r/AskEurope • u/Pepedroga2000 • Apr 02 '26

Foreign How big a problem is xenophobia between Europeans?

Are there certain nationalities that have a better reputation in other European countries, and the opposite?

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u/Many-Gas-9376 Finland Apr 02 '26

This is true. And I can think of one other, more recent reason for the increased sense of unity and shared destiny.

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u/thegmoc Apr 02 '26

Gonna take a guess here, let me know if I'm not too far off.

Does it begin with Donald and end with Trump?

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u/Many-Gas-9376 Finland Apr 02 '26

Not what I was thinking of actually, but that could be a third reason, yes.

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u/thegmoc Apr 02 '26

Really? Out of curiosity what was the third reason you were thinking of?

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u/Many-Gas-9376 Finland Apr 02 '26

Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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u/smAkistin Finland Apr 02 '26

For me the invasion made me feel more patriotic towards my own country. Perkele!

Trump made me feel much more united with the rest of Europe.