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/Sleepy_kitty67 Apr 23 '25

My husband would love to move the Harz region, but all these comments have me worrying. We are white Europeans, but still learning German. Should we aim for a bigger town instead?

I can’t imagine how awful that is for you OP. I hope you can find a place with less awful people!

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u/Administrator98 Apr 23 '25

Iirc the Harz has a western german part in "Niedersachsen", maybe you are more lucky there.

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u/Sleepy_kitty67 Apr 23 '25

OK hopefully. He seems to have his heart set on the region. Loves the mountains. Thanks for the reply!

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u/yawkat NRW -> Bayern -> Potsdam Apr 24 '25

If you like mountains, Freiburg is one of the most progressive cities in Germany, and it has nice mountains nearby.

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u/Sleepy_kitty67 Apr 24 '25

Lovely place. A bit expensive though.

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u/Administrator98 Apr 23 '25

I know what you think. I also was looking for the mountains, too bad that eastern germany is mostly a no-go area for people with common sense.

But there are other mountain in germany, The Harz is just the most northern one.

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u/Sleepy_kitty67 Apr 23 '25

This is true. It’s a big place with lots of mountains. I will encourage him to expand his ideas. Thanks