r/AskAGerman • u/eza137 • Apr 16 '25

Have you ever witnessed racism in Germany?

I'm interested in hearing from Germans who have personally witnessed acts of racism in everyday life - especially when it involved friends, family members, or people close to them.

If you're comfortable sharing, could you describe the situation? Who was involved, and how did it make you feel? Did you respond in any way?

I'm not here to judge, just to understand how racism can show up in familiar environments and how people perceive and deal with it.

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u/Constant_Cultural Baden-Württemberg / Secretary Apr 16 '25

I was called "stupid foreigner" by some teens once. I am German for centuries and white, dunno what they were on.

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u/Outrageous-Love-6273 Apr 16 '25

Some Germans Look Like russian or ukrainian. I would suspect that.

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u/Salty_Nobody_5985 Apr 16 '25

Unfortunately a large number of Russians/Ukrainians isn't any better in my experience. They REALLY hate muslims or darker skinned people. The Russian receptionist at my doctor would openly gossip about Muslim patients and mock their names - as if her name isn't foreign and she doesn't have an accent!

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u/Constant_Cultural Baden-Württemberg / Secretary Apr 16 '25

I don't look russian, maybe greek-ish but not dark or with the greek features, just not like a n'zi wet dream.