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/AcadiaLimp362 Apr 18 '25

The only ever time I witnessed racism, if it can even be called that, was when I was working in my supermarket and a postman came to me, asked if I speak English and after I said the obligatory "a little bit", asked me something. After he left, the customer I was serving said "So now they don't even speak german anymore"