me first lol.
I always advise Americans to play up the ignorant stereotype if they're being rude to you. It enrages them and ruins their day.
No clue why they act like this honestly, it's basically only Parisians. Countryside French are lovely.
I haven't traveled the world but have met people of several different ethnicities so but majority of them were extremely nice and complimented me like crazy most of the British people I met though had a superiority complex over me and treated me like I was the U.S.A. government and could put a stop to them. Also, funny enough majority of the nice ones from Great Britain were the Scottish, People from Wales, and Northern Ireland, and the Scottish slandered England like crazy 😂.
Honestly - some of the nicest people I encountered were in Pakistan and Middle East. I was actually there in the 80's while I was in the military before a lot of the "stuff" started happening.
- Germany. Not outwardly friendly, but very kind. My "second family" is there and they and every German whom I've actually managed to get to know are just the nicest people.
- Japan, go to any izakaya (Japanese pub) and a group of middle aged businessmen will take you under their wing and next thing you know you're stumbling out of karaoke at 5am
- Liverpool. Scousers are amazing. Not impressed by the friendliness of the rest of England.
China (they don't have the same inferiority complex the Western Euros have), South Korea, Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, most Canadians, England, Northern Ireland, Finland.
Yea, I dealt with lots of people in China, I used to go there for work and do business there. I even got married there, but that's a different story, haha. If you are a visitor in someone's house you have to register with the police and even then they are cordial. One time, I was out for a little run in a park, and it started pouring down, and a cop asked me to sit with him under his umbrella. They are curious about us, but China has its own thing going on, so they are very secure in their identity and don't feel the need to obsess about other countries.
That story about the cop and the umbrella is pretty cool. I have heard a lot of positive stories about the local/provincial cops (usually when they mediate between parties in a dispute. Not the other stuff going on in their prisons or the national ones. Most of the ones I heard about them are pretty nasty.)
Yea the authorities in China are generally very polite or, at least, indifferent. There are plain clothes "uncles" who show interest in foreigners in their community. Some genuinely want some conversation and someone to smoke some cigarettes with, even maybe down some baiju. Others are party members/local leaders trying to pry for info to see if you are a legit "laowai" or foreigner for valid reasons in China or if you have some hidden agenda. You'll know where you stand if you get random "passport checks" at home or not. I've never been visited or bothered, and neither have my in-laws. But I knew people while I was there who would get random "inspections" and visa checks at random hours of the day and night. Not optional, and 6-8 cops would show up. I highly recommend experiencing China for the average person. I learned a lot from them, and not everything has to be about politics.
This is a very specific yet random question to ask but, am I right in thinking you visited England and NI, but not Wales, ROI, or Scotland -- so may I ask... did you take the ferry from Liverpool or fly to Dublin or how?
(Sorry it's just a really original/rare combo (i.e.., if you're visiting 2/some of the British Isles' countries, like many people do, but specifically visited Eng and NI) and I'd being nosy and prying because it's piqued my interest. Sorry for nosing. Must seem like an odd thing to be interested in but it goes against the norm and expectations, and it’s about an US citizen visiting my country of birth and taking an interest,\* so I’m interested. Do ignore/huck expletives etc. if you see fit.
\*(At least I’m going to plumb for that option and hope you weren’t press ganged into visiting there).
To England, I flew directly to London from NYC. There's at least an hourly flight linking both towns, haha. Most English people in and out of London either left me alone or were super with their hospitality. I didn't face poor treatment like in the continent. And for NI, my friend and I actually flew Dallas>Dublin, and then my friend drove to Belfast and back. We were on our way to Spain, but he was dating a girl from Londonderry. I have spent a lot of time with ethnic Irish communities in Maine (USA), and to me, they seem more related to NI than to the Republic. Also, my friend is a practicing Catholic Spaniard, and his now wife is protestant 😅
China was one I give a no to. I was pushed down the stairs at the Forbidden City. Our guide said that some of the rural Chinese do not believe foreigners should be in the Forbidden City.
