I’m sorry but you should ahve put on the title of the video being mixed with black and German because u by all metrics do not look racially or fully black 😂
Discrimination is exist everywhere in the world by skin color ,race and culture but really I don't like white people cause they are look alike peeled off chicken and can see the vein into the body . it's been disgusting me and they are never attracted me to the white skin but I've never discriminated them ,I have just said way I fell when I see them,but I attracted by Brown and black women You are soooooooo beautiful
I live in a smallish town in Germany and people will stare at you no matter what. wearing a skirt? they stare. wearing anything that isn't jeans and a t-shirt? they stare. colourful hair? they stare. I feel like in Berlin it's a lot more relaxed though so if you do change your mind about studying in Germany I think Berlin would be the best place to go to. It's the same in the UK though, if you look different in London nobody cares but if you go to a small town or village people will still stare at you for being different.
I am from Russia, and people in my small town would also stare at everybody who looks unusual, in Saint Petersburg not so much. But anyway we see very little black people here, I can't help but look at them when I see them, I just have met only very few black people in real life. I try not to stare outright though, but some people don't bother with that and stare like crazy
Comparing being stared at rudely because of a choice in clothing vs skin colour/features is just wrong. People don't have a choice in their skin colour and features, it's who you are on a fundamental level. I can promise getting a dirty look from a stranger because of your choice in clothing doesn't hurt the same way as getting a dirty look because of your ethnicity.
Helen Melon I honestly don’t think it’s because it’s in a small town, I think it’s just that German have a bad habit of gazing. I studied in Munich for 2 and half years and I will honestly tell you it’s the same if not worse.
@@AAAAAAAADDDDDDDDD There are always good and bad people. But because of a few people who did something wrong, newspapers write that people from this specific country did something terrible because you can make the story more interesting this way. And that's why the whole negative thinking comes from. The best example is China. Because of the coronavirus, lots of Asian looking people are getting discriminated all around the world, even if they have never been to Asia before. Maybe that's why you have the misconception that diversity makes every country rotten? Try to befriend with people who might have a different background than you are and you will get to know the unique cultures.
I am black and lived my whole life in germany. In my opinion it depends very much on the specific place. In East Germany there are mostly no go areas for blacks. But in west Germany, at least in bigger cities, I made mostly good experiences. When I grew up, all my black fellows were very popular with many friends. So I think if you live in the right city, you can get yourself savespaces easily.
CapoLove I honestly disagree with you, Germans have a bad habit of starring! I lived in Munich for 2 and half years and the experience is same , if not worse
@@isaiahmichael2236 The thing is: What is called "starring" is in fact only a cultural difference experienced differently by people who grew up abroad. In the US and many other countries it's considered polite to avoid looking at the other ones face, especially strangers whereas in Germany it's the opposite. It's the same with foreigners thinking Germans are rude fore blatantly sharing what's on their mind even if it's a negative statement about the person they are talking to. Honesty has a higher if not the highest value in German society. Right after "Kehrwoche" of course.^^
Alpharius my father is 70 years old....and not aware of the staring phenomenon here! 🤣 He does it himself but is annoyed by people looking at him. I think it’s more, what you see everyday is invisible to you. I know many things about Germans because I educated myself, by listening to other nationalities talking about us. But the general person in ANY country doesn’t do that.
I am Black Living in Germany (a town near Stuttgart) but i Never had such experience always felt home and comfortable ... Never would like to Leave here... really surprised about your experience (we were also the only black family) 😅😕
I actually also have a friend from the Stuttgart area and she also had a good experience like you which is so good to hear! As I said in the video not all black peoples in Germany have a bad experience, even I know many who love Germany so much. Thank you for sharing ❤️
That’s so interesting because I’m biracial and I grew up near Stuttgart. People have always been genuinely nice to me (and my dad who is black). Maybe people here are just nicer?😅
@@miriam1435 I'm guessing because western Germany is more open. We have a lot more immigrants and people of different ethnicities here (I'm from a small town about an hour away from Stuttgart). We have a lot of refugees in our town and I would say the majority of the people just don't care because they are so used to being around people of all kinds of backgrounds. I went to school with a lot of kids that were born in Germany but where children of immigrants. In eastern Germany, there isn't nearly as much diversity and the right wing is much more prominent there. When I went to Dresden I was shoked by the difference. They aren't really surrounded by people of other cultures or ethnicities as much and even tho Dresden is a big city, there weren't many people that were obviously not genetically German. So you probably stand out much more in those areas of Germany, which makes you more of an outsider. And it's undeniable that racism is much more prevalent in the east of Germany.
@@monsimix6839 switzerland actually ;) für eine ausländerin merkt man es ihr fast zu 0% an. Da haben die in Deutschland geborenen zum Teil mehr Sprach/Grammatikfehler :-)
I'm a black german girl but I never really had an experience with racism Maybe because I live in Hamburg which is a million city (the 2nd largest city in Germany) here are many foreigners too so maybe they are more open-minded. I help elder people too and they are always thankful and smile to me. Sometimes they would even start a small talk with me. One day I was sitting in the bus and one elderly woman came so I put my school bag down. She sat next to me and suddenly started a conversation with me. (This happened to me quite a lot haha but I like it😊) But I also had the experience with my hair. Like everyone wanted to touch my hair? Regardless if it was my braids or my real hair. And sometimes I was like wtf hahaha Once I was visiting someone in another city and suddenly this German man spoke English to me hahah. In my mind I thought :,, Dude I can probably understand german better than you" haha but I knew that he didn't meant it in a bad way. There is this stereotypes that every black person can dance, has curves and can sing haha but luckily everybody knows that I don't fit to this stereotyp so I don't hear comments about it. I sometimes even joke about it haha
@@mscardioqueen Wtf is wrong with you? Like everyone else in the comments is everyone talking about their experience. I just had a different experience than her lmao Calm down
For sure it’s not only Germany. I said this in the video, that I know it happens in other countries but I can only speak on my experience in Germany as I haven’t been elsewhere
@@DamarisTemi I am not for one minute saying that Germans do not discriminate. I believe your version of your experience one million percent. However I live in the UK, spent most of my life in London and recently relocated to the west Midlands. I can assure you that there are some villages near where I live where I get the same experience you have explained. This wad totally different to my child hood in London.
See, I don't have the temperament for all that. Old or not, after a while, my attitude gets foul. I'll turn and stare back "The fuck you staring at. Turn yo old ass around " But that's just me though🤷🏿♀️🤷🏿♀️🤷🏿♀️
Relate, I live in Sweden (mixed Swedish/Nigerian - heyyy!) and you definitely walk around aware about your appearance all the time. I lived in London for 6 months and it was such a good feeling just walking around like a human being and being treated with respect.
ULIVIA Im American born but been living in Stockholm since I was 7 im now 19. I LOVE that people dont stare whenever im back in the states I completely relate on that one. You just blend in, here in Sweden tho they love to STARE
I'm mixed, really on the light side tho and live in sweden too, people do stare but I'm being treated far better here than I was back in Africa.... They generally hated the fact that I was mixed so idk, would rather be stared at than having to carry a knife around cuz some racist wants to jump you like that...
I am not mixed, I'm African American and the first time I did not feel like an other was when I studied in London. I am well aware of the pervasive racism in the Uk but because the history is different it manifests itself in a different way.
@Coi Pansat Yeah I mean I know about segregation and racism in the US back then, and today I mean racism is still almost everywhere in the world unfortunately. But to be fair the Americans didn't murder everyone who wasn't white, heterosexual and healthy back then but yeah they were racist too and they obviously hated people who "looked apart". Every "white" country hated everyone who wasn't white. I'm pretty sure the British and French were also racist at that time. And I mean we also know about Fascist Spain and Italy back then. We all should do our best to not repeat times like these
@@AAAAAAAADDDDDDDDD ever heard about history? Sure history can be wrong but I'm not the paranoid conspiracy theory kinda guy so if you inform yourself about history as much as possible and you trust the informations that we have about history then you can find out a lot about it. The US had slavery, segregation and to this day many incidents where poc are treated unfairly. The British and French also had slaves, Churchill (their strong and beloved leader) also had ideologies and wanted the white race to succeed. Also the French and Brits had huge colonial empires and history taught us that they didn't treat their colonies too well, same thing with Spain and Portugal. And yeah, 80 years ago Spain, Italy, Germany, Argentina, Japan (not a ""white"" country but still) were fascist. I could go on but maybe you're just butthurt about me saying that these countries had racist ideologies and idk why but yeah.
I totally understand, I’m mixed and I went to primary school in China and I was literally bullied everyday at school my heart will beat every morning before go to school🤦🏾♂️
Oh noo thats terrible, I myself am Chinese and I went to a South African uni being the only Asian out there and they welcomed me!!! I got a lot of stares but i didnt take that as offending
I am half african half german. I am from East Germany. absolute horror my whole life. i have so much trauma. i so want to get away from here. but i have to get better first. I have developed severe mental and physical health problems from all of this. thank you for this video
East Germans have more Eastern European blood that's why they have straightforward racism. I would say West Germany are more Holland and East Germans are more like Polish.
Bruh I'm a black American and I studied in Northern England for a year and I literally lost my mind. I hated it so much. I felt like I didn't belong anywhere.
@Gaming with Steeteer But they weren't in Scotland, but northern England. He could have been in Liverpool or Manchester, both of which have diverse populations.
mixed German Girl here. I did have some experiences with racism (mostly older people and edgy boys) but I live in the US now (my husband is military and I met him while he was stationed there) and the US is sooooo much worse. I was pretty close to the Saarbruecken area in a smallish town, and we had a good size of POC students in my school (mostly middle eastern) and some Italian Students . my experience in school was mostly pleasant and the whole being so different part didn't really last that long tbh. I didnt really get any people staring at me disgusted or anything, ME and my husband are so eager to move back eventually. IDK i feel like everyone's experience is different, especially in different parts of germany
@@Cindy99765 the State is Saarland. from what I know the East of germany has more racists, but I have ever lived there, so I can only speak for the places that I've been to. Places like Cologne, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt are pretty nice and as far as I know and experienced not overtly racist.
I'm a black American. My first experience in Germany went well. I was able to enjoy my time in Berlin. The issues I had were in small towns. I was travelling with my college and performing in churches all over Germany. I had a woman throw money at me after I bought chocolate. She rang up my friend before me and handed her the money in her hand and then threw my money at me and rudely turned her back to me. It was shocking to me. I didn't let it ruin my time though.
I live in Berlin and it's also full with racist however I don't let it affects me and if someone stares at me I stare right back🤣🤣 needless to say I had a lot of staring matches and I have won every last one 🤣🤣✊🏿
Staring matches lmao. Like a Mexican standoff or like that staring game where whoever smiles first loses. You can look at it either way, confrontationally or humorously. Maybe even ask them if they're trying to play that game and if you smile maybe say Oh you beat me, 2 out of 3? Or sth like that, unless they smile first then say Oh you lost! Though I don't know if they'll feel like smiling 😂
@Denise Bond I'm guessing this was your attempt at sarcasm because clearly, all black people are African and/or can only fit in without prejudice in Africa or all black people are poor destitute and uneducated so have an innate need to be in a "white country". In case you haven't realised yet, this is sarcasm done correctly. BEAT IT TROLL!!!
@Pazusky It sure is a good thing I already know I'm free to go and have no cause/need for permission just as you seem to know you are free to be an ass and are exercising this freedom. Congratulations 🎊
@Pazusky Let's start with you saying nothing! if you have nothing kind to say spare us all the hot air coming out of your mouth just so you can ease your miserable life. Only unkind people feel the need to be unkind to others when it's so damn easy to just be nice!..Rather use your energy to re-read the comment, utilise your comprehension skills and you will see that nowhere in my comment did I say I was leaving because it's the countries fault. Shitty people are the problem, NOT the country. This will be my last time addressing you. Consider yourself dismissed.
I’m white and American and my junior year of high school I visited Germany on a school trip and I stayed with a host family with a girl my age. One time we were walking down the street in her little town and there were two black men walking our direction on the sidewalk (basically we were going to pass each other). I didn’t think anything of it bc I grew up in a very diverse area and they were just people walking on the sidewalk but the German girl pulled me away from them and made it very obvious she was trying to put as much distance as possible between us and the men. I was horrified and I felt so bad for the men bc I could tell even though the moment was quick they had noticed. They passed us right after and the girl said “those refugees keep coming to our town.” Looking back, I wish I had said something but I think I was so shocked and didn’t want to be rude to a girl whose house I was living in for a few weeks for free. I think if it happened now I would have said something to her.
Hey, First of all thank you for sharing this. I'm a white German and hearing experiences like yours help me to get a bigger picture of the racism here. Second of all I'm sorry you had to go through these things. It's awful and I can totally understand why you don't feel "at home" in Germany. It makes me sad to think that probably you are not the only black German who feels that way and chose to rather be somewhere else. It's our loss and our society here probably loses diversity because of racism and it seems like a vicious circle. I totally agree that it's not the job of any black person to live in this constant fight mode and take all the political problems here on your shoulders. I read somewhere recently that for a black person to chose wellness is a political act. I think this fits perfectly what you describe. Like your mental wellbeing should come first and if the racism in Germany would harm that of course you have to take care of yourself. The 1% chance of you moving to Germany in the end still gave me some hope. I'm from Berlin and live here and I know that we have a strong and politicized black German community here. They are organizing cool readings of afrogerman authors and stuff like that. There's also the hoe_mies collective that just started a podcast about things like racism from the perspective of BPOC and maybe it's also a nice way for you to connect to this different black and friendly welcoming part of Germany. 🤗 open.spotify.com/episode/7jv9HfszuoLfQ3O3UVzHLn?si=7Y0ws2N2QEuo-sTq9OaFjQ With me you have at least 1 ally here and I know that there are a lot more good people here, too. Thanks again ❤️
nix 1986 In that case there is no such thing as white Australians, white New Zealanders , white Americans, White South Americans, White Canadians, White South Africans, etc, etc, 🤷♀️
@@brucebannervk You are very stupid and blind and ignorant! There is only ONE race, The HUMAN Race, God made the first man (Adam) from the soil (MUD). God bless you
Mokgadi Ramokgopa The comment I was replying to stated that there are only white Germans, implying that black people due to their race, regardless if they were born in Germany, cannot be German and therefore they are foreigners; so by his logic white people are not racially native to South Africa so therefore they are foreigners also 🤷♀️
Okay so my english ist not good but I wanted to talk about my experience in living in Germany I am half german and half Nigerian. And was born in Germany have lived here all my life. And I've noticed that being in a more countryside area tends to get a lot more stares but they where still friendly to me even my friend who lives on a farm her whole family was kind and nice to me and always wanted me to visit. I think that Germans don't stare with bad intend they generally stare at everyone let it be white or black I also do it a lot I don't know why😅 I'm just interested I guess it might be cultural difference with the starring. I was on a vacation last year to Jamaica and I've never felt more uncomfortable I thought I might feel better than being in Germany but I was wrong I've never gotten these types of stares they were turning and talking. Just because my complexion is lighter. I currently live in a big city in Germany and can conform that even though I was never treated bad that it feels alot better staying in a big city so many different cultures to see and experience XD. But I know that there are quite racist places in Germany but those exist everywhere sadly 😔
You like to "stare" because you are German haha :) I think it is just looking but whatever. "Come to Germany if you want to reach the stares!!!" Fette Grüße aus Wien.
I am white and I experience the same things when I am in Africa special countryside. People shouting at u calling u white man on the street coming to tuch u or your hair. Its call curiosity. And I know some people in there which openly tell me that they don't like me because I am white. Yes racism exists in all countries and all races. And is old like old is world but some people act like is new and happen only to people who are not white.
Born and lived in Germany nearly all my life. I don't let anyone put me into a category, so when I'm asked "... but where are you from" I just tell people I was born in Germany, have both British and German passport, my parents are originally from Jamaica and my grandad was Cuban. That's when they usually shut up. Sometimes I ask them where they are from and tell them that they don't look typical German. At the end of the day, I'm me. I don't let ethnicity, country or any other person define who I am. Also bleib wie du bist. Und ja geile Haare!
@@tf5655 Choose to take it back that far because it shows that we all have history. Never taken a DNA test but the results usually show that no matter where you think you are from, we all have mixed ethnicity. The good thing is it has been rare that I have had to set people straight. All in all I don't actually have a problem living in Germany. Racism/discrimination is all over the world. We must not forget that even we discriminate against our own people. Unfortunately discrimination will always exist, etc. Important topics!
