I will be establishing a remote office in Dresden in the next two months. I plan to travel as much as possible when I am there. Your observations are helpful. I have never been to France but definitely plan to make several trips out there.Most of my time in Europe has always been in Poland, Czech Republic, and (former east) Germany. I have rarely met anyone who begrudged me as an American. For the most part everyone was cheery and friendly even with the language barrier. The only people I had a problem with are the occutard progressive types that LOVE telling everyone what they SHOULD do while crying about America telling the world what to do... Go figure.
I shall report.
People in the former Communist countries tend to be friendly towards Americans, especially the Poles, because they remember how they stood against the Soviet Union.
2)The vast majority of Germans are nice people and fun to be around, especially when drinking. :-)
3)Be scrupulous with your business dealings-- the bad American attitude of breaking a contract because you've figured in the cost of litigation is really frowned upon in Germany-- you will be sued and you will lose-- big.
4) What we consider "ordinary" criminal activity is almost non existent in Germany. But I hope you a white, with light skin and blue eyes. If you're not, be careful about small towns, public transportation late at night or working class bars (no, I'm not kidding). I'm of French descent and tan easily, so I'm not 'white enough' for some Germans from the former DDR.