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I'm European and never left the continent. I found Copenhagen (Denmark) to be one of the least inviting places I've ever been. That's not to say Denmark is like this or even that I didn't have a good time in Copenhagen. It's just that pretty much everywhere, people seem to be in a hurry.
But my baseline in Europe is that everything is just amazing. People are nice, accomodating, helpful. Especially in the slightly smaller cities. I especially enjoyed Krákow and Gent.
Don't want to discredit your experience but...
Me and my wife visited Copenhagen for a short city break back before we were married (and before we had much money). People were very welcoming. For example, we visited a small wine bar and could only afford the very cheapest option, the owner did not care at all and happily hosted us for the duration. Same at the coffee spot across from the hotel - guy there helped us get our bearings.
Now, that's not particularly noteworthy compared to other places in Europe that we've visited, but we definitely never felt unwelcome. The only issue I had with Copenhagen is a me-issue, I'm not a seafood person at all, and that's a huge part of their cuisine. I'm fact, that's a recurring issue for me. Love food, but not seafood! But then love places that love seafood! Argh!
Not saying Copenhagen was all in all a bad experience, had loads of good ones too. It's just that in my limited frame of reference, Copenhagen was my least favorite. But it was still pretty good. I've had bad experiences in restaurants everywhere around Europe. But outside of general businesses, I found that I didn't like the vibe in Copenhagen. Sure, in restaurants people are nice. In venues if any kind things are good. It's a prosperous country. But in a way I found that just walking around the city it felt rushed, unkind. Even compared to a larger city like Lisbon.
That said, I didn't really felt at ease in for instance Catania or Rotterdam either.