In real life, in Europe dvd players and tv’s generaly can handle it, in the US the systems cannot.
It is not the reigon code, it is the scan rate and format for the audio track. For instance, my laptop can handle the scan rates fine, but Pal plays without the audio track as it is in a different place in pal from ntsc.
Reigon codes are easily bypassed, but scanrates are another beast altogether.
For the purposes of this thread, I am sure the Dvd’s could be watched in Europe, but the reigon code would have to be hacked, an easy thing commonly done over here.
The gift was crass however, not class and degrades American influence overseas rather strongly. Obama just is not Presidential material.