New Zealand IS gorgeous, so is Iceland (and they were violent Vikings at one time, along w/ancestors of Swedes). I've been all over Scotland & it's wild, the people are Great. My husband's best friend is a German whose father was drafted by Nazis. He was liberated from training camp by Americans. TG! Despite the harshness of WWI & II, we have never felt anything but Love from Germans/Bavarians & Austrians in our travels.
And sorry I didn't bash you, Thomas. Ha! Wish we could all Party together. Big open space, under the country sky with stars galore, good food from all our countries/regions, talk face to face. Dance to good Grooves. We'd all get along well, especially after one of my Mom's pina coladas! Jah Will Guide Us!