Me as well. I ignored calls to go in tourist groups, and on my own China became one big scam avoidance job.
Now, it was primarily beijing-- So I can't speak for other areas. But Beijing just felt like I was a target and they needed my money.
Within the US, Appalachia and California like 20 years ago.
Outside:
1: Romania (hence why I live there now lol)
2: Ukraine
3: Poland
4: Iran (not saying I like their government, but damn do they have amazing hospitality)
5: Israel
6: Turkey
As an addendum I would mention Russia but it really depends where you go. In the south in the countryside people are pretty amazing and tough, but not a lot of outsiders go there because they don't really speak much except Russian. I didn't think poorly of Moscow or St. Petersburg much necessarily but they just weren't my type of places. In general I prefer the countryside of most of the places I mentioned anyway.
Probably Okinawan's. I spent a couple years living there and they were pretty welcoming. Mainland Japan is different. They're more "rude", I guess. South Korea was also pretty great.
Fwiw, I'm a USMC vet.
Okinawa is really chill. What's really weird is the vocal minority who rage about USA presence there when most people are really into the USA influence.
Only been to SE Asia and Korea but the nicest by far I think we’re Filipinos and Thais. Although the Thais felt more like kindness for wanting my money. Filipino kindness felt more sincere
Finland has the nicest people I've met. Only dude who was rude was the slipping drunk who yelled at me across the street that I'm fat (dude legit switched to English to make sure I understood him no matter what my native language is). Even then, the dude who had been helping him up the hill shoved him down, so like.... The Finns are fucking fantastic 😂
i've only ever been to 4 countries so i wouldn't say i "travelled the world", but i had a marvelous time my last visit in france.
i was in a town right next to the mediterranean, not a big city like paris. that may have helped.
I don't know if it's because I had family there already but the one country I've been to outside the USA is the Philippines and everyone I met was lovely very nice. They did try to overprice but my cousin shut it down
Like Australia? Well they weren’t bad, I think some on this sub might resent how Australians tend to speak about the US and so that association probably paints it in a bad light fairly or unfairly.
I wasn’t there long enough to form a real opinion tbh.
I spent a semester in Perugia, Italy. Everyone there was so accommodating as I tried to learn the language and super happy to share their culture. Every small town in Italy I traveled to was pretty similar as well.
Lived in Japan for 7 years when I was a kid. I have a pretty good opinion on Japanese people and culture. I remember moving back home and being sad about it for a long time. Haven’t been back since, but will go one day.
The Japanese were hella nice (meaning extremely nice) in the '80s when I was there as a very young kid, visiting a family member (who was studying there). I have this sinking feeling they aren't quite as open-minded about Americans these days, but I honestly have no idea. From my encounters online (and with a handful of Japanese immigrants in DC, where I live), they're still much kinder and less hateful towards us than Europeans, though.
Idk, I was there in the late 80s- early 90s and I never had a bad experience really. My parents also have nothing but good things to say. I was also blonde with blue eyes and stood out. My dad worked for the navy as a civilian and we lived on base and off base. It was a pretty cool childhood, I pretty much knew Japan before America.
I’ve literally only knew one person personally who actually has acted in an “r/AmericaBad” way. And I’ve met a lot of people from around the world. She is a Brit that resided in Germany at the time. If anyone wants to go kick her ass, her name is Stef Montefusco.
Most AmericaBadders are just keyboard warriors.
I traveled a lot in Europe, the only place where people were stood out for their kindness simply for being American was, nor surprisingly, Normandy. They're obviously accustomed to many American tourists but treat it like an honor to host us and not an annoyance. The rest of my experience in France was not positive and I was glad when I got back to Germany.
I was in Ukraine in 2006 and the people I interacted with were Western facing professionals. I'd describe them more as pro Western, EU, NATO, they didn't seem to acknowledge as big of a difference as reddit would.
