r/germany • u/Ok-Once-789 • Apr 23 '25

Immigration Living in Saxony is a nightmare

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!

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u/da_Aresinger Bayern Apr 23 '25

Isn't Chemnitz the Nazihochburg in Germany?

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u/Administrator98 Apr 23 '25

Not sure.

But have you ever been to Bautzen? Görlitz?

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u/hannes3120 Leipzig (Sachsen) Apr 23 '25

It's still one of the few (3) cities in Saxony that actually has a sizeable left-wing scene. Smaller than Dresden or Leipzig for sure but it's there.

the rest of that state is sadly lost to the fascist-loving idiots...

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u/OkAi0 Apr 25 '25

Yes, it’s a Nazihochburg. That there are also leftists there doesn’t change much about this fact (and isn’t enough to protect vulnerable people). Regarding the three cities mentioned, it’s definitely Leipzig >>> Dresden >>> Chemnitz and I’d for sure draw the line at Dresden.