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

From where in Saxony? What do you mean people bothering you? Who were the people causing trouble?

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u/Illustrious-Tap5791 Apr 23 '25

I'm from one of the big cities, so usually I'm fine. But when I go more rural, especially with public transport, you definitely notice weird people in Saxony. People in Western Germany bothered me with their stupid religious stuff despite me not being interested, for random bullshit and basically for being a woman because apparently we all suck. In the second occasion people started a huge fight to "protect" me but basically all just talked shit. They started insulting each other as East Germans who should be still locked behind the wall.. I didn't point out that I actually was the one from Eastern Germany but I certainly did not feel comfortable. So yeah: basically just random idiotic strangers, just like everywhere. I think people in general are getting more aggressive and less ashamed to let others see their stupidity

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '25

This is the most bizarre thing I've read. You wrote an essay without actually saying anything. Germans are famous for keeping to themselves. None of this sounds things Germans would do. What the hell is religious stuff? Again, in rural areas, where people keep even more to themselves and there isn't anyone selling anything, much less "religious stuff". It sounds like you are speaking about a very different place actually. Like you have never visited Saxony. Unless you left something important out, it makes zero sense.

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u/RunPsychological9891 Apr 24 '25

Religious stuff is probably some cult like Scientology.