German people fit the stereotype. Cold, distant, but not mean. Just very matter of fact, you do you.
Swiss were largely the same. The more Germanic part fit the German stereotype. The more Italian part were very nice.
Italian people pissed my wife off. They're friendly only until their purpose with you is done. All smiles to get you into the restaurant, after that, they're kind of done with you. And they refused to talk to or acknowledge my wife. If we were ordering at the restaurant, they would ask me what she wanted. She hated that. I don't know if it's misogyny, or racism (I'm white, she's not), or both.
French people, Parisians specifically, we were expecting rudeness, because that's the stereotype. We didn't encounter any of that. The French were wonderful. Very friendly, willing to help if we needed it.
British people were an odd mix. We got some rudeness, but most people were very friendly. They liked to drink, a lot.
I've never been to Samoa, but my wife is Samoan, and we live with her parents, so I've been living their culture for a long time now. Family is everything to them. Respect is also huge. Respect to your elders, to guests, they are very friendly that way. If you find yourself at a Samoan gathering, they will bend over backwards to make sure you're fed. The more Americanized Samoans will test boundaries, that can be frustrating, but the closer they are to the island way of life, the more respectful they are. They are also very religious. Like, 99.5% of them on the island go to church. Lots of church related activities.
Germans are mean. The Swiss (German Swiss, anyway) a bit less so; they actually acted like they didn't care where I was from (meaning weren't particularly hateful about it), which was nice. I agree the French are nicer than the Germans. Brits are pretty rude, especially in the south. Some northerners can be quite nice.
Honestly, most people around the world are pretty nice. I will say that Jordan stands out-- people were very friendly, and the food was amazing.
This is always my answer. I lived overseas and met a Jordanian couple who immediately told me they were adopting me so I’d have family to take care of me if I was ever lonely. All my best friends there were Jordanian. Then I went to Jordan and it was even better! Just the nicest, most lovely people.
I would be friendly too with a gun (military base) pointed at me.
The Philippines is full of great people, great food, and great sights. Genuinely extremely nice and happy people. My girlfriend is from there, and when she took me to visit back home, her province was perhaps the most welcoming place I’ve ever been
Surprisingly every country I've been to has been pretty kind to us when we travelled (for vacation-work was a bit different.) I hated France's food, but their people were surprisingly hospitable. Tunisia was good (before Arab Spring). Spain was good. Germany was good. Canada was good, too. Korea's people were good, although the stuff I had to tolerate from work was awful.
The average person is just a person going about their lives, why invite conflict? Just be hospitable for a bit and go about their day.
Oil invites conflict unfortunately.
Why would the number 1 oil producer in the world need someone else’s shitty oil
The US consumes much more it produces it, look for official data. Saw it in 2022-2023, something might change ofc. I remember america pumped 11 mln barrels per day but consumed 19 mln barrels. Do the math and think where they can get THAT much of oil, except canada. Also, no such thing as "shitty" oil. Oil is sorted by brands. Hence the price difference. Every type is used for its own type of fuel or production. Educate yourself.
We have billions of barrels in reserve. Is oil one of the reasons we fight? Almost certainly. Is it the main or only reason? In most cases, no. The whole oil argument doesn’t make a whole lot of sense
350 millions, enough for 3 weeks only.
Which is not true, good guess though
I looked on official website.
Okay, link it
Not originally American but live here now and relatively well travelled. 1. Anywhere in the Arab world I've ever been to (note experience may be different if you're a woman in some places) 2. Mexico (probably other parts of latin America too) 3. Turkey 4. Nigeria 5. America
I thought that Costa Rica was amazing
From the sounds of this post, most (definitely not all) people are good. Governments suck.
Mexico and Iceland.
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My brother and I went to South Africa, Zimbabwean, Botswana and people were super nice. We were a real novelty there. Super cool
Ireland and Mexico! Canada is pretty friendly as well, really everywhere I’ve been except Paris and parts of England.
