r/AskEurope • u/lencc • Feb 02 '25

Travel Which European country has the friendliest/kindest people?

Or name a few if you cannot decide just for one.

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u/Fully_Ironic Belgium Feb 02 '25

I had a very good experience with the people in south Italy (Puglia)

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u/Daft_Apeth_ Feb 02 '25

Belgium is brillaint, the north especially, theres more of the frankish scowl going on in the south east.
cant sell Ypres, Antwerp & Ghent enough though, i'd mention Leuven but the capitol bar closed down during covid apparrently and thats a crime.

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u/divaro98 Belgium Feb 02 '25

As someone from Antwerp, Limburgish and West-Flemish and Walloons are the friendliest.

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u/HarEmiya Feb 03 '25

Speaking as someone from Belgium... thanks, but I think you may have been permanently drunk on the beer during your visit.

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u/Daft_Apeth_ Feb 03 '25

That is not true, there was a 2 day on 1 day off designated driver system, so that's like 75% drunk.

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u/peachycoldslaw Feb 03 '25

Lived in flaunders and had a culture shock about how unfriendly most people were. Interactions were surface level deep. North was definitely better than south but the overall vibe was far too serious.

Illegal to get sick in public and extremely rare to see any buskers on the streets. Apparently permits are impossible to get.

As an Irish person, I felt it was a real downer public atmosphere. I will say it felt very safe, no locks on bikes or outdoor furniture.

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u/Daft_Apeth_ Feb 02 '25

Oh and if you arent getting the friendly vibe, just learn a few phrases in nederlandic and people will flick a switch and be eye battingly lovely (yes that is referring to grumpy waitress's)