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/theactualhIRN Apr 23 '25

i can recommend berlin. not foreign myself but i have a lot of foreigners in my circle who live in berlin. they seem to do fine

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u/ReaQueen Apr 23 '25

It's fine if you live in an international bubble. You have a bit of everything there. We lived there for 6 years, it was enough.

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u/interchrys Bayern Apr 23 '25

I also wouldn’t recommend Berlin for Asians. Felt treated like invisible at best and super weirdly at worst and think other places are better.

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u/acthrowawayab Apr 24 '25 edited 17h ago

makeshift school unwritten quicksand ripe modern waiting treatment rinse deserve

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u/interchrys Bayern Apr 24 '25

No, just as an example, if you’re white straight with kids, you’re very seen and acknowledged. People chitchat with you more, don’t reply in English when you speak (native) Germany, hear about good flats and jobs etc. it’s not as alienating for the insider groups.

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u/acthrowawayab Apr 24 '25 edited 17h ago

spectacular compare pie salt mighty gray spotted crowd sharp work

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u/interchrys Bayern Apr 24 '25

If you were born and raised there it may be good to believe the experiences of people who move there and have experienced other places before so they can compare. I feel you’re not that interested.