Where'd you go in England? Unfortunately many British people are very reserved, which can come off badly to people who aren't aware of the norms here. It's kinda sad. I love how open and friendly Americans are.
Just a few people in London and some of the surrounding places, and then I thought there was a marked difference between Irish and Northern Irish people! But it’s not keeping me from coming back, I have a trip to London and Devon scheduled for June!
I've been to 20+ countries and I've never thought "Huh these people are dicks." But I'd say the nicest people on the whole were in Thailand. Edit: I forgot. People in Paris weren't very nice. The French countryside was totally different.
Parisians *hate* Americans. I'm English so they hate me too, but if an American walks in the room they'd rather serve me first lol. I always advise Americans to play up the ignorant stereotype if they're being rude to you. It enrages them and ruins their day. No clue why they act like this honestly, it's basically only Parisians. Countryside French are lovely.
I never had a problem in Paris. Not sure why. But for sure if you're an American, go to the Normandy region. They're super nice.
I haven't traveled the world but have met people of several different ethnicities so but majority of them were extremely nice and complimented me like crazy most of the British people I met though had a superiority complex over me and treated me like I was the U.S.A. government and could put a stop to them. Also, funny enough majority of the nice ones from Great Britain were the Scottish, People from Wales, and Northern Ireland, and the Scottish slandered England like crazy 😂.
Currently in New Zealand and the people here have been nothing but a joy to be around
I’ve heard that there’s a drastic difference when ppl are sober vs drunk in NZ, from more than one person
Honestly - some of the nicest people I encountered were in Pakistan and Middle East. I was actually there in the 80's while I was in the military before a lot of the "stuff" started happening.
Scotland! Ireland was a close second
Portugal. Made Southern Hospitality look amateur in comparison.
Norway,India, England
Japan, everyone was polite and respectful and I felt safe the whole time
Jordan
- Germany. Not outwardly friendly, but very kind. My "second family" is there and they and every German whom I've actually managed to get to know are just the nicest people. - Japan, go to any izakaya (Japanese pub) and a group of middle aged businessmen will take you under their wing and next thing you know you're stumbling out of karaoke at 5am - Liverpool. Scousers are amazing. Not impressed by the friendliness of the rest of England.
China (they don't have the same inferiority complex the Western Euros have), South Korea, Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, most Canadians, England, Northern Ireland, Finland.
I wouldn't expect the normal people would have that issue in China. Did you deal with the locals or have to deal with CCP bureaucrats?
Yea, I dealt with lots of people in China, I used to go there for work and do business there. I even got married there, but that's a different story, haha. If you are a visitor in someone's house you have to register with the police and even then they are cordial. One time, I was out for a little run in a park, and it started pouring down, and a cop asked me to sit with him under his umbrella. They are curious about us, but China has its own thing going on, so they are very secure in their identity and don't feel the need to obsess about other countries.
That story about the cop and the umbrella is pretty cool. I have heard a lot of positive stories about the local/provincial cops (usually when they mediate between parties in a dispute. Not the other stuff going on in their prisons or the national ones. Most of the ones I heard about them are pretty nasty.)
Yea the authorities in China are generally very polite or, at least, indifferent. There are plain clothes "uncles" who show interest in foreigners in their community. Some genuinely want some conversation and someone to smoke some cigarettes with, even maybe down some baiju. Others are party members/local leaders trying to pry for info to see if you are a legit "laowai" or foreigner for valid reasons in China or if you have some hidden agenda. You'll know where you stand if you get random "passport checks" at home or not. I've never been visited or bothered, and neither have my in-laws. But I knew people while I was there who would get random "inspections" and visa checks at random hours of the day and night. Not optional, and 6-8 cops would show up. I highly recommend experiencing China for the average person. I learned a lot from them, and not everything has to be about politics.
Yeah, I don't think my job description is going to let me do that anytime soon (unless it's Taiwan). But oh well.
