I think Western European countries are very welcoming, but Eastern European countries not so much, is not a surprise to those who have been to both regions...
I've been to Czechoslovakia and found the girls very welcoming (specially in Prague, on Wenceslas Square) (mind you , the wife wasn't very happy)
I met an eastern european gentleman, I asked his name he said its whydontya Burgeroff, but it was the way he said it, as though he wanted me to clear off, so i did
Everything is very relative. I love Italy and Italians, but this year their car rental cheated me for 30 EUR. At the same time Albanians (to be honest, I'm not big fan of their country) helped us after car breakdown without any money