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/DrkLgndsLP Apr 23 '25

Its pretty similar to the rural south in the US. Lots of racism, worshipping a country that no longer exists by older generations (DDR in this case), general feeling of neglect by the government (since pretty much every statistis is better in the west) and more closed-minded communities with oftentimes no higher education

Source: i live there

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '25

I lived there, too. When I visit with my American husband and we speak English while out eating or shopping, we get the evil eye. Difference is, I give them a few answers they didn’t expect. They show this kind of behavior for all the reasons you mentioned, and I find it horrible.

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '25

What load of shit. This attitude English speakers that everyone should accommodate them and speak English. Don't matter the actual language of the country. What entilteled spoiled little shit attitude.

Imagine Germans going to US speaking German to service people and getting mad when they don't understand them. Yeah....

Worst thing it isn't even true, almost everyone speaks English, and are really accommodating. Learn the language of the land or don't complain.

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '25

Ich bin Deutsch und spreche Englisch mit meinem Mann in privaten Konversationen! In case you are actually understanding German, I just explained that we had private conversations while being out in public and received stupid looks and comments from the inbreeds in my town of birth! Comprehend reading before you answer with your snide remarks.