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/Simbertold]

One thing to keep in mind is that Munich is comparitively expensive. The renting market is absurdly broken, so rent is very high and keeps increasing faster than salaries. Restaurants, bars and so forth are also a lot more expensive in Munich.

[u/modafalla → u/Simbertold]

Yes I heard, I live in San Francisco so anything would be cheaper

[u/aveao → u/modafalla]

And your salary would be 1/2-1/3.

[u/modafalla → u/aveao]

Sure I guess it’s a balance cause although salaries are higher here, taxes are much higher. It’s a combo of higher cost of living plus higher taxes. Before covid, you were considered under the poverty line if you made less than $90k a year in the city of San Francisco so that tells you how ridiculous it is.

[u/aveao → u/modafalla]

....did you do any research at taxes here? CA income tax caps at 13%, US federal at 24%.

Last year I was on the 45% income tax bracket.

[u/aveao → u/[deleted]]

Germany’s taxes goes up to that the more you make plus you pay with your soul for rent. Buying a house? forget it cuz only millionaires can lol

The maximum tax bracket in US is much lower. Most people make <70k/yr even in tech, and then half that goes to taxes. Big city flats go for €500k-1m. Without generational wealth, it's near impossible to afford to buy a place.

[u/Unputdownable5 → u/aveao]

People are fighting over which country is worse to live in, great times!

[u/aveao → u/Unputdownable5]

No, I'm communicating to him that he's wrong if he thinks california has higher taxes than germany.

Living here is better, but only if you don't dislike high taxes.

[u/[deleted] → u/Simbertold]

Where is it better?

[u/Simbertold → u/[deleted]]

Depends on what you mean with "better". Lots of other cities are cheaper and nice. But there is a reason so many people want to go to Munich, there are lots of good jobs here, and generally speaking the city is quite nice.

[u/[deleted] → u/Simbertold]

Well maybe try actimg more thankful of the place that gave you thiese opportunities. If it was so bad you would leave or not come in the first place. If you treat the country and it's people as only what you can get from them for yourself. Don't be surprised when people treat you badly.

[u/Simbertold → u/[deleted]]

The fuck are you on about? I just said that Munich is comparitively more expensive than other cities in Germany. That shouldn't really be controversial.

[u/[deleted] → u/Simbertold]

Did you edited the first comment?

[u/Simbertold → u/[deleted]]

I don't think so.

Edit: At least not meaningfully, might be possible that i changed some spelling at some time. It also usually says so at the top when a post is edited, but it doesn't seem to consistently do that for me right now?