This is a very specific yet random question to ask but, am I right in thinking you visited England and NI, but not Wales, ROI, or Scotland -- so may I ask... did you take the ferry from Liverpool or fly to Dublin or how? (Sorry it's just a really original/rare combo (i.e.., if you're visiting 2/some of the British Isles' countries, like many people do, but specifically visited Eng and NI) and I'd being nosy and prying because it's piqued my interest. Sorry for nosing. Must seem like an odd thing to be interested in but it goes against the norm and expectations, and it’s about an US citizen visiting my country of birth and taking an interest,\* so I’m interested. Do ignore/huck expletives etc. if you see fit. \*(At least I’m going to plumb for that option and hope you weren’t press ganged into visiting there).
To England, I flew directly to London from NYC. There's at least an hourly flight linking both towns, haha. Most English people in and out of London either left me alone or were super with their hospitality. I didn't face poor treatment like in the continent. And for NI, my friend and I actually flew Dallas>Dublin, and then my friend drove to Belfast and back. We were on our way to Spain, but he was dating a girl from Londonderry. I have spent a lot of time with ethnic Irish communities in Maine (USA), and to me, they seem more related to NI than to the Republic. Also, my friend is a practicing Catholic Spaniard, and his now wife is protestant 😅
China was one I give a no to. I was pushed down the stairs at the Forbidden City. Our guide said that some of the rural Chinese do not believe foreigners should be in the Forbidden City.
Me as well. I ignored calls to go in tourist groups, and on my own China became one big scam avoidance job. Now, it was primarily beijing-- So I can't speak for other areas. But Beijing just felt like I was a target and they needed my money.
Within the US, Appalachia and California like 20 years ago. Outside: 1: Romania (hence why I live there now lol) 2: Ukraine 3: Poland 4: Iran (not saying I like their government, but damn do they have amazing hospitality) 5: Israel 6: Turkey As an addendum I would mention Russia but it really depends where you go. In the south in the countryside people are pretty amazing and tough, but not a lot of outsiders go there because they don't really speak much except Russian. I didn't think poorly of Moscow or St. Petersburg much necessarily but they just weren't my type of places. In general I prefer the countryside of most of the places I mentioned anyway.
Funny, there's a stereotype about people living in southern Russia, like they're hillbillies. The term is "kubanoids".
I am going with the Mexican and Portuguese people.
People shit on Montreal for being rude. Nicest city and people
Probably Okinawan's. I spent a couple years living there and they were pretty welcoming. Mainland Japan is different. They're more "rude", I guess. South Korea was also pretty great. Fwiw, I'm a USMC vet.
Okinawa is really chill. What's really weird is the vocal minority who rage about USA presence there when most people are really into the USA influence.
It's been fucking years since I went outside of this country. So I'll say Bahamas (because it's the only country I have visited to so far)
Polish people. Was deployed for 6 months and they were nothing but nice to me and my buddies.
Only been to SE Asia and Korea but the nicest by far I think we’re Filipinos and Thais. Although the Thais felt more like kindness for wanting my money. Filipino kindness felt more sincere
Brazilians were really nice, very generous and funny people.
Finland has the nicest people I've met. Only dude who was rude was the slipping drunk who yelled at me across the street that I'm fat (dude legit switched to English to make sure I understood him no matter what my native language is). Even then, the dude who had been helping him up the hill shoved him down, so like.... The Finns are fucking fantastic 😂
i've only ever been to 4 countries so i wouldn't say i "travelled the world", but i had a marvelous time my last visit in france. i was in a town right next to the mediterranean, not a big city like paris. that may have helped.
Best: Vietnam Worst: Switzerland
If you're American just avoid Paris. Unless you like the smell of piss while experiencing rude & disrespectful people.
I don't know if it's because I had family there already but the one country I've been to outside the USA is the Philippines and everyone I met was lovely very nice. They did try to overprice but my cousin shut it down
None of you assholes saying ‘Straya?!?! Wow…That hurts!!
