Moving to Europe (I hope)

[TheGame1020]

The recent poker laws in the US has made me decide to move to another country. I live in Pittsburgh presently and I don't mind cold weather, I have been to europe and I was thinking of moving to amsterdam, I had a immigration lawyer for residency and everything but decided against it. I am going to probably move when my apt lease is up, which is in April of next year. I just want to know about the cultures in Europe, how easy would it be to make friends? stuff like taht etc. I was leaning towards, the netherlands, germany, or switzerland this is all of course if I get approved for residency. Any and all opinions are appreciated!