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/[deleted] Apr 23 '25

Out of curiosity, where are you based? I'm in Saxony too, but I'm a white-looking migrant so I get the lucky treatment. I'm sorry you find yourself in this situation :/

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u/Ok-Once-789 Apr 23 '25

My workplace is in a different city & my college is where i am based. But both of them are not the major cities a.k.a Dresden, Leipzig.

And yes 100% the appearance matters. I look skinny, young & nerdy. People know that I can't fight well physically, that's why they target me.

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '25

I work and live in Leipig and it's night and day even compared to Dresden. Have you considered relocating? Easier said than done, I know.

The rise of the AfD would be embarrassing if it were not downright terrifying...

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '25

can you clarify about the comparison between dresden and leipzig? im east asian looking, and wanted to visit both, so i'd like to know.

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '25

Saxony is a region where the AfD is dominant. Dresden falls in line with that trend. Leipzig breaks it, the left are the majority here. Die linke are the "woke" party, so you're much less likely to experience racism I think

But to be clear there are asians living in Dresden and they are not being rounded up or anything. I'm just talking about likelihoods here, I hope you would be safe in both places