Since we just had the friendliest, let’s look at the opposite. Not exactly the one with the rudest locals but the unfriendliest, be it scams, pickpockets, aggressive touts, unfriendly environment, or bad service.
I’m a woman in my mid-30’s. I’ve visited Egypt once, for two weeks.
I’m pretty sure half the gropings of my entire life were during those two weeks.
USA. Oh, wait. I’m not a visitor but a resident.
For now. Deportation is right away the corner brœther. They’re gonna send me back to Honduras (thats a joke, I am not in actual fear of being deported)
USA 100% Ive been all over Europe, and to central America and the USA (I’m Canadian). The USA is by far the unfriendliest.
They’ve got a LOT of guns.
What states did you visit?
Washington, Oregon, Nevada and Idaho.
Really curious to hear details
I feel like there are two types of people you meet in the US: people who are very polite but hold hate in their hearts, and people who are very rude but are very kind when you get to know them.
Ever been to the States?
Chile. Maybe it’s because I’m American but nobody there was interested in talking to me, sharing their culture or learning anything about me. I tried multiple times but all my interactions with Chileans were purely transactional and most of them seemed annoyed to have to deal with me. I’ve been to ~25 countries and wouldn’t bother returning to Chile.
I’m European and never left the continent. I found Copenhagen (Denmark) to be one of the least inviting places I’ve ever been. That’s not to say Denmark is like this or even that I didn’t have a good time in Copenhagen. It’s just that pretty much everywhere, people seem to be in a hurry.
But my baseline in Europe is that everything is just amazing. People are nice, accomodating, helpful. Especially in the slightly smaller cities. I especially enjoyed Krákow and Gent.
Don’t want to discredit your experience but…
Me and my wife visited Copenhagen for a short city break back before we were married (and before we had much money). People were very welcoming. For example, we visited a small wine bar and could only afford the very cheapest option, the owner did not care at all and happily hosted us for the duration. Same at the coffee spot across from the hotel - guy there helped us get our bearings.
Now, that’s not particularly noteworthy compared to other places in Europe that we’ve visited, but we definitely never felt unwelcome. The only issue I had with Copenhagen is a me-issue, I’m not a seafood person at all, and that’s a huge part of their cuisine. I’m fact, that’s a recurring issue for me. Love food, but not seafood! But then love places that love seafood! Argh!
Rome, dirty place, except for the tourist sites obviously. Lot’s people getting pissed when you ask something in English. Drinking water taps in the streets constantly running straight to the drain. Thank f**k our Airbnb host was a great guy and helped us a lot.
I only have experience with European countries, and from those I pick Austria. Very self-centered people; even service staff is very unfriendly (in the rare occasions where the staff is actually Austrian). Pet peeve of mine: I’ve never seen people skipping the queue as often as in Austria.
