I'm originally from the UK, and now live in a post-Soviet country and I'd say people here are much more accepting of people who are "different". I guess this is

I'm originally from the UK, and now live in a post-Soviet country and I'd say people here are much more accepting of people who are "different". I guess this is partly due to the history of Russia and the USSR, as there was a lot of migration between countries in the past hundred years or so. A lot of my friends who are "native" have grandparents or such from another country. The only case where being "different" may have issues is if you are not straight... but in larger cities now it is usually accepted as long as you don't flaunt it. Two men sharing a hotel room would not raise eyebrows on its own, as people like to travel with friends and like to spend as little money as possible, but if you are affectionate in a bar it's a different story.