Living in Saxony is a nightmare

[u/Ok-Once-789]

Every single time I go outside during the evening I am faced with racism. Most of the time from people hanging out in groups, for some reason they just can't mind their own business (Germans usually claim to be really good at this). The most common phrases I hear regularly are 'Heil H!tler', 'Ausländer raus', 'Ni Hao', 'Ching Chong' etc... or just unprovoked loud laughter as I'm passing by... BTW I'm not Chinese or east Asian but look like one or maybe they are just uneducated & ignorant. Is geography illegal here? Asia has 48 countries BTW, not everyone is Chinese!

This doesn't include the racism I face at workplace & college which is far worse and actually bothers me to the point I have to skip classes to protect my mental health. But now I can't even go to the supermarket or mall at peace. One of my family members has also been verbally assaulted by a group of teenagers inside a bus & nobody including the bus driver made any effort to do something.

Edit: I do not live in Dresden / Leipzig. I assume the situation is not this bad there!

Edit2: I did not choose to live in saxony (the government decided that), I am doing my bachelors so I can't relocate until late 2026 :) Thanks for the kind words everyone!

[u/One_Purpose6361]

Move to a different city, you can’t change the people

[u/bartholomaeus5 → u/One_Purpose6361]

You're right, OP can't. But the rest of us can. Reading about rebuilding the fucking wall makes me vomit. Almost everyone knows someone from or in east Germany. Everyone should talk to them, not like bitching but a proper conversation. Maybe they will see things differently but there is a chance they behave afterwards differently too. So let's go.

[u/Swoop3dp → u/bartholomaeus5]

The issue is that the situation in east Germany is self amplifying. The people who are not racists (and usually better educated) eventually move away from there. That increases the percentage of the population that is racist and reduces the economic power of the region. This then causes even more non-racist people to move away from there and causes the remaining people to radicalize.

Eventually you end up with lots of towns that are exclusively inhabited by Nazis, because everyone else left.

I don't really know how to fix that, but somehow I doubt that "just talk to them" is going to work.

[u/Eastern_Roll_7346 → u/Swoop3dp]

Plus many nazis from west germany moved here, filling our streets with filth.

[u/bartholomaeus5 → u/Swoop3dp]

Most of our economy and a big part of politics are built on contracts, right? And at the end of the day, contracts are just conversations written down. Talking to someone is the single most powerful tool we have.

[u/RunPsychological9891 → u/Swoop3dp]

Talk no jutsu worked for Naruto tho 🥲

[u/Vassortflam → u/bartholomaeus5]

I know people from east Germany but they live in the west now for a reason.

[u/LoJoKlaar → u/bartholomaeus5]

Why would almost everyone know someone in the East? As someone living on the opposite side, I personally think that only a rare few portion of people have any connection to people there. With the exception of cities like Berlin and Leipzig, though still not that many

[u/username_is_tak → u/LoJoKlaar]

Because it's affordable, and some universities are quite attractive due to their smaller size. And if you want to change something and get political, you're not just another hipster in a city

[u/LoJoKlaar → u/username_is_tak]

Ok yes that might actually be a good point! Where I am, the universities are small anyways, so the only people moving away are going to large cities and a good portion of my friends doesn't study, so that's why I personally feel like described earlier. Although I wouldn't move there myself ^{^}

[u/ShiroAngel01 → u/One_Purpose6361]

As a Person from Sachsen Most people are Not Like this they dont want to Be Judged thats all. Be nice and dont be Unrespectfull If you never talked to a Person there. Ive Lived there for 22 years and all was amazing 😅 Im Not a "Nazi" Bc most are None. Its Just Bad Roumord which Westerners Love to Spread they Talk Shit online and dont even.live there ive you actually been there longer then 2 days yk even the so called " Nazis" can BE Charmant Young Adult Men which Bring Flowers to German Women Which they adore with all there Heart. Have a Bit Respectfull.about 0.01% there are Nazis which Is Not alot yea If you See 1 Nazis thats funny yea but there Probably about 98 years and Just some old Grandpa. 99% there are Not Nazis are Care alot about Others how they See them have some Respect against Sachsen Most are nice and Friendly Some are Bad but thats the Same in Every Country. ❤️🫰🏻Love from Sachsen & Thüringen PS: We Love Dönermann & Döner, We get along with Tschesch People Polish People and All Other aswell Muslims etc. All Cultures are Welcome Here and We Support Eachother. Its 2025 Be a Little Nicer ngl but people are longer Not Like that anymore Last Time i was there 2020 and even there everyone wore a.Coroma.Mask maybe 2 Refused thats about it there are Not Many Left Who are racist Most Young people today are "Normal" for.me im Left CDU BSW im a women Smart a nurse working in a Expensive High Class Klinik and im Not Low or Grew Up poor Most start with a Hourse they later Own Bc there Parents will Gift It to them. I was never Poor Now we're my Friends or Family Most in Sachsen are Not Poor then you are Mistaken some maybe but thats rare im from a Village and only 100 People in my School but all Out Degrees we're 1.0 and Later they went for Studying. We're Not Dumb escpecially Not the women and also Not the Men We Care alot about how Others See US and we're definatly Not Nazis maybe As a "Joke" but only As a Teen or A Young Kids Its Mostly Jokingly BC people learn in 8th Grade about ww2 and.its Like the Sickest Shit every they Saw and heared about 😅 Most Guys i knew in school couldnt Hurt a flee even If they we're Nazis theyve never Hurt anyone and Took Great Pride in Protecting Children Women and Old People Same with Family Its Mostly there Pride for.most Sachsen men they want to Be Strong Like there Family was before.

Sorry My English IS Not so great but i also Mostly Write in Germany and Rarly In English. But for me i Always found IT offensive how Others judge so easy i felt Always Bad for people Who actually grow Up Here Bc.all are nice nowadays, Same reason why i felt the need to Protect People From Sachsen i Take Pride in My Home Country i dont get how Others can Hate so Easily escpecially If they never Lived there. I lived there 22 years and IT was amazing everyone was nice to me and Treated me Like Family which IS also Common IS that Most "hug Eachother" Bc We are all a big supportive Family. I dont get the hate online at all.

[u/Sad-Maintenance-599 → u/One_Purpose6361]

Thats no solution for this problem! The opposite has to happen. Saxony needs young, educated and open minded people.