Danish reaction to American tourists in light of threats to Greenland

Go. Enjoy your trip. Be polite and courteous, keep your political opinions to yourself, and you'll be fine. People in other countries dont assume every American they meet agrees with their government; unless given a reason to think so by their words or actions.

Agree with Jean. Go now, not later.

Go and have a good time.

Haven't you learned that whatever the President threatens one day, it will be retracted a few days later.

I've traveled all over Europe this past year and have seen no real anti-American sentiment. You see, they know the difference between politicians and tourists.

Don't worry about, fulfil your wish. The vast majority of Americans I've met in Europe recently have been courteous and respectful.

Go and enjoy. You will not have any porblems.

Denmark is by far not alone with that topic - European countries stand more closely together than it seems, esp. the countries mentioned.

At superficial contacts you will not recognize any resentments. Avoid comments or discussions about this topic. Statistics show that the current inappropriate political activities damage reputation and relationships.

The Danes and Greenlanders are naturally very uneasy with the situation. Every time the American president mentions Denmark or Greenland, it dominates the newscycle here. But I don’t think you need to worry. The average person is more than capable of differentiating between the US government and a private citizen. The Danes are not angry with you personally.

If you were in agreement with the president on this issue, I would strongly advise you to keep your opinion to yourself while traveling. But since you do not agree with him on this issue, your personal opinion is aligned with pretty much every person you will encounter here. I will still advise you to not bring it up, but if asked you can just say you are against it, and then suggest a different topic of conversation. Unsure if the question will come up at all, as most Danes don’t strike up conversations with strangers anyway.

Just go, take a deep breath and enjoy your vacation.

IDK how citizens of the US are being viewed, too soon to tell. Everyone acts and reacts as an individual. Social media shows that some hold all citizens responsible whether they are strong supporters or not, while others make a distinction.

Keeping it to the travel theme, the usual attitudes expressed on this site of ”people can separate the tourist/individual citizen from the countries politics” and “ I’ll just say I didn’t vote for him and move the conversation on” is going to be put under some pressure to put it mildly. If the present threats are followed through with you can definitely expect some ‘pushback’ although in what form that takes who knows? How would you respond to a visitor from a country who had threatened to “take over” part of your country?

From a purely practical point of view I would be looking at what my travel insurance covers. Will it cover you if political decisions are made that mean you can’t travel?

I would go as soon as one is able. Traveling to Europe gives you a sense of peace and happiness, and most importantly, sanity. Especially now. Go, enjoy and show our NATO friends we treasure them.

All I can say is that we were in Greenland last summer and the locals liked American visitors, but do not like the administration. Thy did keep the two separate, which was nice. We felt very welcomed. Like anywhere, just don't act like a jerk and you will be fine. There were some funny comments/stories from a few locals about the administration. It was interesting to talk at length with them (private tours, etc) and to hear their feelings on this.

I would really not give this a second thought right now. We head back to Iceland soon, and my husband will be back in Greenland this summer.

I removed a few replies that drifted into broader political speculation. At this point, I’m going to close the thread to keep it centered on travel planning.