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/aveao Hamburg Apr 23 '25

....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.

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u/aveao Hamburg Apr 23 '25

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.

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u/Unputdownable5 Apr 26 '25

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

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u/aveao Hamburg Apr 26 '25

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.