MacBook Pro not connecting to the Internet in Europe (Germany)

I am trying to connect my computer to the internet in Germany. I was able to connect with no issues in Frankfurt. I am now in another city and the network requires a WPA password, which I have tried to enter. Everytime I enter the password, the message "connection timeout" appears. This seems to be an issue with only Mac computers, since everyone with a PC has no difficulty connecting. Anyone know how I can fix this problem?????

I also had several problems using WPA passwords in Europe but found ethernet connections worked fine. Some WPA connections worked without problems. While somewhat annoying I managed with the ethernet when necessary.
I didn't find out why the WPA's didn't always work.
Neville

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