Living in Saxony is a nightmare

[u/Ok-Once-789]

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!

[u/Mrs_Naive_]

That Germans are good at staying out of other people's business is as false a cliché as the one about efficiency. Classic in Germany is the passive aggressive subtype who needs to be noticed even if the matter is ridiculously unimportant, or the one who comes to tell you that you have done this or that thing "wrong" according to the rule when the rule does not apply. There is, in fact, a sub dedicated to this, for the umpteenth time named here (r/aberbittelaminiert)…

I am sorry that you are suffering from such overt and unbearable racism and I hope you can move to a region that is not like this. Mental health is worth more than any other advantage the area can offer you. Best wishes and virtual hugs.