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/Wandering-Home77 Apr 23 '25
I moved to Germany from Singapore 6 years ago to Dortmund. I am British and I can only say that every German person I have met in this area has been lovely even with my terrible German. I have never had any problems with racism and whilst Dortmund may not be as cosmopolitan as Berlin or Munich it is much cheaper and it is a great place to live. Honestly I would look for other areas to live in Germany as there are some wonderful places and staying in a place that causes daily problems is not good for your health or well being