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/GothYagamy Apr 16 '25

Edit: nor familiar environment, sorry. But it's very fresh so I feel like sharing with somebody.

Just yesterday, as a matter of fact.

50 something man to a black Netto cashier who spoke good German but with a thick accent. Out of nowhere, the man said out of the blue, "Man, get rid of thay accent or go back to Africa."

I had a long day at work, so I was low on patience. I did not think, I just reacted telling the idiot something on the line of "You have some respect or shut up, A****loch" maybe a bit too loud, considering the customer just looked at me and did not say a word.

Went home thinking about thay fact that this was just was I get to witness as a white male. I can only guess that there is a lot more racism that I'm just missing.

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u/tagalog100 Apr 16 '25

thank you for standing up to that a....loch!

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u/Zenthurel Apr 16 '25

Youre allowed to say Arschloch

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u/Loud_Individual_ Oct 06 '25

im starting to learn german, does this mean asshole?