General Discussion

Sorry, but your friends and acquaintances are all wet. The Germans can get stodgy and a bit full of their rules and bureaucracy, but they are not idiots. They know perfectly well how strong the opposition to Trump is inside the USA, because their news media is full of it day in and day out. Plus, Americans that visit tend to be a majority of educated, reasonable people who are only too eager to tell anyone who will listen that American doesn not mean Trump-supporting any more than Russian means Putin-supporting.

It obviously means a lot to the locals that I can speak their language, but not ONCE have I experienced a hostile reaction from merely telling peoplpe where I was born. You are a hundred times more likely to be asked if you would take a few minutes to practice their English than you are to be trashed for your nationality. I travel almost every day for work, and this goes not just for Germany, but for the rest of Europe as well. I speak the languages of most surrounding countries as well, and this goes for all of them, too. France, Belgium, NL, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Denmark, it doesn't really matter much. Reasonable, friendly behavior is almost always reciprocated.

Come on over. Have no fear. On the contrary, help the rest of us show the Europeans how UNLIKE Trump we really are!