@@ragabella7593 An awesome response. I live in the states and I've had people tell me my last name is exotic and ask me where I'm from. It's an interesting conversation I have with people like that, and they get confused when I ask them where THEIR family is from. They usually respond with, "we're just American." Pretty much everyone in America has foreign/immigrant ancestry unless they're Native American/indigenous. Even in Europe with white people. My friend whose entire family was raised in Italy and the culture found out that they are actually ethnically French, and their French great-grandmother had moved to Italy at a young age and married there.
@Denise Bond Geez, why are you using caps lol? And how do you know if I'm African or not? I only said that my experience of living in America has involved me speaking with people who wonder about my last name since it's not a common-sounding one. While French and Italian people are both European countries, they have pretty different histories, and many Sicilians from Italy have mixed heritage because of their interactions with North Africans and other Mediterranean people. Like Europe, Africa is a huge continent, and not every tribe or ethnicity is related. It would be like trying to relate an Egyptian to a Nigerian in terms of their background. Indigenous people of America are Native Americans, that's not debatable. Europeans settled and conquered the Americas after the Native Americans did. What is a "natural European" to you? I'm honestly curious. I'm not racist, I'm just speaking plain truths here my friend. I'm willing to have a civil conversation about why you think the way you do.
@Denise Bond Tell your ancestors that they never had to come and kill africans people, and destroy life there. Then give us back everything they took, and that'll be okay 😃. 🗣️📢 People now we know what a RACIST think ! But don't worry mr/ mrs racist everything will soon be back. Even if it has to take 400 years again. Don't worry 😘
My experiences were worse. 30 years living in Germany facing racism on a daily base. I left the country and never want to return again. Thank you for sharing.
@@bykiflepods7102 So do you think USA in general is better for black people? I am seriously considering my options. Because my expierence (in the Netherlands) is, in big cities like Amsterdam, Rotterdam etc black people live comfortable compared to these small towns here. Do you think from you're own experiences you're better off in US compared to Germany?
I’m a young black man studying and living in a small town in southern Germany, called Bamberg since many years now and I have to deal with racism almost every single day and everywhere I go.The Staring, the insults, the rejection, the animosity, the hate that I get just being black and all that while minding my business. The biggest fear is that not only older people are concerned, but mostly the younger people, even at the university. I tried all these past years, so hard that I could, to integrate this society and be accepted as I am, but i ended up giving up and staying focus on the positive and moving forward. It stills my personal experience at the end of the day, although it’s almost the same for all other brothers and sisters living in this city, cause i used to talk to many of them, to share my experience, and most of the time the reaction and the story were the same as mine. But as I said, keep focus on the positive and the few beautiful people. Peace ✌🏾
I am also sick of living in germany. I am oriental and also get discriminated against every day. You just feel the hatred without any rational reason. As soon as I finish school I will go to Canada or Cairo to study comperative religous studys. It becomes worse in Germany everyday and I excpect that the Nationalist will be at power within the next 5 years. In germany its a taboo to talk about racism, they say its just critic. After WWII a nationalist party gets about 30% of the votes in east Germany. They havent learnt there leason. God will punish those people. To be clear not all germans are racist, but even 30% is a disgrace.
I live in germany, believe me, they stare because you are very pretty. As soneone Who gre up in very diverse places, Berlin included, I still stare often when I See a very pretty Person, even more if they are abother race than me. its probably hard for you to believe... But than again, people from berlin and berlin itself is really not repräsentativ for germany.
I know there are definitely many who will stare because you’re pretty or because you have nice hair, but those stares are different to what I was talking about. I often experience the cold stares which are not so friendly and usually have happened outside bigger cities
No thats not true at all..... as a pakistani born in germany i have to deal with discrimination all the time even if the school is very diverse there are a lot of stupid racist people, the racist party Afd has gain a lot of Votings nowadays and their ideology resembles and is almost similar to Hitlers. A european or generell white people have it a lot easiyer there sadly...
I can relate to most of the stuff you said... I was born and raised in Germany (Bremen, which is really diverse) and moved to a smaller town (predominantly white) when I was 15 and started high school there. Two years into living there I dropped out of high school due to the depression and anxiety I developed while living there, I literally had no friends in high school and till this day I still don’t have any friends here. People always ask me where I’m from or automatically assume I’m a refugee whenever I go somewhere here (work, doctors appointments etc.). Finding an apprenticeship here was also really hard because companies/ the working world here is not really that diverse, they always choose white people or people who are more european looking over me even though we had the same academic qualifications. I ended up going back to school, to become a social education assistant (Sozialpädagogische Assistentin/Erzieherin in german) and I’m still one out of four ethnic minorities (I’m the only black person, the other three are south east asians).
Nadiah Unlocked No matter what sis, do what you got to do. Your mental state is better, cause if the AFD party eventually gets stronger. It’s gonna get tougher...
I feel you to 100% I’m fully black and I live in Germany in a small town and I hate it, I really hate it.Imagine, you’re on your way and just minding your business and not expecting nothing and someone will just insult your whole life only because you’re black ? I can’t do certain hairstyles that I would love to do cuz they would stare at u like you an alien or something and it’s sad.I have family in the uk as well but I’m scared to move but I would love to live there.The vibe in London is just made for me lol but it’s to big for me
Jenn S If you can move to another country, MOVE. It’s going to be good for your mental health. I live in Spain and there is so much racism here too. There’s a political team (called VOX) that it’s openly racist and they are not afraid to say it.
Cristina Simão I don’t know how the System in the Uk works but I will try my best x. A lot of ppl aren’t afraid to show they racist side because they think that the majority of ppl are racist or share the same opinion but I think it starts within ourselves as well, like us ppl of color should be strong together and not be against each other, that would actually be a major step for us
I’m really sorry you have to go through that, I live in London and I can tell you it’s very diverse, obviously not all places are immune to racism. But it’s so rich in cultures. If you have the chance to move you should because mental health and your happiness is really important
@@fulaniking9782 Honestly far better. They need to go to where blacks can't be allowed to rent a house of their choice. Can't get employment in office jobs, even odd jobs. And if you open an activity, they can never petronize you, rather, they will be fighting to close the activity, and give you heavy fine. There's no social fund, to blacks with low income, or housing help for family with children. No child benefit or whatsoever. Just disgusting. Can't finish listing all. Italy is only good in giving document, as soon as one grabs his own, better find your way.
I’m a German living in Germany and almost every person of color I have talked to from smaller villages and towns have very similar experiences and feel like outsiders or like they they don’t have a feeling of belonging outside of their home. Don’t feel bad about talking about your experience ever.
@@lovis1188 of course you can feel like you don’t belong anywhere if you are a minority, the chances are however higher to find similar people/people with similar experiences in large cities or just people who aren’t backwoods in their thinking.
Take the study in Germany!! Our ancestors went tru this 24/7. You can survive, its about perspective. Make them dislike you even more !! Show them u unbothered & gon make it regardless.
i live in Berlin,Germany and life isn't about trying to prove a point to every single stranger you meet. Living in a small town or less diverse town can make you so bitter and angry at life just for something you never can change(your skin). So I definitely understand her choice not to feel the daily burden of being different in your own country.
The UK is definitely the best country to be a black person. Yes there is racism but it is by far the best and most fair place to be a black person and it’s diverse enough in London to not feel foreign and unlike Paris there are opportunities
Ri Child I’ve asked at least 20 different social media people where’s a good place for me to move all alone in the UK. They all think I’m trying to stalk them but I’ve literally never even left the country 🥺
I think this is more of an European Thing, my dad's Portuguese and my mom's Venezuelan. I was born in Venezuela but I moved to Portugal when I was like 8, to my dad's small village, I clearly remember people staring at me like if I were an alien. Then we moved to Lisbon and everything changed, big cities don't often have those troubles.
Not comparable at all but I’m super ginger and I lived in Brazil for 2 years and I legit think I would be less stared if I was Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie _together_ 🤣 (no one was ever ever ever rude to me though, only sweet words 🥺🤍)
Im mixed too, born and raised in Germany. I’ve also experienced some kind of racism in my life but luckily VERY rarely. Maybe it’s cause I live in Düsseldorf which is quite international. I feel like some people in Germany, aren’t truly racist, they just get obnoxious sometimes when they see someone who looks differently (as you mentioned the staring thing for example). But this also applies to white people that stand out because of their looks. As I said it will vary depending on how international and modern your city is but it’s definitely an issue in many small country side towns.
Thank you for sharing your experience. But that's just your experience...Looks like majority of other black people have a totally different viewpoint, whether citizens or tourists.
faze a dab I wouldn’t say it’s the majority. That might be the impression you get by looking at the comments under this video. Which makes sense cause people who relate to her experience most likely clicked on it.
Same here. I'm mixed and I currently live and grew up in Berlin. People here stare but I don't think it's necessarily because I'm mixed or so. Most of my friends also get stared at and all of them have different etnecity backgrounds. I mostly don't even feel like there's any kind of hatred behind those stares. They just look around. Don't usually talk. Sometimes I even got compliments on my hair or so. Anyhow I feel like it even comes to a point (especially in schools in big citys) where germans are the ones getting bullied for being germans 🙃 (the experience in my school) one way or another its extremely messed up and interesting how different each one's experiences are in different places
It makes hope to see some other comments over here. I mean there are also very popular people of african roots in germany - especially in the Rhine-Ruhr-Area like Hans Sapei and Nelson Mueller (not only rappers or musicans in general). My brothers best friend is partly african, so I have nether thought about that. One african refugee has joined my best friends football team and soon went out to party with us and thus also becomming a friend. He has done well in school and soon found a job as an electrican. Of course I knew about issues with muslims in general though, but that is more about religious differences and - from my perspective - a problem on both sides.
Christopher Rensor true, 99% of famous black people in Germany are either musicians or athletes tho. But I think and hope this will change in a decade or two
It's just the way it is. If you look different, you will stand out. If a black/white/hispanic/asian man or woman walks in small town where your ethnicity is not dominant, it's completely normal that people will stare at you. People experience the exact same thing in countries like Nigeria, Oman, Nepal etc. People will stare at things that are not common, being very tall/short could also be a reason why people stare. But I totally get that it doesn't feel right because you are German, not a foreigner.
@Tim Müller Never ever write to me, okay?! Is always the same answer... How can you as a German experience any Racism, directed against us foreigners? Where is the logic? You are 100% Sure? You are German! How will you know??? Have you been a foreigner in your past life???? You have to walk in our shoes! You Germans like to criticize everything and everybody. But can never take any of it!!! AFD is the third strongest party in Germany. CDU has made many times foolish comments as well! 90% of Germans will never accept foreigners, as one of their kinds! Go out and ask your people!!! Don't try now to act all tolerant, to socialize with foreign people! The world knows who you are!!! Just like the girl on the video!!! Fakest people I ever have encountered in my life!!! Germans will never ever admit they are wrong!!! That's why Switzerland and Austria, the neighboring countries, really don't like the Germans at all!! How should they? If someone believes to be superior to any other race like the Germans? How narcissistic?! It drives you just mad! Most cultures will never ever tolerate such rude behavior!!! Especially not polite countries like the ones I have mentioned. Game over, just too many people had the same bad experience in Germany!!!
Wow! I just arrived to Germany and live in a village, close to Saarbrucken. I've been here only 3 months and I've detected that hateful energy. It's normally old, pale, German men. My husband has felt the same. I appreciate you sharing and validating what I can already see. Funny, I'm from South Carolina and the energy of racism is the same there as it is here. Hate is hate...
Hey, I'm from Germany but black! I would suggest you to go to Cologne, Düsseldorf, Essen and other big cities. It's totally different. But I understand you :) I could never live in some cities in Germany because of racism.
Trust me I lived in cologne for a long time and my bf lived in Düsseldorf.... And it's not different. If you just saty in your part of the city where u don't bother them in their area maybe you will be good. But in the train or train station u will also experienced racism.... So yeah... It's not better there
There are still racists people in the big cities. I live in Essen and I get stared at all the time for the way I look. Even at my job, people make insensitive comments about other countries and races. No, we're no village, but the German mindset really needs to change when it comes to how they speak about and see people from different backgrounds.
Girl I feel u. I am Moroccan and I live in the Netherlands. There is a lot of racism here as well. We gotta stay strong❤ I know that it's off topic but I really wanted to say how beautiful you are. Especially your strong personality and stunning hair got me speechless. You are a queen❤👑 Edit: some of you are talking so bad about Moroccans like we hate black people. Trust me when I say that not all of us do. My two best friends are both black and I would give my life for them. Please stop being rude and spread love not hate❤
@@piotrmitrega2765 hahaha I've lived here my whole life. I don't think you know this, but we have this politician who is like a second Trump. He once shouted "more or less Moroccans!" And everyone shouted "less, less less!" He wants to sell us all back. Most people are fine, but I still exerience a lot racism. It sometimes happend that I was just outside and people give me dirty looks or make racist comments. Thankfully there are more people who help than who hate. There is also a lot of bullying in school (kids here have no mercy) it's not as bad as America, but it's still just too much racism. so yeah... the Netherlands is not all bad, it's definitely not all rainbows and unicorns :) (I still love this place tho)
@@sowhat... It's pretty obvious honestly. Americans voted Trump for president. I was scared when he became president and I live in the Netherlands lmao. Also, my friend moved to America 5 years ago and she wasn't allowed to wear box braids. She also told me that at the supermarket someone got mad because she was talking Portugese to her brother and a man said that she should talk English because it's America. My dad lived there a while to study till 2002. According to him, Americans are obsessed with race. And of course people who share their experience on the internet with videos on youtube and in the comments. There are also some storys in the news as well. Not everyone in America is bad or racist. There are lots of nice people as well. Even though I've heard bad storys about the country I still have that American dream. I mean who doesn't :)
@@sowhat... Yo what world do you live in?! America is the most racist country historically and it's even worse today... Like are you kidding?! You must be white no self aware black person can be this naive.
Brown Indian completed my aerospace project in Bremen, the staring part is true but I never mind, If you are black, white or somewhere in b/w and come to India you get the stares as well, Fascination it is. But I loved each and every bit of it, germans were ultra nice and super helpful, it's more of the countryside yet the best place I have every been to.
I feel like German people just stare at anyone who isn't from there, even the Frenchies get stared at, it's just a thing they do, and you get used to it. As a black girl living in Germany I didn't really experience racism, but I'm also not german and you are, so being treated like you aren't must be hard. I have a friend who is half german and half french and she's kinda been through the same, she speaks fluently german but still people don't always believe she is, I think your experience is more related to mixed germans, but also we all have different experiences. I love Germany and even if I am not german, I still feel like it's my second home.
I feel like she assumed a lot in this video. "I can only IMAGINE this....I can only IMAGINE that". " I could only IMAGINE what they would have done because I didnt have my ticket." Yes, you will come across some racist people but you will also come across some very nice people in Germany....Just like anywhere else in the world. Have you tried actually living here again to see how it would REALLY be?
@@ao1920 I subscribe to Angel but never heard this before. Thank you. It's sadly beautiful. Makes you wonder how we managed to thrive with only a few casualties here and there. We can't afford to have depression or feel sorry for ourselves. Who wad it that said know your enemy?? Now I get it!! 🤔👍🏽
I was a tourist in monchengladbach and I must say most Germans I had encountered there were rude AF. Visited Munich and the people I met there were waaay more friendlier.
I live in Mönchengladbach and you're definitly right concerning that its easier to get to know people in big cities. since Mönchengladbach is a smaller town there are many "groups", but there are definitly many people here, that are welcoming to others as well you just have to go to the right spots. There's a store here called @about.midnight, check it out next time you come around . It belongs to a friend of mine and is basically a store but on the weekend we have free events there with DJ's and it's a great spot to just chill, Drink and get to know people :)
I went to German school for 3 years and in that class there was only 1 German student and others were Turkish and Russians that were born in Germany and I was the only Asian in almost the whole school :D
This is an important conversation to have. Thank you for talking about this! As an African American, whose family has lived in American for generations and are descendants of slaves, it is very hard for me to explain to Europeans that most African-Americans do not know our country of origin because that identity was stolen from us. And I agree with you, I don't think a White person would be asked or have to explain where their country of "origin" is like a person of color. It's racism, especially in the United States where no one is "ethnically American" except for Native Americans.
To date, i have not been in Germany, but i do speak German, and ive hosted Germans, and i have tons of German friends. No problems except for one dude, who was literally a Neo Nazi (and he was Austrian...), so i dont think that was just a black thing. Everyone i've come across has fully supported me in learning German. The German Embassy of America has even supported me personally by sending me materials. I understand that everyone goes through different experiences, but I've just never personally met anyone who has faced racism on the scale that you have. I'm sorry you went through these things in your home country. I think it may have had something to do with you being from the South? The majority of my friends are Northern, but i have a couple of Southern friends. I'm not sure if that plays a factor though.
