For me Ireland and Taiwan, how about some others
Mongolia.
Every single people I met were nice and friendly. Even when they don’t speak english, they will try anything to help you, or find someone that speak english.
Thailand and Vietnam have such kind and welcoming people. I am constantly impressed by the gestures I see.
Just today me and my girlfriend were standing on the side of the road in Thailand waiting to cross. There was no crosswalk nearby but cars saw that we wanted to cross and stopped both lanes for us go. We did not signal in any way or step into the street. They just saw people in need of something that they could help with. Nobody behind them honked or became impatient.
There are so many more examples…
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I did a short stay in Sri Lanka as a young adult, it was a formidable experience. I remember a different, more considerate sort of kindness in people compared to my home town/country
Really depends on the skin color of the person visiting and where they are visiting in that country. A non-white visiting most West-European cities will be mostly fine, but if they go out to the country-side, things can be very different.
I watched a documentary of an Indian boy adopted to a Swiss family who then went back to India to visit. He had a terrible time in Switzerland due to racism and nearly as an awful time in India, because he couldn’t speak the language and people thus assumed he was a Pakistani spy.
What kind of shitty spy wouldn’t learn the language of the people he was sent to spy on?! Can’t overhear secrets if you don’t understand.
Maybe India still has many movies playing in Switzerland? It’s suspicious when you ask where somebody is from and they mention the place they see on TV.
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As a Canadian, I spent eight months living in France a couple years ago. Had nothing but great experiences with people. I had one pharmacist be a little snooty with me. But other than that, they were very helpful regardless and very nice.
What I realized is that they place a lot of value in their native language and it’s very important to them to speak it clearly and properly whenever possible so they won’t usually hesitate to correct you.
The vast majority of people were stoked that we were speaking French at all. It’s really changed my perspective on the French language in my own country for the better, to be honest. I just get it now.
I frequently hear this stereotype from people who haven’t been to France. I specifically hear that the French are rude to anyone who doesn’t speak French. My experience was that they can be rude to Americans who assume everyone will speak English. I would do my best to have a conversation in French, and the locals would usually take pity on me and switch to English.
I’m not denying there are unfriendly French people, but I would expect anyone to get tired of tourists who don’t make any effort to speak the local language.
Also, I think mainstream Americans expect people to be bouncy and grinning all the time or else they say you have resting bitch face and a case of the Mondays. In a lot of cultures, grinning at a complete stranger is condescending and makes you look foolish.
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I went to see the Vimy memorial, many years ago, and it was delightful. People were so friendly, and very welcoming. I did not see a ‘rude Frenchman’ stereotype throughout the holiday. Very nice cheeses, though you have to be okay with the strength of the aroma of them lol.
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French Polynesia. Genuinely the kindest and most down to earth people on the planet. My husband and I had the most amazing and hospitable experience there staying in a detached room (treehouse style) with a local family. The locals are so friendly - we were given food, helped with getting a rental car (they even gave us a ride there and spoke with the guy behind the counter), told of all the best places to explore, taken to the farmer’s market, and so much more. We were treated like visiting relatives.
Definitely Scotland. They are antithesis to the English. Super friendly and welcoming. I have been around a lot in Europe never have I been struck by the German nature after I returned from Scotland.
Do pople treat tourists well in Germany?
Only place in the world where I was in a random pub and got called a “fucking cunt” and we are all laughing about it.
I felt bad, I can’t hear all that well and all the cab drivers in Glasgow have wild accents and had to ask them to repeat themselves. Isla if your reading this, you were very sweet with all the recommendations but I couldn’t understand a word you were saying!
Japan. The cavet? Know some Japanese.
Most people in Japan grow up learning some English. But they almost never use it in their day to day after highschool. So it’s a point of issue, maybe even a little embarrassment, for them to “start” a conversation. I’ve found that the better you are at Japanese, the more willing the Japanese are to want to connect with you.
Unless they’re drunk. In my experience, social drinking some how blows away the shyness barrier. Go to a pub, especially in a rural town, and you will be bombarded with questions. You’re a novelty, maybe? Not sure. But booze does makes things easier it seems.
Keep going back for some reason. Not sure why. :)
I live in the US and have been to Canada, Mexico, Ireland and Germany.
Only one of these places have I ever been randomly called a faggot from a moving vehicle while just minding my own business on more than one occasion, and it wasn’t any of the countries I don’t live in.
Honestly surprised it wasn’t Germany, as a German
Germany definitely, France second. Egypt and Canada.
France is actually quite nice the further you move away from Paris. Met some amazing folks in Breton.
People in the very south of France ar super nice from my experience. One thing to know about french people is that they don’t like to speak anything but french, even if they could.
The number of people that speak English in France is rapidly increasing. On the other hand, if you do not speak the language of the country you are visiting, you shouldn’t rate it for friendliness.
Sudan, definitely. (And I’ve visited well over 50 countries.)
south africa, really just a great group of people. hell, even when i got robbed, they were super nice about it.
I feel like it matters what race you are :(
My [white] friend has touted some of the friendliest places, but me being Korean…nope. A large number of places are very cold and passive-aggressive.
That said, not typically violent like America, but still not exactly welcoming.
UK is super nice to white people, Koreans go there and get milk thrown on them.
Philippines super nice to white people, Koreans go there and get yelled at.
Taiwan super nice to white people, Koreans go there and… actually I never went with Koreans. and fwiw there’s so much bad blood between China and Korea that it probably bleeds over into Taiwan
Um, maybe… Japan? Deep irony but that might be the nicest place to Koreans now…
oh, duh, Turkiye
Türkiye is amazing. Met some awesome people in Istanbul.
Turks are using up all their hate on the greeks and armenians. No hate left for anyone else.
Ireland is probably the friendliest I’ve been too. The Irish are great people.
Rome (I know, not a country, but I can’t comment on the rest of Italy) is probably the least friendly place I’ve been to. Romans are assholes. It’s a very cool city, but the people, especially outside of tourist traps suck.
The Japanese are very polite, respectful, and helpful (almost to a fault) but I’m not sure if I’d generally describe them as friendly.
Romans are assholes.
First time I’ve heard this. People in Rome are like people in NYC: busy with their own lives, unwilling to take any BS, but generally helpful if you really need it.
My experience is they’re roughly as polite as Parisians
I’ve only met one person from France in my life. It was at a music festival here in the states. I asked him if he knew where a specific stage was and through that thick French accent he said “go fuck yourself” and then walked away.
Obviously a sample size of one doesn’t represent a whole country but yeah.
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