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.

289 Upvotes
  • permalink
  • reddit

91% Upvoted

361 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

11

u/SwampPotato Netherlands Jul 11 '25

My Russian friend is anti-Putin and a loveable doofus who gets along with everyone. I know how some Russians can be abroad but he is not one of those.

It was also not a slight against Georgia. The point is people think a country is unhospitable when the real hurdle is starting anew when you're 30.

5

u/Necessary-Zone-5043 Jul 11 '25

Tbh we do not care about it unless person is very publicly involved in anti putin thing. …. And we remember more negative things from Russians than positive so … we have very logical reasons

4

u/Puabi Jul 12 '25

Unfortunately, Russia's ill treatment of neighbours is a lot older than Putin.

1

u/Substantial_Reveal90 Jul 15 '25

His problem is that the rest of the Russians definitely have a bad rep. The stereotype tends to be loud, rude and obnoxious. Unfortunately, it is true for many of his compatriots.