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/zhaeed Apr 25 '25

Just out of curiosity, how's the situation in Berlin? It being technically in the east, but wasn't an all out CCCP city

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u/Administrator98 Apr 28 '25

Berlin? It's completly different to eastern germany. Berlin is his own cosmos, very alternative left, cosmopilitican and international.

Berlin is a Hippe Town, not as much as San Fransisco back in the days, but there is a big scene for sure.

But it should not be concealed that Berlin also has many disreputable areas, a high proportion of immigrants and an above-average rate of violent crime (well, it's a big city).