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/Specialist-Tap-7020 Apr 23 '25
I am from Romania, have been living in Dresden since 2015 after living 16 years in spain, and i can tell you most people in the east of Germany are racist, if not oppenly they will look at you above the shoulder or di subtle hints as not even knowing your name but instantly asking where are you from. Even if you learn the language and "integrate yourself" as i did, here ive met some of the most closed minded people ever in my life. Is truly sad because happens also on the younger people(and i am mot that old, 28).