re: I have travelled the world, and the most inhospitable, unhappy people I've

Russians individually can be great. I was just on the phone with a friend of mine (well, more of a business colleague, but we get along great) in Moscow and we talked about Trump, Putin. No animosity.

I have lived in Moscow (for just under a year) and Eastern Europe for 30 years. I know a lot of them.

The problem is the good Russians are far outnumbered by the crude ones who refuse to stand in line, do not tip, smoke in the lavatory of a plane, get drunk and hostile.

Too many of them. Try to avoid vacationing where they go - never go to Cyprus for example.

But again, there certainly are exceptions. The best man at my wedding was (and is) a Russian. Great guy and one of my best friends. (And he would agree with everything I just wrote).