Hey, its more a West and East Germany thing, where eastern Germans (formerly DDR) tends to be more racist (there are also many small cities in eastern, which tend to be more unfriedly to foreigners), except Berlin which is not only the capital but also a hotpot for many cultures and people.
@idk dont waste your time conversing with an obvious racist and troll. The hate in him will kill him very fast. That's what happens to haters. And not all whites share his opinion. Racists are actually THE minority in the whole world. Thank God lol.
Hey I‘m German and it‘s heartbreaking for me that you‘ve had these experiences. I‘m white so thats probably why, but it‘s OUR country... Jews, Muslims, Christians and people from every heritage there is should be welcomed. Why do people push anything interesting and special out of our country. Gosh I‘m tearing up right now!😔 I‘m always so happy when I see people from all backgrounds on the streets because with our history, it‘s so important to do different !! But it makes me go mad when I think about the fact, that racial segregation already starts in education!!☹️ So yeah I dont know what else to say besides: Es tut mir leid und ich möchte mich für die Leute entschuldigen!!❤️ Love you
Inga Hagemann Schonmal was von Mikroaggressionen gehört? :) Ein paar Buchempfehlungen: was weisse Menschen nicht über rassismus hören wollen, aber wissen sollten - Exit racism - Deutschland schwarz weiß
@@alg6222 Ich verstehe das Problem und auch vieles hier im Video nicht. Ich habe schwarze Freunde bzw. Freunde die generell nicht typisch deutsch aussehen. Kaum jemand von denen beschwert sich darüber auch nur irgendeine Art von Rassismus in Deutschland erfahren zu haben. Klar kam das mal vor aber zum Glück in wenigen Fällen. Man sollte einfach mal aus dieser Opferrolle von wegen "ich bin schwarz und werde deshalb immer ausgegrenzt sein, so war es ja schon immer" rauskommen. Auch die Probleme die hier im Video beschrieben werden... Das hat meiner Meinung nach meistens nichts mit Rassismus zu tun sondern wird in irgendein Verhalten reininterpretiert. Ganz ehrlich wen juckt im Jahr 2020 die Hautfarbe. Und wenn doch jemand rassistisch ist ist es sowieso ein kompletter Vollidiot, sodass ich die "Meinung" solcher Leute komplett ignorieren kann.
In Germany there is a huge difference between the cities and smaller towns when it comes to acceptance or tolerance of immigrants. There is also a difference between East and West. If you are a person of colour and you live in a city like Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfurt or Cologne the acceptance is much higher than in smaller cities. The number of immigrants is also mich higher in these cities. In Frankfurt it is even higher than 50%. And in Hamburg almost 4% of the population have an african or part african background. Germany is definitely not more racist than France, the UK or lets say..the Netherlands. Cities like Berlin and Hamburg are internationally known for being very liberal and open for everyone. The reason people nowadays often have a negative view on people from arab countries because of the refugee crisis and the latest media of stabbings, rapes and murders from these groups. Germany has recieved many immigrants in the last 5 years which really has had a big impact on the society, the acceptance of immigrants and politics because of their culture.
Ehhhh I dunno, I visited Hamburg and had at least three very notably crap experiences. One of them was when I went to a major department store (H&M or something, can't remember which) went to the cashier to pay for some items...with the nastiest expression on her face, the cashier tells me the return policy for the items. I kid you not, when I said it didn't matter because I was leaving in a few days, she legit got happy. The second was when I was on a bus headed back to my hotel. A little girl of about three or four (cute kid, blonde, blue eyes) came on with her mom. Being guileless as children can be she sat next to me and called her mother over. The mother came, but sat with her legs angled to the isle. I don't speak the language, but you get signs...mom was hella nervous...would scold the child when playing such as children do. Some dude in the back kept asking the mom questions off and on and the mom's answers were clipped. I could tell this woman was getting increasingly agitated (she was in a white vest and jeans...so I thought maybe she was high or something), by this point we've made a few stops, the bus stops again and sis yanks her kid and all but runs off the bus. I still didn't register what her problem was...then it hit me...she wasnt high, I'm black. Gotta say, it was humbling, I was well dressed, slacks, polo shirt, hell, I was even wearing panty hose...not at all threatening...tried not to even look directly at them. It didn't matter...intuition tells you when the problem is you and not them. The third time was at the airport leaving Hamburg specifically and Germany in general (incidentally, I also had a crap experience entering Germany, the immigration officer was rude af...forgot about him). I ended up by arguably the most rude counter staffer EVER. She asked if I needed a visa to enter Germany...obviously not sis...don't think they would've missed that. That heiffer searched the length and breadth of my passport, went to ask her coworker...wasnt satisfied with whatever he said...then straight up disappeared with my passport in hand for long minutes. Comes back absolutely FUMING checks me in, prints my boarding passes and slaps my passport on the counter...doesn't even hand it to me. Yeah, I'm never going back.
@@genevieve571 First of all i am very sorry for the negtive experiences you made in Germany. I just want you to know that the mayority of people are accepting and not racist - i live in Germany for all my life and i have also visited many other countries in the world to see how people of colour are treated in different countries. I might have an answer for that but it might be controversial. I hope you don't feel offended by this since it is a more general explanation of this problem. Even though Germany has a quite high number of immigrants (~30% like the UK, Canada etc.) this particular number of immigrants mostly came here in the last 25 years. So many especially older people often have the feeling they are overrun by foreigners because let's say in the 1980s..immigration was not very visible like in the UK, France etc. It has had a cultural impact on our society where many older people just don't know how to deal with these changes- especially when they are culturally related. In the last few years especially during the refugee crisis there were more than 2 million people that came into the country - thats more people that live in the entire city of Hamburg. Our gouvernment didn't really handle the situation well. Many people that came into our country weren't really checked for their background. The authorities often didn't know were there people exactly came from and if they were really refugees from countries like Syria or Iraq or if they were just immigrants that wanted to apply for asylum for different reasons. If the gouvernment rejected people that weren't "real refugees" many people think the acceptance of immigration would be higher now. But back in 2015 most Germans wanted to be accepting, tolerant open minded and help these people. But than suddenly there were many cases of mass rapes (maybe you heard about what happend in New Years Eve in Cologne 2015-2016), they were murders, robberies, lots of stabbings and different violent cases that were unfortunately often linked to these groups. Besides that it was proven that the media and the authorities tried to cover that up. So many Germans (not all!!!) became extremely suspicious of people that have a different skin colour! I don't want this explanation to be an excuse or something like this. In my opinion people should really see everyone as an individual. But as you know societies tend to generalize everything. They hear something in the media and suddenly become very suspicious. But like i said if you go to larger cities people are 90% open and tolerant for other cultures!
@@questionmark3219 I did hear in some detail about the occurrences in 2015-2016, and i sympathise with the German people on that, honestly I do. But not everyone who came as an immigrant did those unspeakable things, I don't think that registers. I feel like black people are the only race where the actions of a few get attributed to the entire population. I honestly don't know if I would try visiting Berlin or Munich in future, but Hamburg ain't gonna see me ever again...trust. I legit spent my entire childhood wishing I was white...shit is sad. I still feel like my life would've been easier to this day, and I'm 34. Smh
Genevieve Campbell Thats crazy!, I remember when Rickey Thompson and Denzel Dion went to Germany Denzel also mentioned how he had some bad experiences and that people stared ALOT 😅
@@genevieve571 I totally get your point and i hope that you will feel proud as the person you are. But please don't make the same mistakes as these racist idiots do. Like i said you might just have met some very miserable people who immidiately has prejudeices when they meet someone with a different skincolour. If you want to visit a very open minded in city in Germany just come to Berlin. Within Germany it is known as the city where "everybody is accepted".
That's sucks, more so that you were born in Germany and call it home. Nothing dampens the spirit more than getting hated on by your own peeps because you don't look like them. You're FINE as hell though.
I'm interested in visiting Germany specifically, Frankfurt or Berlin. Which one would you recommend for going out and it's nightlife? Thanks for the reply in advance.
I've lived in Germany for 5 years now. I'm a Nigerian born in Italy. The school system here is hard very strict, you get accepted into schools according to your grades. The bad experiences I've had were mostly with "foreigners" *cough Turkish people cough~~*. I can still count those experiences using one hand. Because of how different I look and because of my name I was always popular at school (in a good way). The first school I attended was in a small town in south Germany (Herrenberg) people at school loved me (for real,not to brag). And I'm fully black. I'm trying to understand your point of view, I'm not trying to be rude, I'm just saying 🤷🏾♀️
peace_pacetta_ Love SAMEEEE!!! i live in the netherlands and most people that are racist against me are other foreigners like morrocans,turks, algerians, pakistani’s etc. now i’m not gonna pretend like i’ve never been discriminated by white people but its mostly by other foreign people. and the most ironic thing is that most of them are quick too scream “racism” and point out how unfair they are being treated while blatantly ignoring what they are doing.
I’m Vietnamese so basically I’m asian. I study in Germany with my German bf. One time we were dining in Maccas and two guys came sitting next to our table and asked my bf if I understand German. When he said yes, they dont talk anymore. Not everyone here is the same as them sadly I still dont see myself longterm in Germany.
Are all black people racist? No. But are there racist black people? Yes. I cant change all Vietnamese people‘s perspective but I surely can educate my children to behave properly.
@GUERRILLA SUNRISE Sweetie my best friend is Vietnamese and she loves her black boyfriend. They ain't all racist. In fact, I've never heard any Vietnamese person say something bad about black people. This is coming from a mixed race asian: Black people are absolutely beautiful. Don't think that we can't appreciate your beauty. Much love
@@LaLabutterfly No need to be sarcastic. It was actually a genuine question. Was wondering why they are bitter towards black people yet Germany is historically and predominantly white. I've never really experienced racism as i was born and live in Africa. But go off sis.
Hey Damaris, I can understand every single thing you said. I almost started crying during the video. My dads nigerian (yoruba) and my mom is german. I live in the south in a very rural area, near east germany with lots of old starring people. My brother and i had to face so much racism here. Living and growing up here taught me that I can't live in germany forever. If you are black or mixed just go. Germans will never accept you as one of them. Thank you for this video :D
Very sad to hear about your experiences born & raised in Germany. Racism is everywhere, and it will never change. The good news is that you have found a place to live where you feel accepted, and that's very important. Stay positive and continue your studies. We can't change or tell people how to feel or behave; but we can better ourselves and treat others the way we want to be treated. Best of luck to you!
Ich komme aus Brasilien und denke,dass in Brasilien mehr Racismus gibt als Deutschland . Ich habe in Hamburg gelebt aber jetzt wohne in Nordrhein-Westfalen. Meine Erfahrung ist gut .Ich bin wie du .Ich respektiere deine Erfahrung.
@@marcianascimento9858 ich komme auch aus südamerika und war schon in mehreren ländern südamerikas (aber noch nicht in brasilien). ich bin da ganz anderer meinung! das problem mit den südamerikanischen ländern ist der starke einfluss der medien, die die bürger nach dem schönheitsideal der weißen person formen (die besitzer der medien und viele mächtige menschen in südamerika sind immer noch europäischer abstammung). darüber hinaus ist auch südamerika anfälliger für mehr klassismus als deutschland und klassismus ist ähnlich wie rassismus. beispiel: eine person mit indigenen merkmalen, die in den bergen geboren wurde und dort ihr ganzes leben verbracht hat, wird nicht gleich behandelt wie eine in der stadt geborene person mit indigenen merkmalen, die aus einer wohlhabenden familie stammt und studiert.
@@marcianascimento9858 ich bin auch mischling (ich habe auch deutsche wurzeln) und ich war noch nie ein opfer von rassismus, nirgendwo in südamerika (aber ich hatte einige komische, aber nicht schmerzhafte erfahrungen). leider hat sich hier in deutschland, seit ich das erste mal rassismus gespürt habe, meine perspektive auf rassismus verändert und jetzt sehe und spüre ich fast jeden tag etwas rassistisches hier. der rassismus hier ist nicht so explizit wie in anderen orten, aber auch nicht weniger präsent und nicht weniger schmerzhaft. er drückt sich auf unterschiedliche weise aus, auch mit unangenehmen mikroaggressionen. aber ich gewöhne mich an den alltäglichen rassismus, kann mir aber auch nicht vorstellen, für immer hier zu leben.
Thank you for saying this. This is exactly what I go through. People like to discredit my experiences because they don't want to believe them. The looks I get is that of disgust and hatred too. I thought it would have been easier on people like you since you are very beautiful. I guess I was wrong. You have confirmed to me that I'm not crazy. Thank you again and stay strong! Keep being you!
Germans stare alot like alot alot not specifically at black people but more like at girls I guess? . And I live in Germany and here in Hamburg diversity is good? Alot if people from all kind of cultures and skin colours and or religions and everyone is pretty open minded about that
Germans just seem to look longer at people than in particular Americans do. I did hear this from white male Americans that are not remarkable in any way as well. Germans might not even notice it cause they are used to it. Part of it is just a cultural difference.
I am German, I was born there and lived there for a long time. The topic does not only concern black people. I wear the face veil, it was unbearable. I've had really bad experiences, if you don't fit "very" in the picture, it's like hell in Germany. I now live in Tunisia and it is completely different. Not many people wear the face veil here, but people don't treat me racistly. Even if I stand out, I remain a person for the people.
1. my shit hole country is GERMANY. My PARENTS ARE GERMAN. I am German. 2. If you had really read what I wrote, you would know that I don't live in Germany. 3 what you talk only shows that you are an uneducated, stupid person to have such racist tendencies you don't need to be European as you can see!
Hör mal ganz im ernst, das was du da von dir gibst ist eine geistige Katastrophe! Meine Familie ist komplett Deutsch wir haben keinerlei ausländische einflüsse in unserer Familie, wo sollte Frau Merkel mich denn auf Grund dieser Sachlage hinschicken? Oder verliert man mitlerweile in der deutschen rassistischen Gesellschaft sein Recht auf " deutsch" sein, wenn man zum Islam konvertiert? Mich brauchte man, wie du siehst also niemals EINLANDEN, nach Deutschland zu kommen! Ich lebe nicht mehr in Deutschland und bin sehr glücklich damit, weil dieses Land ein Tümpel von Menschen wie deines gleichen ist! Aber gut diese Komentare zeigen nur das was ich von Anfang deutlich machen wollte Deutschland ist ein rassistisches Land dessen Bevölkerung sich nie zu Schade ist hass zu verbreiten. Seriously, what you are giving yourself is a mental disaster! My family is completely German. We have no foreign influences in our family. Where should Ms. Merkel send me to because of this situation? Or do you now lose your right to be "German" in German racist society if you convert to Islam? As you can see, you never needed me to come to Germany! I no longer live in Germany and am very happy with it because this country is a pool of people like yours! But well these comments only show what I wanted to make clear from the start Germany is a racist country whose population is never a shame to spread hatred.
“But where are you actually from?”The unbelieve when people get to hear that you’re Black and from a country in europe. Thank you for sharing your experience, it inspired me to share my story on being Black in the Netherlands
@@professoralpha6239 1. i wasn’t talking to u but to the person that posted the main comment 2. i live in a Country where i can say what i want🙂 3. if u don’t know what a „coomer“ is don’t call ppl that 🙂
Fam i went to Germany for summer last year Everyone just looked at me and when I look back at them they look away and look back at me again 🤣🤣🤣 so uncomfortable
Most if not all germans stare. It is simply a cultural thing in most cases. In many countries it is considered polite to not look into strangers faces. In Germany it is polite/normal to look at people.
i respect your opinions, i am a german aswell, yeah we like to stare, but it's not like "PFUI SCHWARZE" but it's more a thing of german character - germans are curious people, like they love to investigate stuff, try to find out about things they are not used to or not knowing from personal experience, at the same time germans are mostly very reserved people. So when people look at people that don't look typicly german, it's not racism it's more curiosity about the person. So atleast when it comes to staring at people that don't look like typical germans, it's not for racist reasons but more for curiosity - even Bismarck said that germans have an obsession with foreign things. when it comes to staring like - staring out of the window, well thats just that we love our order, if something is not as we espect thing to be we kinda get a bit nervous and insecure
Im black myself and yes there are many racial problems here but still germany is my homecountry and i absolutely love it here. I will definitely stay here, because i love it here but more over to represent some melanin here and start changing things! This is still a beautiful country with many shades!
