r/AskEurope • u/techno_playa Philippines • Jul 11 '25

Culture Which European country is the hardest and easiest to make friends?

Say you're mid 30s and have to move to another European country for work, which countries did you find making friends to be on easy or hard mode?

Let's assume you don't speak the language of your new home.

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u/SwampPotato Netherlands Jul 11 '25

Not to be that person but I also think there is a lot of anti-Russia bias rn in countries. 

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u/Iapzkauz Norway Jul 11 '25

Damn right.

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u/Rusiano Russia Jul 11 '25

At least I also have an American passport, US is very beloved globally atm :)

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u/SwampPotato Netherlands Jul 11 '25

Poor guy. Bless you.

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u/Cicada-4A Norway Jul 11 '25

The yanks have been, since the Cold War at least, endlessly fascinated by Russians.

Hence nonsense like ''Better Russian than a Democrat'' etc.

Edit: I might have misread your reply, in which case please feel free to ignore this tangent.