I'm English, and a few years ago I spent a LOT of time in Germany (2 weeks out of every 5 in Leipzig, for almost 3 years) and I always felt enormously welcomed.

I'm English, and a few years ago I spent a LOT of time in Germany (2 weeks out of every 5 in Leipzig, for almost 3 years) and I always felt enormously welcomed. My German was terrible but I tried, however many people also wanted to try speaking English with me so often we had a broken English/German exchange. I loved shopping, it was a great time to learn new words and experience people. Playing table tennis, and sharing beers, with the locals, and going to the lakes and parks, also helped a lot. The cheap beer combined with the deposit scheme, oh lordy.