Willie Fungo yes you right:) Alone i wont change anything. But there are people out there who think the same! And together WE can change a lot of things. And to give you a glance from Germany: Afro-Germans are out here DOING IT! There are many groups, who educate German people, and stand for what they believe in. We are also represented in the media, sports, different shows etc .... 10 years ago it was totally different! Now a lot of people know what a curly hair routine is, and we even have some curly hair products IN GERMANY in the drug stores... not many but if there wouldn’t be ‚someone‘ who starts there wont change anything. Hope u can understand better now!
I was sitting on the bus and a white lady moved as soon as I sat down to another seat 🤦🏽♀️ I was like damn. I’m moving to America now bc I’m over Germany. I came for nursing school and bc my grandmother was sick so I wanted to spend time with her b4 she passed. Its been 3 yrs now since she’s passed so I’m going back to the states. I know America isn’t better with racism but I do feel more at home for sure. Germany was only my home bc my grandmother made it feel like home ya know. I always thought Germany was my home, but really it was just my grandma that felt like home to me.
Rushell Robinson I know it’s prob worse bc ppl have guns there but here I have def experienced racism way more like flat out in your face type stuff and a lot of undercover nazis too.
She is truly beautiful and her voice and accent is so pleasing to the ears. I lived in Germany for a couple of years while in active duty and I enjoyed it, but that was mostly in the major cities like Berlin, Frankfurt, Cologne, and Stuttgart. I can understand where she's coming from. When I lived in Japan, it was like that when we left the major cities and went into rural areas. It was mostly older people who never saw or had contact with black people.
I’m biracial like you and I lived in Hamburg and Berlin..I had a great experience, better than London but my grandma lives in the countryside where I have shared the same experience as yourself
I grew up in Germany and I didn't experience any racism. I found German ppl to be pretty accepting. But I was in Hanau...close to Frankfurt. So maybe that's why 🤷♀️
Omg I was born in Saarbrücken too and I lived there! I have a mixed complexion and I got bullied a lot for it. I lived America almost my whole life until I moved there. Saarbrücken has a minimum population, and it’s not a popular city as to the bigger ones, because the bigger cities have much more diversity than the Saarbrücken! I’m going back soon though. I moved back to the states as of for now, but your German is pretty good for someone who hasn’t lived there for a while. It would be great if we can someday hangout if you ever decide to come back! We share a very similar experience. It’s ok if not, just stay safe, take care and lots of love! 💜
Heey, I'm german but I'm still going to write this comment in english, hope it turns out well:D I'm so sorry that you feel like an outsider in germany even though that's where you were born and others have no problem with calling it home. I grew up not knowing that there are people who think skincolor says anything about character, story and just in general who you are. It's still f*cking weird to think that there are people who actually devide people into black and white, like wtf? Like you would say "oh you got long arms, so you're probably a bad person", I know, weird example, but it feels just as weird to devide people into colors. I don't know but what I actually wanted to say: I'm sorry for how you and your dad were treated and I'm sorry for every other person who experienced racism in germany and I want to say, even though there are some stupid as*holes in germany, you're always welcome to come around because it's not you who's wrong but everyone who thinks you are because of your skincolor. It's sad that some people won't ever get to know the most beautiful people just because they think they're nothing more than their color.
@Denise Bond you are one fucking racist.who the hell are you trying to tell peopke what they should and shouldn't do. Keep being racist we don't have time and energy for racist people like you. And if you are saying that the majority of german aren't racist go fuck yourself .
Let's be nice to each other, if hate shows against people out of a racist mindset or against racist people: in both cases it won't change anything. If you want racist people to change, show them the meaning of respect by living respectful. Showing respect doesn't mean to be quiet about the things you can't accept but showing your opinion of something in a respectful way and as I'm reading my comment a second time I feel like I wasn't being very respectful myself so I'm sorry for that.
Girl im so sorry for your experiences in germany. I couldnt even imagine how it is for you or other black people. All i know is even i experience small racist remarks in germany. I study in berlin but i am from greece, so i look slightly different than the average german (more mediterranean?) and obviously i speak a different language. A lot of people stare in the train when my friend and i speak greek or when i talk to my family in greece on the phone. A close friend of mine recently experienced a woman telling her to go back to her country or speak german cause she is in germany. At university, i am the only foreigner in class and my accent isnt perfect so people looked at me weird at the beginning and now i have the weird girl label, in generally i feel like german people tend to stick together in academic environments, whereas all the foreigners kinda end up in the same group.Obviously, living in berlin is so much easier and more open than other places in germany, since berlin is heavily multicultural and im not saying i have it as bad as poc but its still rough. Especially with all the misconceptions some german people have about greeks (that we are lazy, dont work hard, that we are poor, corrupt etc.)
🙏🏾I moved here 3 years ago 🤩 I grew a lot mentally, I don’t feel bad about it thou , I like the new person I am today because of all I have been through even since here ✌️🙏🏾
I went on a school trip to Germany for five days only and the racism was unbelievable! (I’m only 14 and I just turned 13 at the time) I feel sorry for any black person living there honestly
This is an important conversation to have. Thank you for talking about this! As an African American, whose family has lived in American for generations and are descendants of slaves, it is very hard for me to explain to Europeans that most African-Americans do not know our country of origin because that identity was stolen from us. And I agree with you, I don't think a White person would be asked or have to explain where their country of "origin" is like a person of color. It's racism, especially in the United States where no one is "ethnically American" except for Native Americans.
Black slaves were captured by black tribes in Africa. The English were the first to abolish slavery as noted recently by a representative of the Queen. She went on to say as far as reparations go the first people to get reparations should be the 2000 white sailors that lost their lives at sea when attempting to rescue slaves that were captured by African tribes. Slavery was in England as well as indentured white servants. The English hated Irish Catholic’s and shipped many to Virginia where they were whipped and killed. African’s were late arrivals in the US colonies because the English hatred for the Irish was so deep they were all being killed. What I’m getting at is the English have somehow whitewashed their evil part in slavery just like Japan has whitewashed it’s involvement in killing and enslaving Chinese for many decades. It is not taught or mentioned in their schools or by any other means. The Irish also lost their identity as noted in this article www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/englands-irish-slaves-10927
I’m actually related to one of Richard Johnson’s brothers as a distant cousin. He was one of the brothers that didn’t like Richard’s relationship with Julia Chinn. This article gives a lot of insight into their relationship. Richard and his common law wife were raised to be very moral people. After Julia passed away Richard took her loss very hard and never recovered from it. At the end of Richards life you can read that he was a very bitter old man. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Mentor_Johnson
@@User__795 yeah there are always people like that, but I guess they do that full of love in their hearts. Trust me, they admire you and really appreciate your beauty for you truly are. And for those that think you are weak, I guess you must have heard the name "Ajebo". I was called one even though we were all raised from the same striving community. Looking a bit different can bring to you such treatments. By the way, are you in Germany?
It's so true what you experience. I went to a German school and suffered alot of racism . Same as walking along the street and them crossing the street to; people telling me "oh you speak German so well , where did you learn german" eventhough my father is German. "Where is your headscarf? " Or you would open the door for an elderly adult and they would just ignore or stay nothing. But unfortunately I didn't have that protection of my father. I would never move back as much as Germany changing. I hope and wish for the future that it will change in those towns.
Such an interesting story. I was born and raised in Germany too I now live in America. Been in New York for 14 years and I plan to go back because my family still there but now I’m kinda nervous.
The old people thing is so true no whenever you look different they will say something. They just abandon their manners completely. But I hope since it's mostly older people it will get better in the future.
Awesome video :) I understand your experience. I went through a lot of unwelcoming experiences while living in Hamburg. The worst is when you gather the courage to confide about it and the locals acuse you and say its your fault without any empathy...?!? Its a weird society, full of stereotypes... constantly putting people in boxes... and the judgement is horrendous... the hatred is constant (so much anger all the time)... such lack of humility too. I finally decided to move away from Germany and I am so happy I did... I am still healing from what I suffered there but I am a much stronger person now - that's what I always tell people, that Germany taught me to be strong. I am thankful for that at least.
Wow I’m sorry you’ve also had a bad experience and even one that has lead to you moving away. That’s mad that they accused you and blamed you! I hope you know that your treatment is not your fault ❤️ Im sure this has strengthened you and I hope you can continue to heal
For real, this is me with France. I’m a Londoner with a French passport but I’m congolese from my parents. Paris is cool but anywhere outside of the capital is a myth to live in + even in Paris there’s a high racial tension too despite ethnic minorities all living together it’s hard to explain
Zbeve20 I’m saying the racism is covert but the tension is still high in the air. Yes minorities live together but inter racial marriages for example is still not common in Paris. I’ll talk on Paris because I’m quite familiar. I cannot speak on Rennes, maybe there’s less racism and I don’t know what colour you are mate.
Zbeve20 I was in Madrid last year and there’s only one black area out there and it’s very mixed with Latinos and whites. So I assume Spain can be racist too yes
When I went to Germany for a student exchange, it was usually older people that would STARE at me. Once I was in a mall with my friends and this creepy dude would not stop staring at me and we had to leave because of him :/
Wow that’s crazy! But it doesn’t surprise me unfortunately. I’ve had a guy shout something when driving past me before, but I just ignored it. That’s the best thing to do....it’s such a shame you had to go to the point of leaving the mall
I feel every single word you say. Born and raised in Germany, half Ghanaian/ German. For anyone who’s truly interested in understanding German Racism and why it’s so different here, I recommend you read/ listen to Tupoka Ogette‘s "Exit racism". Especially for my German folks, it’s really changed the way I view Germany. Thank you for sharing !
Ri Child honestly, it changed the way I interact in a social context, it has changed the way I move in public, it has changed the way I listen. Even though I’m not part of the primary target group of the book (it’s goal is to deconstruct racism as a system in white people) but I learned so incredibly much about my past experiences with racist discrimination. Sometimes I would excuse the results of racism, If it wasn’t meant to be such by the offender. But after understanding that a missing intent doesn’t lower the painful outcome I just have a different understanding of ownership and responsibility. A broken foot won’t hurt less just because the person whose car drove over it didn’t do it on purpose. With words and acts it’s just the same. If you truly consider moving to Germany to improve your language skills, be prepared to combat at least subtle discrimination on a day to day basis. Sometimes it’s not even words or direct insults. Most of the time it’s people staring at you like you come from a different planet. But this is just another result of ongoing societal racialized othering. You will be asked where you "really come from". You will be asked if you wash your hair at all. You will be confronted with the most blatant and insensitive stereotypes regarding your ethnicity. Germany is a beautiful Country and there are plenty of bigger cities here, where diversity is far more prominent than in rural areas. Just note that racism and racialized discrimination *is* real here. Good luck, wish you all the best.
My god you are breathtakingly beautiful. That said racism is ... ugh! I hate it. As a black guy living in America, I know how awful and heartbreaking racism is.
GUERRILLA SUNRISE way to invalidate someone’s experience. The US is a big country full of people shooting innocent Black people for doing nothing (jogging, sitting on their couch, getting juice from a store, and much more). There’s no need for “oppression olympics” here.
natty nate Haitian Zulu warrior spirit Hello. I’m sorry but I’m really confused by your comment. It’s been my intention for some time to reply but I’m sorry, I don’t know what to make of it.
Jamin Waite Hey. Sorry I sent a rude response a second ago due to me not reading your message thoroughly. So if you read it before I deleted it I’m so sorry. That said yeah racism here seemed to have gotten worse since we had our first (and likely only Black present). The guy in charge now has totally hyped up the racist here with his ‘Make America Great Again’ slogan and things here are just shit. I’d rather be stared at than shot any day.
I recently watched a black girl's vid on her experience but it's interesting to see that anyone can have a negative experience in Germany and not just dark skin black ppl 😕
lovey dovey Doesn’t matter. At the end of the day she is mixed and should be addressed as such. I am tired that black folks try to claim mixed people as “just” black. At the same time we cry that mixed people replace us in media. Smh
lovey dovey Girl bye, have several seats. You are not stating an “opinion” when it is factual that mixed people are 2 damn races. You are just deadass wrong then. You out here in other comments arguing how she is JUST black, acting like we don’t know. But you are “just stating an opinion”. Get outta here with that bs.
lovey dovey she is not just black she is black AND white it’s not wrong to say that tho it’s wrong when you think she is JUST black which she clearly isn’t so yu need to get that part right !
I understand how you feel, I've had similar experiences even though I was born in Berlin and lived there half of my life. I noticed that if you go visit or live in a small town in Germany you are treat worse than the big cities.
I went to Spain couple months ago, kept getting dirty looks, so much so that one night, I completely lost it and I'd confront whoever looked at me...wasn't a nice feeling. Felt like breaking they teeth😠
Im not German in any way but I am biracial (Black hispanic with non black hispanic) and I lived in Germany in the yr 98-2000 because my dad was stationed there because he was in the US military. Racism is real there sad to say. I remember I had knee problems and had to stay in a therapy childrens hospital it had a school and church I can’t remember how long I was there for I was like 8 or 9 by the way now im 30. They would give me a slice of bread and cheese to eat and I remembered I shared a room with another girl and she’d get this big plate of salad and food to eat and she would even offer me some. I’d have to tell my mom to bring me food. As an 8 year old I never thought anything of it. If my mother did she never said a thing to me , but there was a nurse in particular who knew it was wrong and she’d take me to the kitchen of that place to eat more food after hours . I always remember that, her name was nadine. Now that I am older I now know why that was happening. It was discrimination.
I live in Saarbrücken too,happens to me all the time...it’s just their nature,they try to be nice but you can tell at times it’s really fake,they’re literally over doing it or just plain rude,or whenever you speak they correct your sentences🙄🙄
That German death glare is something else. My first death glare was when I was riding on the plane to Frankfurt. UA-camrs do not lie. It's not a normal quick steal a glance. It's not even a normal long glance where they get caught and still stare. No...it's a, "I've stared into the abyss of your soul, you abomination."
BEING BLACK IN GERMANY 🇩🇪 PART 2: ua-cam.com/video/q7QM4II0yGQ/v-deo.html
I love your accent sis💖 I am mixed too French and Black😜😊💕
I’m sorry but you should ahve put on the title of the video being mixed with black and German because u by all metrics do not look racially or fully black 😂
My freezer is warmer than Germans 🤣
I can't focus, that crown on your head is distracting,seriously that's the most beautiful afro I've ever seen
Thirsty
Woooord
I was just about to say the same thing. It’s fucking marvelous.
Ikr😍😍😍😍
Discrimination is exist everywhere in the world by skin color ,race and culture but really I don't like white people cause they are look alike peeled off chicken and can see the vein into the body . it's been disgusting me and they are never attracted me to the white skin but I've never discriminated them ,I have just said way I fell when I see them,but I attracted by Brown and black women
You are soooooooo beautiful
I live in a smallish town in Germany and people will stare at you no matter what. wearing a skirt? they stare. wearing anything that isn't jeans and a t-shirt? they stare. colourful hair? they stare. I feel like in Berlin it's a lot more relaxed though so if you do change your mind about studying in Germany I think Berlin would be the best place to go to. It's the same in the UK though, if you look different in London nobody cares but if you go to a small town or village people will still stare at you for being different.
Helen Melon so true!!
I am from Russia, and people in my small town would also stare at everybody who looks unusual, in Saint Petersburg not so much. But anyway we see very little black people here, I can't help but look at them when I see them, I just have met only very few black people in real life. I try not to stare outright though, but some people don't bother with that and stare like crazy
Comparing being stared at rudely because of a choice in clothing vs skin colour/features is just wrong. People don't have a choice in their skin colour and features, it's who you are on a fundamental level.
I can promise getting a dirty look from a stranger because of your choice in clothing doesn't hurt the same way as getting a dirty look because of your ethnicity.
Helen Melon I honestly don’t think it’s because it’s in a small town, I think it’s just that German have a bad habit of gazing. I studied in Munich for 2 and half years and I will honestly tell you it’s the same if not worse.
@@AAAAAAAADDDDDDDDD There are always good and bad people. But because of a few people who did something wrong, newspapers write that people from this specific country did something terrible because you can make the story more interesting this way. And that's why the whole negative thinking comes from. The best example is China. Because of the coronavirus, lots of Asian looking people are getting discriminated all around the world, even if they have never been to Asia before. Maybe that's why you have the misconception that diversity makes every country rotten?
Try to befriend with people who might have a different background than you are and you will get to know the unique cultures.
I am black and lived my whole life in germany. In my opinion it depends very much on the specific place. In East Germany there are mostly no go areas for blacks. But in west Germany, at least in bigger cities, I made mostly good experiences. When I grew up, all my black fellows were very popular with many friends. So I think if you live in the right city, you can get yourself savespaces easily.
