Actually, it's not bad. I've traveled Europe under Bush, Obama, and this year. With Bush it was awful. I traveled with a Canadian flag patch on my bag and know how to say "No! No, Canadian" in 6 languages. After 2008 it was amazing. Everyone loved you and the flag patch was a funny ice breaker. Now, they just seen to feel sympathy for you. There's none of the blaming individual Americans for the president at all. I was prepared for it, but it just wasn't there this time.
All but St. Petersburg make sense to me. You mentioned warmer climates. St. Petersburg has long winters, Russian issues - English proficiency is very low, corruption, suspicion towards foreigners etc. You might as well go for Estonia or Latvia then, higher living standards and EU standards for the most part.
A relation of mine bought a small but lovely property in Sicily some years ago. It just needed a bit of improvement and some basic repairs but for the price - a bargain until............ It was impossible to locate a plumber, electrician etc. Ask a local and they would rush off without replying ! Yikes It was fortunate that she had a pretty blonde daughter who got chatting to a guy looking at the view. She got an invite to the big house for a meal. In reply to the question How are you settling in ? She mentioned the repairs problem, Next morning at 6am there were 3 men with tools ready to go ! Imagine her surprise. Some sort of Mafia boss.
I didn't get that either. There is simply no positive side there. Vacationing there is one thing, living not so much.
Your point is...elusive. You think that because people emigrate from Mexico to that U.S. policy is popular in Mexico? That's a pretty silly view of the world you'd expect from someone with little exposure to it.
Of course they loved you after '08. Obama was the apologist to the world and giving away the store. No different than smart money loving a dumb trader to take the other side.
Well clearly longer than you, since you you'd last about 2 minutes calling any Mexican a "Latin". Have any comments on 'dem orientals living in China while you're at it? ¡Eres un capullo!