i went to the recaro tuning show at the hockenheim ring this weekend and i have to say, people seem alot more open minded over here. there were vw crews walking round looking at opels and bmw guys hanging with nissan guys, it was so friendly. i think it´s the same with any groups though, my bf has a nissan 200sx which is lovely and i often join him to jap meets, but noone there is interested in vws. with a little effort you can really get into looking round all the different cars, even though all i know is vw, it´s still interesting and i don´t understand anyone who doesn´t give respect to