CapoLove that’s the real talk. I’m live in the west so they are the worest racist.they all accept white skins Arebs,Afganistan, or east Europian..
CapoLove I honestly disagree with you, Germans have a bad habit of starring! I lived in Munich for 2 and half years and the experience is same , if not worse
@@isaiahmichael2236 The thing is: What is called "starring" is in fact only a cultural difference experienced differently by people who grew up abroad. In the US and many other countries it's considered polite to avoid looking at the other ones face, especially strangers whereas in Germany it's the opposite. It's the same with foreigners thinking Germans are rude fore blatantly sharing what's on their mind even if it's a negative statement about the person they are talking to. Honesty has a higher if not the highest value in German society. Right after "Kehrwoche" of course.^^
same! big western cities are the go to
I live in a small town in Baden Württemberg and racism almost doesn’t exist here. It really does depend on where you live
honestly, Germans just like staring - they don't stare because of your skin color; they will just stare no matter what
she should actually know that as someone who grew up there
Alpharius my father is 70 years old....and not aware of the staring phenomenon here! 🤣 He does it himself but is annoyed by people looking at him. I think it’s more, what you see everyday is invisible to you. I know many things about Germans because I educated myself, by listening to other nationalities talking about us. But the general person in ANY country doesn’t do that.
That explains my traits
A What the duck are you talking about fool?
as a German I can confirm 😅 Idk I find people so distracting and interesting...
I am Black Living in Germany (a town near Stuttgart) but i Never had such experience always felt home and comfortable ... Never would like to Leave here... really surprised about your experience (we were also the only black family) 😅😕
I actually also have a friend from the Stuttgart area and she also had a good experience like you which is so good to hear! As I said in the video not all black peoples in Germany have a bad experience, even I know many who love Germany so much. Thank you for sharing ❤️
That’s so interesting because I’m biracial and I grew up near Stuttgart. People have always been genuinely nice to me (and my dad who is black). Maybe people here are just nicer?😅
@@miriam1435 I'm guessing because western Germany is more open. We have a lot more immigrants and people of different ethnicities here (I'm from a small town about an hour away from Stuttgart). We have a lot of refugees in our town and I would say the majority of the people just don't care because they are so used to being around people of all kinds of backgrounds. I went to school with a lot of kids that were born in Germany but where children of immigrants. In eastern Germany, there isn't nearly as much diversity and the right wing is much more prominent there. When I went to Dresden I was shoked by the difference. They aren't really surrounded by people of other cultures or ethnicities as much and even tho Dresden is a big city, there weren't many people that were obviously not genetically German. So you probably stand out much more in those areas of Germany, which makes you more of an outsider. And it's undeniable that racism is much more prevalent in the east of Germany.
It's usually the east like Brandenburg that's not really good with different cultures
Thats what im talking about im Mixed and i also feel comfortable in my german hometown
"Mein Deutsch ist sehr schlecht geworden" she said in perfekt, accent free german
She has a slight accent :) but still really really good German!
@@chidinmasteph yes that's what I wanted to say haha, I wish I had this level of English :)
@@chidinmasteph not really!!!! sounded like frankfurt to me but no accent
Accent free? I think you too are Not from Germany haha
@@monsimix6839 switzerland actually ;) für eine ausländerin merkt man es ihr fast zu 0% an. Da haben die in Deutschland geborenen zum Teil mehr Sprach/Grammatikfehler :-)
The staring is soo true, Germans just stare at everything
Craw Craw 100%. Only germans stare like idiots
Truee just wanna slap some of them 🤣👋
Even on other Germans.
True 🤣
They stare at everybody no matter who it is. The UBahn is a staring contest every day
I'm a black german girl but I never really had an experience with racism
Maybe because I live in Hamburg which is a million city (the 2nd largest city in Germany) here are many foreigners too so maybe they are more open-minded. I help elder people too and they are always thankful and smile to me. Sometimes they would even start a small talk with me.
One day I was sitting in the bus and one elderly woman came so I put my school bag down. She sat next to me and suddenly started a conversation with me. (This happened to me quite a lot haha but I like it😊)
But I also had the experience with my hair.
Like everyone wanted to touch my hair? Regardless if it was my braids or my real hair. And sometimes I was like wtf hahaha
Once I was visiting someone in another city and suddenly this German man spoke English to me hahah. In my mind I thought :,, Dude I can probably understand german better than you" haha but I knew that he didn't meant it in a bad way.
There is this stereotypes that every black person can dance, has curves and can sing haha but luckily everybody knows that I don't fit to this stereotyp so I don't hear comments about it.
I sometimes even joke about it haha
Are you invalidating her experience? Just because it didn't happen to you doesn't mean that it didn't happen to her.
@@mscardioqueen
Wtf is wrong with you?
Like everyone else in the comments is everyone talking about their experience. I just had a different experience than her lmao
Calm down
this is p much my experience too, also grew up in Hamburg, I miss it
Hahahahaaha du hast es zeimlich gut
München ist ein ganz anderes Beast, wenn es um Rasissmus geht
Traurig
@@mscardioqueen sweetie calm down she is only talking about her own experiences and isn't invalidating her experience Honey SIT TF DOWN
This black experience is common throughout Europe and small villages it is not exclusively to Germany.
For sure it’s not only Germany. I said this in the video, that I know it happens in other countries but I can only speak on my experience in Germany as I haven’t been elsewhere
@@DamarisTemi
I am not for one minute saying that Germans do not discriminate. I believe your version of your experience one million percent.
However I live in the UK, spent most of my life in London and recently relocated to the west Midlands. I can assure you that there are some villages near where I live where I get the same experience you have explained. This wad totally different to my child hood in London.
That's crazy, a lot of people always claim racism isn't a big deal in europe like America.
See, I don't have the temperament for all that. Old or not, after a while, my attitude gets foul. I'll turn and stare back "The fuck you staring at. Turn yo old ass around " But that's just me though🤷🏿♀️🤷🏿♀️🤷🏿♀️
@@ao1920 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
Relate, I live in Sweden (mixed Swedish/Nigerian - heyyy!) and you definitely walk around aware about your appearance all the time. I lived in London for 6 months and it was such a good feeling just walking around like a human being and being treated with respect.
ULIVIA Im American born but been living in Stockholm since I was 7 im now 19. I LOVE that people dont stare whenever im back in the states I completely relate on that one. You just blend in, here in Sweden tho they love to STARE
Paradoxically enough, London is being pushed into the gutter by Little England and BJ's fascist government.
Damn and I've always thought Sweden is beautiful and wanted to visit there but I don't want to feel uncomfortable and out of place.
I'm mixed, really on the light side tho and live in sweden too, people do stare but I'm being treated far better here than I was back in Africa.... They generally hated the fact that I was mixed so idk, would rather be stared at than having to carry a knife around cuz some racist wants to jump you like that...
I am not mixed, I'm African American and the first time I did not feel like an other was when I studied in London. I am well aware of the pervasive racism in the Uk but because the history is different it manifests itself in a different way.
The hair sis😍😍😍
I just want to apologise to everyone who has faced racism here...
Germans have always been racist
@@yoerivdb_9185 Acting like all Germans are racist is bullshit. Not true, especially not since WW2 is over
@Coi Pansat Yeah I mean I know about segregation and racism in the US back then, and today I mean racism is still almost everywhere in the world unfortunately.
But to be fair the Americans didn't murder everyone who wasn't white, heterosexual and healthy back then but yeah they were racist too and they obviously hated people who "looked apart". Every "white" country hated everyone who wasn't white. I'm pretty sure the British and French were also racist at that time.
And I mean we also know about Fascist Spain and Italy back then.
We all should do our best to not repeat times like these
@@AAAAAAAADDDDDDDDD ever heard about history? Sure history can be wrong but I'm not the paranoid conspiracy theory kinda guy so if you inform yourself about history as much as possible and you trust the informations that we have about history then you can find out a lot about it.
The US had slavery, segregation and to this day many incidents where poc are treated unfairly. The British and French also had slaves, Churchill (their strong and beloved leader) also had ideologies and wanted the white race to succeed. Also the French and Brits had huge colonial empires and history taught us that they didn't treat their colonies too well, same thing with Spain and Portugal. And yeah, 80 years ago Spain, Italy, Germany, Argentina, Japan (not a ""white"" country but still) were fascist.
I could go on but maybe you're just butthurt about me saying that these countries had racist ideologies and idk why but yeah.
@@AAAAAAAADDDDDDDDD You want me to quote the whole internet and my whole history classes and all the history books and documentarys?
I totally understand, I’m mixed and I went to primary school in China and I was literally bullied everyday at school my heart will beat every morning before go to school🤦🏾♂️
Kody Smith thats absolutely terrible, no child should feel that ❤️❤️😭
@@yasminwinwinkxD true thanks Yasmin! I've left China everything is alright now:)
Kody Smith thank god! I hope that everything goes amazing for you in the future! ❤️
Oh no!!! 💔💔
Oh noo thats terrible, I myself am Chinese and I went to a South African uni being the only Asian out there and they welcomed me!!! I got a lot of stares but i didnt take that as offending
I am half african half german. I am from East Germany. absolute horror my whole life. i have so much trauma. i so want to get away from here. but i have to get better first. I have developed severe mental and physical health problems from all of this. thank you for this video
@Imie V danke
East Germans have more Eastern European blood that's why they have straightforward racism. I would say West Germany are more Holland and East Germans are more like Polish.
Africa is not a country please😣😣😣
@@chicotchicot3203 i am aware of that
Move to the Netherlands. Much much better
Bruh I'm a black American and I studied in Northern England for a year and I literally lost my mind. I hated it so much. I felt like I didn't belong anywhere.
@Gaming with Steeteer But they weren't in Scotland, but northern England. He could have been in Liverpool or Manchester, both of which have diverse populations.
You should deffo come to London or south England, it is MUCH more diverse and respectable of all cultures, you’d love it !
Anonymous account I’m commenting too so she knows it’s not just you thinking that, calm the fuck down and stop lurking on the comment section kmt.
Makeda Phillips did you study at Leeds?
😩 darling u went to the wrong part of England gotta come to the south .
mixed German Girl here. I did have some experiences with racism (mostly older people and edgy boys) but I live in the US now (my husband is military and I met him while he was stationed there) and the US is sooooo much worse.
I was pretty close to the Saarbruecken area in a smallish town, and we had a good size of POC students in my school (mostly middle eastern) and some Italian Students . my experience in school was mostly pleasant and the whole being so different part didn't really last that long tbh. I didnt really get any people staring at me disgusted or anything,
ME and my husband are so eager to move back eventually.
IDK i feel like everyone's experience is different, especially in different parts of germany
USA isn't racist liar
What state? There are some states that are very racist, and there are others that aren't.
@@Cindy99765 the State is Saarland. from what I know the East of germany has more racists, but I have ever lived there, so I can only speak for the places that I've been to. Places like Cologne, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt are pretty nice and as far as I know and experienced not overtly racist.
Germany vs America is like Chicago vs Alabama, 100 years ago.
@@chrussublah4264 I think she meant which state in the US lol
I'm a black American. My first experience in Germany went well. I was able to enjoy my time in Berlin. The issues I had were in small towns. I was travelling with my college and performing in churches all over Germany. I had a woman throw money at me after I bought chocolate. She rang up my friend before me and handed her the money in her hand and then threw my money at me and rudely turned her back to me. It was shocking to me. I didn't let it ruin my time though.
Ashlee Williams wow...that’s terrible
So disgusting
So shocked 😳
i would have cusses her out i dont take disrespect likely tourist or not
She would've been cussed out. I'm just going to stay home....my temper isnt built for that bullshit
I live in Berlin and it's also full with racist however I don't let it affects me and if someone stares at me I stare right back🤣🤣 needless to say I had a lot of staring matches and I have won every last one 🤣🤣✊🏿
Staring matches lmao. Like a Mexican standoff or like that staring game where whoever smiles first loses. You can look at it either way, confrontationally or humorously. Maybe even ask them if they're trying to play that game and if you smile maybe say Oh you beat me, 2 out of 3? Or sth like that, unless they smile first then say Oh you lost! Though I don't know if they'll feel like smiling 😂
I life in Berlin as well and also experience a lot racism
That’s the key. Show em who’s in charge. Stare at them like “the fuck are u watching? Looking for a punch???” It always work
@@gabrielasosa9146 how does it work?
sowhat intimidation
I'm also a black girl living in Germany and let's just say I'm planning my exit this year. You told no lies in this video.
@Denise Bond I'm guessing this was your attempt at sarcasm because clearly, all black people are African and/or can only fit in without prejudice in Africa or all black people are poor destitute and uneducated so have an innate need to be in a "white country". In case you haven't realised yet, this is sarcasm done correctly. BEAT IT TROLL!!!
Dreu Moiten Girl, you are welcome in my country Aruba. Much love to you❤
@@islandgirlxx3465 💛 I would love to visit.
@Pazusky It sure is a good thing I already know I'm free to go and have no cause/need for permission just as you seem to know you are free to be an ass and are exercising this freedom. Congratulations 🎊
@Pazusky Let's start with you saying nothing! if you have nothing kind to say spare us all the hot air coming out of your mouth just so you can ease your miserable life. Only unkind people feel the need to be unkind to others when it's so damn easy to just be nice!..Rather use your energy to re-read the comment, utilise your comprehension skills and you will see that nowhere in my comment did I say I was leaving because it's the countries fault. Shitty people are the problem, NOT the country. This will be my last time addressing you. Consider yourself dismissed.
I’m white and American and my junior year of high school I visited Germany on a school trip and I stayed with a host family with a girl my age. One time we were walking down the street in her little town and there were two black men walking our direction on the sidewalk (basically we were going to pass each other). I didn’t think anything of it bc I grew up in a very diverse area and they were just people walking on the sidewalk but the German girl pulled me away from them and made it very obvious she was trying to put as much distance as possible between us and the men. I was horrified and I felt so bad for the men bc I could tell even though the moment was quick they had noticed. They passed us right after and the girl said “those refugees keep coming to our town.” Looking back, I wish I had said something but I think I was so shocked and didn’t want to be rude to a girl whose house I was living in for a few weeks for free. I think if it happened now I would have said something to her.
funny thing is I saw her posting about black lives matter just this week and I was like you little hypocrite
I'm white and live in Germany but I can see how being black and living there could be so hard. Bless you👍🙏💛
Sierra Jacks How can you understand?😊
@@veelin8267 empathy... is like...a thing
Europe's history has never been practically diverse it's not like USA i mean let's be real it's going to be hard
it’s not the fact that she wants pity or don’t understand that blacks do not get mistreated it’s just she can’t believe it’s still going on!
I think where ever you go
You will encounter racism as a black person
But its the same for all races except when white
it just how the white country are... they alway had people who racist and people who will respect people...
@@jokbok995 I'm sorry but racism exists even against white people... Not as commun though
I can’t believe it still going on
Hey,
First of all thank you for sharing this. I'm a white German and hearing experiences like yours help me to get a bigger picture of the racism here.
Second of all I'm sorry you had to go through these things. It's awful and I can totally understand why you don't feel "at home" in Germany.
It makes me sad to think that probably you are not the only black German who feels that way and chose to rather be somewhere else. It's our loss and our society here probably loses diversity because of racism and it seems like a vicious circle.
I totally agree that it's not the job of any black person to live in this constant fight mode and take all the political problems here on your shoulders. I read somewhere recently that for a black person to chose wellness is a political act. I think this fits perfectly what you describe. Like your mental wellbeing should come first and if the racism in Germany would harm that of course you have to take care of yourself.
The 1% chance of you moving to Germany in the end still gave me some hope. I'm from Berlin and live here and I know that we have a strong and politicized black German community here. They are organizing cool readings of afrogerman authors and stuff like that. There's also the hoe_mies collective that just started a podcast about things like racism from the perspective of BPOC and maybe it's also a nice way for you to connect to this different black and friendly welcoming part of Germany. 🤗
open.spotify.com/episode/7jv9HfszuoLfQ3O3UVzHLn?si=7Y0ws2N2QEuo-sTq9OaFjQ
With me you have at least 1 ally here and I know that there are a lot more good people here, too.
Thanks again
❤️
Why you say white German? All Germans are white, others are foreigners
nix 1986 In that case there is no such thing as white Australians, white New Zealanders , white Americans, White South Americans, White Canadians, White South Africans, etc, etc, 🤷♀️
She's not a black German she's mixed race German get your facts right.
