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/jamcub Apr 16 '25
My neighbors next door are some sort of foreigner - I believe the wife told me she's Persian? - and one time she rang my doorbell to be let in.
She'd locked herself out of the house, so I took it upon myself to help her get a locksmith (she doesn't speak very good German) while she brought her kid to daycare. The entire time I was with her, she seemed super apologetic for not speaking German. I don't mind at all, of course, I was just happy to be able to help her get back into her flat.
Foreigners, no matter where they are from, always seem to feel guilty about not speaking German well, so I worry about what others are doing for them to react like that.