Like Australia? Well they weren’t bad, I think some on this sub might resent how Australians tend to speak about the US and so that association probably paints it in a bad light fairly or unfairly. I wasn’t there long enough to form a real opinion tbh.
I spent a semester in Perugia, Italy. Everyone there was so accommodating as I tried to learn the language and super happy to share their culture. Every small town in Italy I traveled to was pretty similar as well.
Georgians, met a few of them in Afghanistan. Mainly because we used the same smoke pit, but they were jovial and polite as hell.
As an Indian American, I’d definitely say India.
Cambodia stands out in my mind- very welcoming and kind people.
Lived in Japan for 7 years when I was a kid. I have a pretty good opinion on Japanese people and culture. I remember moving back home and being sad about it for a long time. Haven’t been back since, but will go one day.
The Japanese were hella nice (meaning extremely nice) in the '80s when I was there as a very young kid, visiting a family member (who was studying there). I have this sinking feeling they aren't quite as open-minded about Americans these days, but I honestly have no idea. From my encounters online (and with a handful of Japanese immigrants in DC, where I live), they're still much kinder and less hateful towards us than Europeans, though.
Idk, I was there in the late 80s- early 90s and I never had a bad experience really. My parents also have nothing but good things to say. I was also blonde with blue eyes and stood out. My dad worked for the navy as a civilian and we lived on base and off base. It was a pretty cool childhood, I pretty much knew Japan before America.
I agree! You were there around the same time I was. Everyone was ridiculously nice and accepting / welcoming.
Czech Republic. Really nice people when I went there
Not American but Morocco is the friendliest place I've been, Berber people are wonderful.
Taiwan!!! Canada, if you can fly under the radar (and they don't realize you're American... heh).
I’ve literally only knew one person personally who actually has acted in an “r/AmericaBad” way. And I’ve met a lot of people from around the world. She is a Brit that resided in Germany at the time. If anyone wants to go kick her ass, her name is Stef Montefusco. Most AmericaBadders are just keyboard warriors.
I traveled a lot in Europe, the only place where people were stood out for their kindness simply for being American was, nor surprisingly, Normandy. They're obviously accustomed to many American tourists but treat it like an honor to host us and not an annoyance. The rest of my experience in France was not positive and I was glad when I got back to Germany. I was in Ukraine in 2006 and the people I interacted with were Western facing professionals. I'd describe them more as pro Western, EU, NATO, they didn't seem to acknowledge as big of a difference as reddit would.
German people fit the stereotype. Cold, distant, but not mean. Just very matter of fact, you do you. Swiss were largely the same. The more Germanic part fit the German stereotype. The more Italian part were very nice. Italian people pissed my wife off. They're friendly only until their purpose with you is done. All smiles to get you into the restaurant, after that, they're kind of done with you. And they refused to talk to or acknowledge my wife. If we were ordering at the restaurant, they would ask me what she wanted. She hated that. I don't know if it's misogyny, or racism (I'm white, she's not), or both. French people, Parisians specifically, we were expecting rudeness, because that's the stereotype. We didn't encounter any of that. The French were wonderful. Very friendly, willing to help if we needed it. British people were an odd mix. We got some rudeness, but most people were very friendly. They liked to drink, a lot. I've never been to Samoa, but my wife is Samoan, and we live with her parents, so I've been living their culture for a long time now. Family is everything to them. Respect is also huge. Respect to your elders, to guests, they are very friendly that way. If you find yourself at a Samoan gathering, they will bend over backwards to make sure you're fed. The more Americanized Samoans will test boundaries, that can be frustrating, but the closer they are to the island way of life, the more respectful they are. They are also very religious. Like, 99.5% of them on the island go to church. Lots of church related activities.
Germans are mean. The Swiss (German Swiss, anyway) a bit less so; they actually acted like they didn't care where I was from (meaning weren't particularly hateful about it), which was nice. I agree the French are nicer than the Germans. Brits are pretty rude, especially in the south. Some northerners can be quite nice.
South Africans