@@brucebannervk You are very stupid and blind and ignorant! There is only ONE race, The HUMAN Race, God made the first man (Adam) from the soil (MUD). God bless you
Mokgadi Ramokgopa The comment I was replying to stated that there are only white Germans, implying that black people due to their race, regardless if they were born in Germany, cannot be German and therefore they are foreigners; so by his logic white people are not racially native to South Africa so therefore they are foreigners also 🤷♀️
Okay so my english ist not good but I wanted to talk about my experience in living in Germany I am half german and half Nigerian. And was born in Germany have lived here all my life. And I've noticed that being in a more countryside area tends to get a lot more stares but they where still friendly to me even my friend who lives on a farm her whole family was kind and nice to me and always wanted me to visit. I think that Germans don't stare with bad intend they generally stare at everyone let it be white or black I also do it a lot I don't know why😅 I'm just interested I guess it might be cultural difference with the starring. I was on a vacation last year to Jamaica and I've never felt more uncomfortable I thought I might feel better than being in Germany but I was wrong I've never gotten these types of stares they were turning and talking. Just because my complexion is lighter.
I currently live in a big city in Germany and can conform that even though I was never treated bad that it feels alot better staying in a big city so many different cultures to see and experience XD.
But I know that there are quite racist places in Germany but those exist everywhere sadly 😔
You like to "stare" because you are German haha :)
I think it is just looking but whatever.
"Come to Germany if you want to reach the stares!!!"
Fette Grüße aus Wien.
I am white and I experience the same things when I am in Africa special countryside. People shouting at u calling u white man on the street coming to tuch u or your hair. Its call curiosity. And I know some people in there which openly tell me that they don't like me because I am white. Yes racism exists in all countries and all races. And is old like old is world but some people act like is new and happen only to people who are not white.
Born and lived in Germany nearly all my life. I don't let anyone put me into a category, so when I'm asked "... but where are you from" I just tell people I was born in Germany, have both British and German passport, my parents are originally from Jamaica and my grandad was Cuban. That's when they usually shut up. Sometimes I ask them where they are from and tell them that they don't look typical German. At the end of the day, I'm me. I don't let ethnicity, country or any other person define who I am. Also bleib wie du bist. Und ja geile Haare!
Ragabella Wow you have to take it back that far?
@@tf5655 Choose to take it back that far because it shows that we all have history. Never taken a DNA test but the results usually show that no matter where you think you are from, we all have mixed ethnicity. The good thing is it has been rare that I have had to set people straight. All in all I don't actually have a problem living in Germany. Racism/discrimination is all over the world. We must not forget that even we discriminate against our own people. Unfortunately discrimination will always exist, etc. Important topics!
@@ragabella7593 An awesome response. I live in the states and I've had people tell me my last name is exotic and ask me where I'm from. It's an interesting conversation I have with people like that, and they get confused when I ask them where THEIR family is from. They usually respond with, "we're just American." Pretty much everyone in America has foreign/immigrant ancestry unless they're Native American/indigenous. Even in Europe with white people. My friend whose entire family was raised in Italy and the culture found out that they are actually ethnically French, and their French great-grandmother had moved to Italy at a young age and married there.
@Denise Bond Geez, why are you using caps lol? And how do you know if I'm African or not? I only said that my experience of living in America has involved me speaking with people who wonder about my last name since it's not a common-sounding one. While French and Italian people are both European countries, they have pretty different histories, and many Sicilians from Italy have mixed heritage because of their interactions with North Africans and other Mediterranean people. Like Europe, Africa is a huge continent, and not every tribe or ethnicity is related. It would be like trying to relate an Egyptian to a Nigerian in terms of their background. Indigenous people of America are Native Americans, that's not debatable. Europeans settled and conquered the Americas after the Native Americans did. What is a "natural European" to you? I'm honestly curious. I'm not racist, I'm just speaking plain truths here my friend. I'm willing to have a civil conversation about why you think the way you do.
@Denise Bond Tell your ancestors that they never had to come and kill africans people, and destroy life there. Then give us back everything they took, and that'll be okay 😃. 🗣️📢 People now we know what a RACIST think ! But don't worry mr/ mrs racist everything will soon be back. Even if it has to take 400 years again. Don't worry 😘
My experiences were worse. 30 years living in Germany facing racism on a daily base. I left the country and never want to return again. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for sharing. May I ask where you're living now?
Where you at right now?
@@haribojongho I moved to Harlem.
@@UnitedPacci I moved to Harlem
@@bykiflepods7102 So do you think USA in general is better for black people? I am seriously considering my options. Because my expierence (in the Netherlands) is, in big cities like Amsterdam, Rotterdam etc black people live comfortable compared to these small towns here. Do you think from you're own experiences you're better off in US compared to Germany?
I’m a young black man studying and living in a small town in southern Germany, called Bamberg since many years now and I have to deal with racism almost every single day and everywhere I go.The Staring, the insults, the rejection, the animosity, the hate that I get just being black and all that while minding my business. The biggest fear is that not only older people are concerned, but mostly the younger people, even at the university. I tried all these past years, so hard that I could, to integrate this society and be accepted as I am, but i ended up giving up and staying focus on the positive and moving forward. It stills my personal experience at the end of the day, although it’s almost the same for all other brothers and sisters living in this city, cause i used to talk to many of them, to share my experience, and most of the time the reaction and the story were the same as mine. But as I said, keep focus on the positive and the few beautiful people. Peace ✌🏾
hot pepper beautifully put...
I am also sick of living in germany. I am oriental and also get discriminated against every day. You just feel the hatred without any rational reason. As soon as I finish school I will go to Canada or Cairo to study comperative religous studys. It becomes worse in Germany everyday and I excpect that the Nationalist will be at power within the next 5 years. In germany its a taboo to talk about racism, they say its just critic. After WWII a nationalist party gets about 30% of the votes in east Germany. They havent learnt there leason. God will punish those people. To be clear not all germans are racist, but even 30% is a disgrace.
melak, I totally understand you
@Mind, Body & Saúl doesn’t believe racism exist in Northern Europe
hot pepper - your fairy tale book of lies god doesn’t exist dumbass
D shawn I am looking into moving/studying abroad. Could you give e mr anyvpointers as as steps to take? I am at the looking at college's stage.
I live in germany, believe me, they stare because you are very pretty. As soneone Who gre up in very diverse places, Berlin included, I still stare often when I See a very pretty Person, even more if they are abother race than me. its probably hard for you to believe... But than again, people from berlin and berlin itself is really not repräsentativ for germany.
I know there are definitely many who will stare because you’re pretty or because you have nice hair, but those stares are different to what I was talking about. I often experience the cold stares which are not so friendly and usually have happened outside bigger cities
No thats not true at all..... as a pakistani born in germany i have to deal with discrimination all the time even if the school is very diverse there are a lot of stupid racist people, the racist party Afd has gain a lot of Votings nowadays and their ideology resembles and is almost similar to Hitlers. A european or generell white people have it a lot easiyer there sadly...
This is insensitive af
I can relate to most of the stuff you said... I was born and raised in Germany (Bremen, which is really diverse) and moved to a smaller town (predominantly white) when I was 15 and started high school there. Two years into living there I dropped out of high school due to the depression and anxiety I developed while living there, I literally had no friends in high school and till this day I still don’t have any friends here. People always ask me where I’m from or automatically assume I’m a refugee whenever I go somewhere here (work, doctors appointments etc.). Finding an apprenticeship here was also really hard because companies/ the working world here is not really that diverse, they always choose white people or people who are more european looking over me even though we had the same academic qualifications. I ended up going back to school, to become a social education assistant (Sozialpädagogische Assistentin/Erzieherin in german) and I’m still one out of four ethnic minorities (I’m the only black person, the other three are south east asians).
Why not come to America or uk . Or Africa....why suffer like That
Nadiah Unlocked i feel you too sis. I hope you’re still hanging in there...
kayy charm I really wanna move to the UK after I graduate but it ain’t going to be as easy as it use to be because of Brexit
Nadiah Unlocked No matter what sis, do what you got to do. Your mental state is better, cause if the AFD party eventually gets stronger. It’s gonna get tougher...
why dont you move to a more diverse area
I feel you to 100% I’m fully black and I live in Germany in a small town and I hate it, I really hate it.Imagine, you’re on your way and just minding your business and not expecting nothing and someone will just insult your whole life only because you’re black ? I can’t do certain hairstyles that I would love to do cuz they would stare at u like you an alien or something and it’s sad.I have family in the uk as well but I’m scared to move but I would love to live there.The vibe in London is just made for me lol but it’s to big for me
Jenn S If you can move to another country, MOVE. It’s going to be good for your mental health. I live in Spain and there is so much racism here too. There’s a political team (called VOX) that it’s openly racist and they are not afraid to say it.
Cristina Simão I don’t know how the System in the Uk works but I will try my best x. A lot of ppl aren’t afraid to show they racist side because they think that the majority of ppl are racist or share the same opinion but I think it starts within ourselves as well, like us ppl of color should be strong together and not be against each other, that would actually be a major step for us
Take care of yourself and keep your head up.
Racism is even in Africa . 🤦🏾♀
(I feel bad for south Africans)
Mimo Muiruri Thank you I will, all of us should ☝🏾
I’m really sorry you have to go through that, I live in London and I can tell you it’s very diverse, obviously not all places are immune to racism. But it’s so rich in cultures. If you have the chance to move you should because mental health and your happiness is really important
I live in Germany 🇩🇪 Ma family is from Somalia 🇸🇴 what you say is true really all black people have the same problems in Germany
Germany is better than Italy
Ich stimme dir zu
True
Very true
@@fulaniking9782 Honestly far better. They need to go to where blacks can't be allowed to rent a house of their choice. Can't get employment in office jobs, even odd jobs. And if you open an activity, they can never petronize you, rather, they will be fighting to close the activity, and give you heavy fine. There's no social fund, to blacks with low income, or housing help for family with children. No child benefit or whatsoever. Just disgusting. Can't finish listing all. Italy is only good in giving document, as soon as one grabs his own, better find your way.
I’m a German living in Germany and almost every person of color I have talked to from smaller villages and towns have very similar experiences and feel like outsiders or like they they don’t have a feeling of belonging outside of their home. Don’t feel bad about talking about your experience ever.
I feel like most people could have that experience, when they are not from such villages.
Good luck being a woke person in these places.
I hope its obvious, but i mean living in a small village, not visiting.
@@lovis1188 of course you can feel like you don’t belong anywhere if you are a minority, the chances are however higher to find similar people/people with similar experiences in large cities or just people who aren’t backwoods in their thinking.
I'm sorry to people who are discriminating people, you guys will never see the beauty of diversity. You are beautiful and strong woman !
we dont need diversity, we need independence
corey thomas one doesn’t exclude the other
@@ThorstenLochmann Black independence from WHITE ppl is what we need
corey thomas can you elaborate on that
@Tobby Isiba so will eye
Take the study in Germany!! Our ancestors went tru this 24/7. You can survive, its about perspective. Make them dislike you even more !! Show them u unbothered & gon make it regardless.
Sounds good 😍
Yes don't give Any Attention to the haters and stand Up when you have to. You will realize how hollow most of them are
@@cytkl absolutely!
@Nova Xo I like 💗 ur courage good speech...
i live in Berlin,Germany and life isn't about trying to prove a point to every single stranger you meet. Living in a small town or less diverse town can make you so bitter and angry at life just for something you never can change(your skin). So I definitely understand her choice not to feel the daily burden of being different in your own country.
The UK is definitely the best country to be a black person. Yes there is racism but it is by far the best and most fair place to be a black person and it’s diverse enough in London to not feel foreign and unlike Paris there are opportunities
Ri Child I’ve asked at least 20 different social media people where’s a good place for me to move all alone in the UK. They all think I’m trying to stalk them but I’ve literally never even left the country 🥺
Not really mate. Up north is racist, anywhere that's outer city is also racist.
Africa is the best place to be a black person, followed by the Caribbean.. But I think you mean places where black people are a minority? Then yes
@@kay-ty5rx Bristol.
Stop the lies
I think this is more of an European Thing, my dad's Portuguese and my mom's Venezuelan. I was born in Venezuela but I moved to Portugal when I was like 8, to my dad's small village, I clearly remember people staring at me like if I were an alien. Then we moved to Lisbon and everything changed, big cities don't often have those troubles.
It’s cause small villiges are isolated and all that. That’s how it is everywhere
Not comparable at all but I’m super ginger and I lived in Brazil for 2 years and I legit think I would be less stared if I was Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie _together_ 🤣 (no one was ever ever ever rude to me though, only sweet words 🥺🤍)
꧁ C ꧂ What part of Brazil?
Las venezolanas tienen buenos culos 🤑
Im mixed too, born and raised in Germany. I’ve also experienced some kind of racism in my life but luckily VERY rarely. Maybe it’s cause I live in Düsseldorf which is quite international. I feel like some people in Germany, aren’t truly racist, they just get obnoxious sometimes when they see someone who looks differently (as you mentioned the staring thing for example). But this also applies to white people that stand out because of their looks. As I said it will vary depending on how international and modern your city is but it’s definitely an issue in many small country side towns.
Thank you for sharing your experience. But that's just your experience...Looks like majority of other black people have a totally different viewpoint, whether citizens or tourists.
faze a dab I wouldn’t say it’s the majority. That might be the impression you get by looking at the comments under this video. Which makes sense cause people who relate to her experience most likely clicked on it.
Same here. I'm mixed and I currently live and grew up in Berlin.
People here stare but I don't think it's necessarily because I'm mixed or so. Most of my friends also get stared at and all of them have different etnecity backgrounds. I mostly don't even feel like there's any kind of hatred behind those stares. They just look around. Don't usually talk. Sometimes I even got compliments on my hair or so. Anyhow I feel like it even comes to a point (especially in schools in big citys) where germans are the ones getting bullied for being germans 🙃 (the experience in my school) one way or another its extremely messed up and interesting how different each one's experiences are in different places
It makes hope to see some other comments over here. I mean there are also very popular people of african roots in germany - especially in the Rhine-Ruhr-Area like Hans Sapei and Nelson Mueller (not only rappers or musicans in general). My brothers best friend is partly african, so I have nether thought about that. One african refugee has joined my best friends football team and soon went out to party with us and thus also becomming a friend. He has done well in school and soon found a job as an electrican. Of course I knew about issues with muslims in general though, but that is more about religious differences and - from my perspective - a problem on both sides.
Christopher Rensor true, 99% of famous black people in Germany are either musicians or athletes tho. But I think and hope this will change in a decade or two
The starring is real. It makes me feel like i'm from space!!!
It's just the way it is. If you look different, you will stand out. If a black/white/hispanic/asian man or woman walks in small town where your ethnicity is not dominant, it's completely normal that people will stare at you. People experience the exact same thing in countries like Nigeria, Oman, Nepal etc. People will stare at things that are not common, being very tall/short could also be a reason why people stare. But I totally get that it doesn't feel right because you are German, not a foreigner.
90% of other nations are looking with
honest curiosity!
But Germans have a whole different Agenda! 👁
A.D. still lives in their heats!!!
@Tim Müller Never ever write to me, okay?! Is always the same answer...
How can you as a German experience any Racism, directed against us foreigners? Where is the logic? You are 100% Sure? You are German! How will you know??? Have you been a foreigner in your past life???? You have to walk in our shoes! You Germans like to criticize everything and everybody. But can never take any of it!!!
AFD is the third strongest party in Germany. CDU has made many times foolish comments as well!
90% of Germans will never accept foreigners, as one of their kinds!
Go out and ask your people!!!
Don't try now to act all tolerant, to
socialize with foreign people!
The world knows who you are!!!
Just like the girl on the video!!!
Fakest people I ever have encountered in my life!!! Germans will never ever admit they are wrong!!!
That's why Switzerland and Austria, the neighboring countries, really don't like the Germans at all!! How should they? If someone believes to be superior to any other race like the Germans? How narcissistic?! It drives you just mad! Most cultures will never ever tolerate such rude behavior!!!
Especially not polite countries like
the ones I have mentioned.
Game over, just too many people had the same bad experience in Germany!!!
@@Maya-qj4ik you are the only one sounding racist here
This doesnt excuse it, Germans and Germany should do better
Finally a balanced viewpoint, completely agree with you
Wow! I just arrived to Germany and live in a village, close to Saarbrucken. I've been here only 3 months and I've detected that hateful energy. It's normally old, pale, German men. My husband has felt the same. I appreciate you sharing and validating what I can already see. Funny, I'm from South Carolina and the energy of racism is the same there as it is here. Hate is hate...
