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I think these comments here are politically charged. There are a lot of walk of life in the US not limited to politics or who/what someone voted for.

I am sure if Americans are not welcome in Europe it isn't because they are an American, but that individual isn't very nice or polite around others. I haven't been to Europe in a long time, because Asia is so much more awesome.

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There are plenty of Russians who aren't politically engaged. I think you can see why they may still not be as welcome in Europe as, say, someone from Peru.

Demeanor is everything. Not politics.

I can tell you that it's now the norm in many European institutions that are even remotely sensitive or deep technology related to spend much more effort on background checks for Chinese and Russian nationals than for those of other countries. That's not very welcome. Look past pure tourism.

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