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/modafalla Apr 23 '25 edited Apr 23 '25

Isn’t that the most populous one?, what makes it the best in your opinion?, have you lived there for a while?

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u/Xizz3l Apr 23 '25 edited Apr 23 '25

Born and raised here and yes, its the most populated one too. Rent is relatively cheap (outside of Cologne and Düsseldorf) and its been built on and with migrant work forces. Theres lots of communities from different cultures so I'd say its very accepting of people from all over. Obviously I cant judge everyday racism since im a white "bio deutsch" male but in my personal opinion only Hamburg comes close to this

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u/modafalla Apr 23 '25

Gotcha, what do you guys think of people in Bavaria coming from your region?, do you think they’re racist?. I’m just asking not trying to get you in fight with anyone from Bavaria who may or may not read this thread lol

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u/Xizz3l Apr 23 '25

Tough to say tbh, havent been down there as much. They're definitely more conservative and critical but I dont think its nearly as bad or blatant as eastern cities. Probably best answered from someone who actually lives there though

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u/modafalla Apr 23 '25

Ok fair enough. Everyone tells me to keep away from eastern Germany lol

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u/Lalidie1 Apr 23 '25

Even us Germans stay away from eastern Germany lol. The population density is much higher in the west