Hey, I'm from Germany but black! I would suggest you to go to Cologne, Düsseldorf, Essen and other big cities. It's totally different. But I understand you :) I could never live in some cities in Germany because of racism.
Trust me I lived in cologne for a long time and my bf lived in Düsseldorf.... And it's not different. If you just saty in your part of the city where u don't bother them in their area maybe you will be good. But in the train or train station u will also experienced racism.... So yeah... It's not better there
Like Bayern. Home of racist
There are still racists people in the big cities. I live in Essen and I get stared at all the time for the way I look. Even at my job, people make insensitive comments about other countries and races. No, we're no village, but the German mindset really needs to change when it comes to how they speak about and see people from different backgrounds.
@@JOamelie hmmm then u haven't yet been to sachsen. its fucked up worse here
@@oneman.1780 bayern racism is a little bit tolerable but have u yet been to east Germany I bet u would even want to commit suicide
Girl I feel u. I am Moroccan and I live in the Netherlands. There is a lot of racism here as well. We gotta stay strong❤
I know that it's off topic but I really wanted to say how beautiful you are. Especially your strong personality and stunning hair got me speechless. You are a queen❤👑
Edit: some of you are talking so bad about Moroccans like we hate black people. Trust me when I say that not all of us do. My two best friends are both black and I would give my life for them. Please stop being rude and spread love not hate❤
"racism in Netherlands" ??? - are you Dutch or few months there? racism in Netherlands sounds like "rainbow unicorn is a real horse"
@@piotrmitrega2765 hahaha I've lived here my whole life. I don't think you know this, but we have this politician who is like a second Trump. He once shouted "more or less Moroccans!" And everyone shouted "less, less less!" He wants to sell us all back.
Most people are fine, but I still exerience a lot racism. It sometimes happend that I was just outside and people give me dirty looks or make racist comments. Thankfully there are more people who help than who hate. There is also a lot of bullying in school (kids here have no mercy) it's not as bad as America, but it's still just too much racism. so yeah... the Netherlands is not all bad, it's definitely not all rainbows and unicorns :) (I still love this place tho)
@@ROSA-04 are you a 15 year old girl? How do you know America is more racist?
@@sowhat... It's pretty obvious honestly. Americans voted Trump for president. I was scared when he became president and I live in the Netherlands lmao.
Also, my friend moved to America 5 years ago and she wasn't allowed to wear box braids. She also told me that at the supermarket someone got mad because she was talking Portugese to her brother and a man said that she should talk English because it's America.
My dad lived there a while to study till 2002. According to him, Americans are obsessed with race.
And of course people who share their experience on the internet with videos on youtube and in the comments. There are also some storys in the news as well.
Not everyone in America is bad or racist. There are lots of nice people as well. Even though I've heard bad storys about the country I still have that American dream. I mean who doesn't :)
@@sowhat... Yo what world do you live in?! America is the most racist country historically and it's even worse today... Like are you kidding?! You must be white no self aware black person can be this naive.
Sis I also live in Germany 🇩🇪 u are so right
Brown Indian completed my aerospace project in Bremen, the staring part is true but I never mind, If you are black, white or somewhere in b/w and come to India you get the stares as well, Fascination it is. But I loved each and every bit of it, germans were ultra nice and super helpful, it's more of the countryside yet the best place I have every been to.
I feel like German people just stare at anyone who isn't from there, even the Frenchies get stared at, it's just a thing they do, and you get used to it. As a black girl living in Germany I didn't really experience racism, but I'm also not german and you are, so being treated like you aren't must be hard. I have a friend who is half german and half french and she's kinda been through the same, she speaks fluently german but still people don't always believe she is, I think your experience is more related to mixed germans, but also we all have different experiences. I love Germany and even if I am not german, I still feel like it's my second home.
Then you must be white and that's her point.
I feel like she assumed a lot in this video. "I can only IMAGINE this....I can only IMAGINE that". " I could only IMAGINE what they would have done because I didnt have my ticket." Yes, you will come across some racist people but you will also come across some very nice people in Germany....Just like anywhere else in the world. Have you tried actually living here again to see how it would REALLY be?
@@aqillam9551 try China.
@@ao1920 I subscribe to Angel but never heard this before. Thank you. It's sadly beautiful.
Makes you wonder how we managed to thrive with only a few casualties here and there. We can't afford to have depression or feel sorry for ourselves. Who wad it that said know your enemy?? Now I get it!! 🤔👍🏽
@@xdqueen9089 I've heard.
I live in Germany, racism and discrimination is everyday reality to me.
Hi Mike, sorry to hear that . Do you have a couple of genuine friends here ? Greetings Conny
Yes sadly it is our reality. Even in big city it will happend. I wihs i could move out. @Mike Val stay strong! :)
Start crying you Little bitch
So sorry to hear that. Stay strong Mike!! Hoping for the best for you
@@teddywestside4096 boohoo 👎 f u c k off!!
I was a tourist in monchengladbach and I must say most Germans I had encountered there were rude AF. Visited Munich and the people I met there were waaay more friendlier.
I live in Mönchengladbach and you're definitly right concerning that its easier to get to know people in big cities. since Mönchengladbach is a smaller town there are many "groups", but there are definitly many people here, that are welcoming to others as well you just have to go to the right spots. There's a store here called @about.midnight, check it out next time you come around . It belongs to a friend of mine and is basically a store but on the weekend we have free events there with DJ's and it's a great spot to just chill, Drink and get to know people :)
@@MsKrissiTo thanks for the invite. I'd definitely check it out when I return.
I went to German school for 3 years and in that class there was only 1 German student and others were Turkish and Russians that were born in Germany and I was the only Asian in almost the whole school :D
there are often russians in german schoo,l because they are russians with german origin that were kick out of there new home countries after ww2
Where are you originally from the phillipines?
Same also in Italy, even tho you were born there they still not value you as a black italian
Are you by any means a Nigerian?? Your surname caught my attention
@LauraEtarhienyo aww. Are you Nigerian too?
@LauraEtarhienyo ayy😊 I knew your name looked familiar
@@yegra ,That's a beautiful name.In che città vivi?Sono di Como .
This is an important conversation to have. Thank you for talking about this! As an African American, whose family has lived in American for generations and are descendants of slaves, it is very hard for me to explain to Europeans that most African-Americans do not know our country of origin because that identity was stolen from us. And I agree with you, I don't think a White person would be asked or have to explain where their country of "origin" is like a person of color. It's racism, especially in the United States where no one is "ethnically American" except for Native Americans.
I’m sorry you went through this. It hurts a lot. I don’t understand the anti-blackness all over the world. It’s not fair at all
To date, i have not been in Germany, but i do speak German, and ive hosted Germans, and i have tons of German friends. No problems except for one dude, who was literally a Neo Nazi (and he was Austrian...), so i dont think that was just a black thing. Everyone i've come across has fully supported me in learning German. The German Embassy of America has even supported me personally by sending me materials. I understand that everyone goes through different experiences, but I've just never personally met anyone who has faced racism on the scale that you have. I'm sorry you went through these things in your home country. I think it may have had something to do with you being from the South? The majority of my friends are Northern, but i have a couple of Southern friends. I'm not sure if that plays a factor though.
Hey, its more a West and East Germany thing, where eastern Germans (formerly DDR) tends to be more racist (there are also many small cities in eastern, which tend to be more unfriedly to foreigners), except Berlin which is not only the capital but also a hotpot for many cultures and people.
@@FanRock1994 that makes sense, my thinking was based off of how americas southern states are a little more, hateful.
Your hair is so so stunning, you literally look like a goddess.
@idk dont waste your time conversing with an obvious racist and troll. The hate in him will kill him very fast. That's what happens to haters. And not all whites share his opinion. Racists are actually THE minority in the whole world. Thank God lol.
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Hey I‘m German and it‘s heartbreaking for me that you‘ve had these experiences. I‘m white so thats probably why, but it‘s OUR country... Jews, Muslims, Christians and people from every heritage there is should be welcomed. Why do people push anything interesting and special out of our country. Gosh I‘m tearing up right now!😔 I‘m always so happy when I see people from all backgrounds on the streets because with our history, it‘s so important to do different !! But it makes me go mad when I think about the fact, that racial segregation already starts in education!!☹️ So yeah I dont know what else to say besides: Es tut mir leid und ich möchte mich für die Leute entschuldigen!!❤️ Love you
Inga Hagemann Schonmal was von Mikroaggressionen gehört? :)
Ein paar Buchempfehlungen: was weisse Menschen nicht über rassismus hören wollen, aber wissen sollten - Exit racism - Deutschland schwarz weiß
@@alg6222 Ich verstehe das Problem und auch vieles hier im Video nicht. Ich habe schwarze Freunde bzw. Freunde die generell nicht typisch deutsch aussehen. Kaum jemand von denen beschwert sich darüber auch nur irgendeine Art von Rassismus in Deutschland erfahren zu haben. Klar kam das mal vor aber zum Glück in wenigen Fällen. Man sollte einfach mal aus dieser Opferrolle von wegen "ich bin schwarz und werde deshalb immer ausgegrenzt sein, so war es ja schon immer" rauskommen. Auch die Probleme die hier im Video beschrieben werden... Das hat meiner Meinung nach meistens nichts mit Rassismus zu tun sondern wird in irgendein Verhalten reininterpretiert. Ganz ehrlich wen juckt im Jahr 2020 die Hautfarbe. Und wenn doch jemand rassistisch ist ist es sowieso ein kompletter Vollidiot, sodass ich die "Meinung" solcher Leute komplett ignorieren kann.
In Germany there is a huge difference between the cities and smaller towns when it comes to acceptance or tolerance of immigrants. There is also a difference between East and West.
If you are a person of colour and you live in a city like Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfurt or Cologne the acceptance is much higher than in smaller cities. The number of immigrants is also mich higher in these cities. In Frankfurt it is even higher than 50%. And in Hamburg almost 4% of the population have an african or part african background. Germany is definitely not more racist than France, the UK or lets say..the Netherlands. Cities like Berlin and Hamburg are internationally known for being very liberal and open for everyone.
The reason people nowadays often have a negative view on people from arab countries because of the refugee crisis and the latest media of stabbings, rapes and murders from these groups.
Germany has recieved many immigrants in the last 5 years which really has had a big impact on the society, the acceptance of immigrants and politics because of their culture.
Ehhhh I dunno, I visited Hamburg and had at least three very notably crap experiences. One of them was when I went to a major department store (H&M or something, can't remember which) went to the cashier to pay for some items...with the nastiest expression on her face, the cashier tells me the return policy for the items. I kid you not, when I said it didn't matter because I was leaving in a few days, she legit got happy.
The second was when I was on a bus headed back to my hotel. A little girl of about three or four (cute kid, blonde, blue eyes) came on with her mom. Being guileless as children can be she sat next to me and called her mother over. The mother came, but sat with her legs angled to the isle. I don't speak the language, but you get signs...mom was hella nervous...would scold the child when playing such as children do. Some dude in the back kept asking the mom questions off and on and the mom's answers were clipped. I could tell this woman was getting increasingly agitated (she was in a white vest and jeans...so I thought maybe she was high or something), by this point we've made a few stops, the bus stops again and sis yanks her kid and all but runs off the bus.
I still didn't register what her problem was...then it hit me...she wasnt high, I'm black. Gotta say, it was humbling, I was well dressed, slacks, polo shirt, hell, I was even wearing panty hose...not at all threatening...tried not to even look directly at them. It didn't matter...intuition tells you when the problem is you and not them.
The third time was at the airport leaving Hamburg specifically and Germany in general (incidentally, I also had a crap experience entering Germany, the immigration officer was rude af...forgot about him). I ended up by arguably the most rude counter staffer EVER. She asked if I needed a visa to enter Germany...obviously not sis...don't think they would've missed that. That heiffer searched the length and breadth of my passport, went to ask her coworker...wasnt satisfied with whatever he said...then straight up disappeared with my passport in hand for long minutes. Comes back absolutely FUMING checks me in, prints my boarding passes and slaps my passport on the counter...doesn't even hand it to me. Yeah, I'm never going back.
@@genevieve571
First of all i am very sorry for the negtive experiences you made in Germany. I just want you to know that the mayority of people are accepting and not racist - i live in Germany for all my life and i have also visited many other countries in the world to see how people of colour are treated in different countries.
I might have an answer for that but it might be controversial. I hope you don't feel offended by this since it is a more general explanation of this problem.
Even though Germany has a quite high number of immigrants (~30% like the UK, Canada etc.) this particular number of immigrants mostly came here in the last 25 years. So many especially older people often have the feeling they are overrun by foreigners because let's say in the 1980s..immigration was not very visible like in the UK, France etc.
It has had a cultural impact on our society where many older people just don't know how to deal with these changes- especially when they are culturally related.
In the last few years especially during the refugee crisis there were more than 2 million people that came into the country - thats more people that live in the entire city of Hamburg. Our gouvernment didn't really handle the situation well. Many people that came into our country weren't really checked for their background. The authorities often didn't know were there people exactly came from and if they were really refugees from countries like Syria or Iraq or if they were just immigrants that wanted to apply for asylum for different reasons. If the gouvernment rejected people that weren't "real refugees" many people think the acceptance of immigration would be higher now. But back in 2015 most Germans wanted to be accepting, tolerant open minded and help these people. But than suddenly there were many cases of mass rapes (maybe you heard about what happend in New Years Eve in Cologne 2015-2016), they were murders, robberies, lots of stabbings and different violent cases that were unfortunately often linked to these groups. Besides that it was proven that the media and the authorities tried to cover that up. So many Germans (not all!!!) became extremely suspicious of people that have a different skin colour!
I don't want this explanation to be an excuse or something like this. In my opinion people should really see everyone as an individual. But as you know societies tend to generalize everything. They hear something in the media and suddenly become very suspicious. But like i said if you go to larger cities people are 90% open and tolerant for other cultures!
@@questionmark3219 I did hear in some detail about the occurrences in 2015-2016, and i sympathise with the German people on that, honestly I do. But not everyone who came as an immigrant did those unspeakable things, I don't think that registers.
I feel like black people are the only race where the actions of a few get attributed to the entire population. I honestly don't know if I would try visiting Berlin or Munich in future, but Hamburg ain't gonna see me ever again...trust. I legit spent my entire childhood wishing I was white...shit is sad. I still feel like my life would've been easier to this day, and I'm 34. Smh
Genevieve Campbell Thats crazy!, I remember when Rickey Thompson and Denzel Dion went to Germany Denzel also mentioned how he had some bad experiences and that people stared ALOT 😅
@@genevieve571
I totally get your point and i hope that you will feel proud as the person you are. But please don't make the same mistakes as these racist idiots do. Like i said you might just have met some very miserable people who immidiately has prejudeices when they meet someone with a different skincolour.
If you want to visit a very open minded in city in Germany just come to Berlin. Within Germany it is known as the city where "everybody is accepted".
That's sucks, more so that you were born in Germany and call it home. Nothing dampens the spirit more than getting hated on by your own peeps because you don't look like them. You're FINE as hell though.
I live in Germany, as well, and I understand what she is saying. In bigger cities, it’s fine, though.
I'm interested in visiting Germany specifically, Frankfurt or Berlin.
Which one would you recommend for going out and it's nightlife?
Thanks for the reply in advance.
It’s ok but not fine
@@RoyalWalker You went?
I've lived in Germany for 5 years now. I'm a Nigerian born in Italy.
The school system here is hard very strict, you get accepted into schools according to your grades. The bad experiences I've had were mostly with "foreigners" *cough Turkish people cough~~*. I can still count those experiences using one hand. Because of how different I look and because of my name I was always popular at school (in a good way). The first school I attended was in a small town in south Germany (Herrenberg) people at school loved me (for real,not to brag). And I'm fully black.
I'm trying to understand your point of view, I'm not trying to be rude, I'm just saying 🤷🏾♀️
@@emmaatieno7057 the Turks especially feel entitled for some reason.
Ofcourse not all of them.
Emma Atieno The same for me in the Netherlands
@pm most times the mixed race people are given passes where the full "black" ones aren't 🤷🏾♀️
peace_pacetta_ Love SAMEEEE!!! i live in the netherlands and most people that are racist against me are other foreigners like morrocans,turks, algerians, pakistani’s etc. now i’m not gonna pretend like i’ve never been discriminated by white people but its mostly by other foreign people. and the most ironic thing is that most of them are quick too scream “racism” and point out how unfair they are being treated while blatantly ignoring what they are doing.
Lorenzo Moreno same lol
I’m Vietnamese so basically I’m asian. I study in Germany with my German bf. One time we were dining in Maccas and two guys came sitting next to our table and asked my bf if I understand German. When he said yes, they dont talk anymore. Not everyone here is the same as them sadly I still dont see myself longterm in Germany.
