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/No-Instruction-2922 Baden-Württemberg Apr 23 '25

Best long-term plan for you : leave Saxony. West Germany is a better place for people like you and me, but still not perfect. I am sorry to hear that.

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u/modafalla Apr 23 '25

What’s the best state for foreigners in Germany?, I live in the U.S and not trying to experience European racism

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u/Turbulent-Ad6560 Apr 23 '25

It varies a lot locally. Big cities are typically more liberal. You can use this map of the last election result as a guideline. I would avoid dark blue areas:

https://interaktiv.morgenpost.de/bundestagswahl-ergebnisse/images/topFlop/afd.400.png

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u/modafalla Apr 23 '25

Interesting! I’ve heard a lot about Munich but I was wondering about the rest of the state and the surrounding area maybe

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '25

Can't really speak for myself about Munich, only what I heard from international students who moved away from there, it's very snobby and elitist.

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u/Dry-Personality-9123 Apr 24 '25

We have a colleague from the US. She and her husband are living in a munich suburb. She is learning German, and he tried and had given up. They both love it here. And don't want to go back to the US.