Sorry I‘m not that kind of Vietnamese
Mind my own business
Are all black people racist? No. But are there racist black people? Yes. I cant change all Vietnamese people‘s perspective but I surely can educate my children to behave properly.
I dont know where are you from but updating news everyday from other countries like USA may help to open your eyes 👀
@GUERRILLA SUNRISE Sweetie my best friend is Vietnamese and she loves her black boyfriend. They ain't all racist. In fact, I've never heard any Vietnamese person say something bad about black people. This is coming from a mixed race asian: Black people are absolutely beautiful. Don't think that we can't appreciate your beauty. Much love
It’s the old people in those small towns who’re just... urgh 🤨🙄 I’d want to just say something right back. Some of them can be so bitter.
what are they bitter about if i may ask?
ThePltsweet I’m not quite sure. It’s sad though but once I find out, I’ll be sure to let you know *pinky promise*
@@LaLabutterfly No need to be sarcastic. It was actually a genuine question. Was wondering why they are bitter towards black people yet Germany is historically and predominantly white. I've never really experienced racism as i was born and live in Africa. But go off sis.
ThePltsweet some people just won’t like you just because your you... there weird
Don’t have to worry about those creatures anymore,,corona is doing magic 🌟
Hey Damaris,
I can understand every single thing you said. I almost started crying during the video. My dads nigerian (yoruba) and my mom is german. I live in the south in a very rural area, near east germany with lots of old starring people. My brother and i had to face so much racism here.
Living and growing up here taught me that I can't live in germany forever. If you are black or mixed just go. Germans will never accept you as one of them.
Thank you for this video :D
Very sad to hear about your experiences born & raised in Germany. Racism is everywhere, and it will never change. The good news is that you have found a place to live where you feel accepted, and that's very important. Stay positive and continue your studies. We can't change or tell people how to feel or behave; but we can better ourselves and treat others the way we want to be treated. Best of luck to you!
Ich komme aus Brasilien und denke,dass in Brasilien mehr Racismus gibt als Deutschland .
Ich habe in Hamburg gelebt aber jetzt wohne in Nordrhein-Westfalen.
Meine Erfahrung ist gut .Ich bin wie du .Ich respektiere deine Erfahrung.
Wirklich? Mehr Rassismus in Brasilien als in Deutschland? Habe nicht gedacht dass es so ist
@@Lsr000 Leider ist so .Obwohl die Mehrheit der Bevölkerung afrikanischer Abstammung ist .
@@marcianascimento9858 ich komme auch aus südamerika und war schon in mehreren ländern südamerikas (aber noch nicht in brasilien). ich bin da ganz anderer meinung! das problem mit den südamerikanischen ländern ist der starke einfluss der medien, die die bürger nach dem schönheitsideal der weißen person formen (die besitzer der medien und viele mächtige menschen in südamerika sind immer noch europäischer abstammung). darüber hinaus ist auch südamerika anfälliger für mehr klassismus als deutschland und klassismus ist ähnlich wie rassismus. beispiel: eine person mit indigenen merkmalen, die in den bergen geboren wurde und dort ihr ganzes leben verbracht hat, wird nicht gleich behandelt wie eine in der stadt geborene person mit indigenen merkmalen, die aus einer wohlhabenden familie stammt und studiert.
@@marcianascimento9858 ich bin auch mischling (ich habe auch deutsche wurzeln) und ich war noch nie ein opfer von rassismus, nirgendwo in südamerika (aber ich hatte einige komische, aber nicht schmerzhafte erfahrungen). leider hat sich hier in deutschland, seit ich das erste mal rassismus gespürt habe, meine perspektive auf rassismus verändert und jetzt sehe und spüre ich fast jeden tag etwas rassistisches hier. der rassismus hier ist nicht so explizit wie in anderen orten, aber auch nicht weniger präsent und nicht weniger schmerzhaft. er drückt sich auf unterschiedliche weise aus, auch mit unangenehmen mikroaggressionen. aber ich gewöhne mich an den alltäglichen rassismus, kann mir aber auch nicht vorstellen, für immer hier zu leben.
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Thank you for saying this. This is exactly what I go through. People like to discredit my experiences because they don't want to believe them. The looks I get is that of disgust and hatred too. I thought it would have been easier on people like you since you are very beautiful. I guess I was wrong. You have confirmed to me that I'm not crazy. Thank you again and stay strong! Keep being you!
Germans stare alot like alot alot not specifically at black people but more like at girls I guess? . And I live in Germany and here in Hamburg diversity is good? Alot if people from all kind of cultures and skin colours and or religions and everyone is pretty open minded about that
I am from Berlin and it is kinda the same here. We stare a lot (me as well) but just at everyone and everything, not certain race or such specific.
Germans just seem to look longer at people than in particular Americans do. I did hear this from white male Americans that are not remarkable in any way as well. Germans might not even notice it cause they are used to it. Part of it is just a cultural difference.
I am German, I was born there and lived there for a long time. The topic does not only concern black people. I wear the face veil, it was unbearable. I've had really bad experiences, if you don't fit "very" in the picture, it's like hell in Germany. I now live in Tunisia and it is completely different. Not many people wear the face veil here, but people don't treat me racistly. Even if I stand out, I remain a person for the people.
I'm glad you moved. It's their loss.
Denise Bond She is living in an muslim country what are you saying 😂
Denise Bond haha stop humiliating yourself
1. my shit hole country is GERMANY.
My PARENTS ARE GERMAN. I am German.
2. If you had really read what I wrote, you would know that I don't live in Germany.
3 what you talk only shows that you are an uneducated, stupid person to have such racist tendencies you don't need to be European as you can see!
Hör mal ganz im ernst, das was du da von dir gibst ist eine geistige Katastrophe!
Meine Familie ist komplett Deutsch wir haben keinerlei ausländische einflüsse in unserer Familie, wo sollte Frau Merkel mich denn auf Grund dieser Sachlage hinschicken?
Oder verliert man mitlerweile in der deutschen rassistischen Gesellschaft sein Recht auf " deutsch" sein, wenn man zum Islam konvertiert?
Mich brauchte man, wie du siehst also niemals EINLANDEN, nach Deutschland zu kommen!
Ich lebe nicht mehr in Deutschland und bin sehr glücklich damit, weil dieses Land ein Tümpel von Menschen wie deines gleichen ist!
Aber gut diese Komentare zeigen nur das was ich von Anfang deutlich machen wollte Deutschland ist ein rassistisches Land dessen Bevölkerung sich nie zu Schade ist hass zu verbreiten.
Seriously, what you are giving yourself is a mental disaster!
My family is completely German. We have no foreign influences in our family. Where should Ms. Merkel send me to because of this situation?
Or do you now lose your right to be "German" in German racist society if you convert to Islam?
As you can see, you never needed me to come to Germany!
I no longer live in Germany and am very happy with it because this country is a pool of people like yours!
But well these comments only show what I wanted to make clear from the start Germany is a racist country whose population is never a shame to spread hatred.
“But where are you actually from?”The unbelieve when people get to hear that you’re Black and from a country in europe. Thank you for sharing your experience, it inspired me to share my story on being Black in the Netherlands
I mean they probably think that both of your parents aren’t from the netherlands
@@momslayer66 don't care , didn't ask +
you're a coomer.
@@professoralpha6239 1. i wasn’t talking to u but to the person that posted the main comment
2. i live in a Country where i can say what i want🙂
3. if u don’t know what a „coomer“ is don’t call ppl that 🙂
Fam i went to Germany for summer last year Everyone just looked at me and when I look back at them they look away and look back at me again 🤣🤣🤣 so uncomfortable
usually those are part time keyboard warriors XD, they are scared to say anything stupid.
John Atairu indians too
I find it so sad
But when I went with my white friend to Congo
Everyone stared him??
Staring is a normal reaction if its rare to see
captain dirtypie i was stared at with angry faces
Most if not all germans stare. It is simply a cultural thing in most cases. In many countries it is considered polite to not look into strangers faces. In Germany it is polite/normal to look at people.
i respect your opinions, i am a german aswell, yeah we like to stare, but it's not like "PFUI SCHWARZE" but it's more a thing of german character - germans are curious people, like they love to investigate stuff, try to find out about things they are not used to or not knowing from personal experience, at the same time germans are mostly very reserved people.
So when people look at people that don't look typicly german, it's not racism it's more curiosity about the person.
So atleast when it comes to staring at people that don't look like typical germans, it's not for racist reasons but more for curiosity - even Bismarck said that germans have an obsession with foreign things.
when it comes to staring like - staring out of the window, well thats just that we love our order, if something is not as we espect thing to be we kinda get a bit nervous and insecure
Im black myself and yes there are many racial problems here but still germany is my homecountry and i absolutely love it here. I will definitely stay here, because i love it here but more over to represent some melanin here and start changing things! This is still a beautiful country with many shades!
Very true
You Ethiopian?
@Willie Fungo Why not? You're such a party pooper 😂
Imie V Yes i am :)
Willie Fungo yes you right:) Alone i wont change anything. But there are people out there who think the same! And together WE can change a lot of things. And to give you a glance from Germany: Afro-Germans are out here DOING IT! There are many groups, who educate German people, and stand for what they believe in. We are also represented in the media, sports, different shows etc .... 10 years ago it was totally different! Now a lot of people know what a curly hair routine is, and we even have some curly hair products IN GERMANY in the drug stores... not many but if there wouldn’t be ‚someone‘ who starts there wont change anything. Hope u can understand better now!
I was sitting on the bus and a white lady moved as soon as I sat down to another seat 🤦🏽♀️ I was like damn. I’m moving to America now bc I’m over Germany. I came for nursing school and bc my grandmother was sick so I wanted to spend time with her b4 she passed. Its been 3 yrs now since she’s passed so I’m going back to the states. I know America isn’t better with racism but I do feel more at home for sure. Germany was only my home bc my grandmother made it feel like home ya know. I always thought Germany was my home, but really it was just my grandma that felt like home to me.
Sorry for your loss❤️
America is no better
Cinnamon Girl thank u
Rushell Robinson I know it’s prob worse bc ppl have guns there but here I have def experienced racism way more like flat out in your face type stuff and a lot of undercover nazis too.
@@samslayerr I used to love America until I came to realize that sad truth
She is truly beautiful and her voice and accent is so pleasing to the ears. I lived in Germany for a couple of years while in active duty and I enjoyed it, but that was mostly in the major cities like Berlin, Frankfurt, Cologne, and Stuttgart. I can understand where she's coming from. When I lived in Japan, it was like that when we left the major cities and went into rural areas. It was mostly older people who never saw or had contact with black people.
I’m biracial like you and I lived in Hamburg and Berlin..I had a great experience, better than London but my grandma lives in the countryside where I have shared the same experience as yourself
I'm happy to hear that you've had a good experience! But I can understand that you have probably experienced similar things to me too
Hi Damaris!:)
@@ifetheophilusigunnubole5366 Hey girl!
Lol.. think that's the first time ive gotten hey girl! My parents gave me a unisex name... male man here ;)
Lol.. think that's the first time ive gotten hey girl! My parents gave me a unisex name... male man here ;)
I grew up in Germany and I didn't experience any racism. I found German ppl to be pretty accepting. But I was in Hanau...close to Frankfurt. So maybe that's why 🤷♀️
Omg I was born in Saarbrücken too and I lived there! I have a mixed complexion and I got bullied a lot for it. I lived America almost my whole life until I moved there. Saarbrücken has a minimum population, and it’s not a popular city as to the bigger ones, because the bigger cities have much more diversity than the Saarbrücken! I’m going back soon though. I moved back to the states as of for now, but your German is pretty good for someone who hasn’t lived there for a while. It would be great if we can someday hangout if you ever decide to come back! We share a very similar experience. It’s ok if not, just stay safe, take care and lots of love! 💜
Heey,
I'm german but I'm still going to write this comment in english, hope it turns out well:D
I'm so sorry that you feel like an outsider in germany even though that's where you were born and others have no problem with calling it home. I grew up not knowing that there are people who think skincolor says anything about character, story and just in general who you are. It's still f*cking weird to think that there are people who actually devide people into black and white, like wtf? Like you would say "oh you got long arms, so you're probably a bad person", I know, weird example, but it feels just as weird to devide people into colors. I don't know but what I actually wanted to say: I'm sorry for how you and your dad were treated and I'm sorry for every other person who experienced racism in germany and I want to say, even though there are some stupid as*holes in germany, you're always welcome to come around because it's not you who's wrong but everyone who thinks you are because of your skincolor. It's sad that some people won't ever get to know the most beautiful people just because they think they're nothing more than their color.
Well said. Its not easy at all because i experience it almost every other day as well.
@Denise Bond you are one fucking racist.who the hell are you trying to tell peopke what they should and shouldn't do. Keep being racist we don't have time and energy for racist people like you. And if you are saying that the majority of german aren't racist go fuck yourself .
Let's be nice to each other, if hate shows against people out of a racist mindset or against racist people: in both cases it won't change anything. If you want racist people to change, show them the meaning of respect by living respectful. Showing respect doesn't mean to be quiet about the things you can't accept but showing your opinion of something in a respectful way and as I'm reading my comment a second time I feel like I wasn't being very respectful myself so I'm sorry for that.
Girl im so sorry for your experiences in germany. I couldnt even imagine how it is for you or other black people. All i know is even i experience small racist remarks in germany. I study in berlin but i am from greece, so i look slightly different than the average german (more mediterranean?) and obviously i speak a different language. A lot of people stare in the train when my friend and i speak greek or when i talk to my family in greece on the phone. A close friend of mine recently experienced a woman telling her to go back to her country or speak german cause she is in germany. At university, i am the only foreigner in class and my accent isnt perfect so people looked at me weird at the beginning and now i have the weird girl label, in generally i feel like german people tend to stick together in academic environments, whereas all the foreigners kinda end up in the same group.Obviously, living in berlin is so much easier and more open than other places in germany, since berlin is heavily multicultural and im not saying i have it as bad as poc but its still rough. Especially with all the misconceptions some german people have about greeks (that we are lazy, dont work hard, that we are poor, corrupt etc.)
🙏🏾I moved here 3 years ago 🤩 I grew a lot mentally, I don’t feel bad about it thou , I like the new person I am today because of all I have been through even since here ✌️🙏🏾
I live in germany and my parents are immigrants and I have never experienced racism here. I was really suprised by your experience in germany.
I went on a school trip to Germany for five days only and the racism was unbelievable! (I’m only 14 and I just turned 13 at the time) I feel sorry for any black person living there honestly
This is an important conversation to have. Thank you for talking about this! As an African American, whose family has lived in American for generations and are descendants of slaves, it is very hard for me to explain to Europeans that most African-Americans do not know our country of origin because that identity was stolen from us. And I agree with you, I don't think a White person would be asked or have to explain where their country of "origin" is like a person of color. It's racism, especially in the United States where no one is "ethnically American" except for Native Americans.
Black slaves were captured by black tribes in Africa. The English were the first to abolish slavery as noted recently by a representative of the Queen. She went on to say as far as reparations go the first people to get reparations should be the 2000 white sailors that lost their lives at sea when attempting to rescue slaves that were captured by African tribes. Slavery was in England as well as indentured white servants. The English hated Irish Catholic’s and shipped many to Virginia where they were whipped and killed. African’s were late arrivals in the US colonies because the English hatred for the Irish was so deep they were all being killed. What I’m getting at is the English have somehow whitewashed their evil part in slavery just like Japan has whitewashed it’s involvement in killing and enslaving Chinese for many decades. It is not taught or mentioned in their schools or by any other means. The Irish also lost their identity as noted in this article www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/englands-irish-slaves-10927
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I’m actually related to one of Richard Johnson’s brothers as a distant cousin. He was one of the brothers that didn’t like Richard’s relationship with Julia Chinn. This article gives a lot of insight into their relationship. Richard and his common law wife were raised to be very moral people. After Julia passed away Richard took her loss very hard and never recovered from it. At the end of Richards life you can read that he was a very bitter old man. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Mentor_Johnson
When I heard Temi, I knew she's our girl. Try visit Nigeria and experience lots of love.
@@User__795 yeah there are always people like that, but I guess they do that full of love in their hearts. Trust me, they admire you and really appreciate your beauty for you truly are.
And for those that think you are weak, I guess you must have heard the name "Ajebo". I was called one even though we were all raised from the same striving community.
Looking a bit different can bring to you such treatments.
By the way, are you in Germany?
@@User__795 I am glad you could see the positive aspect of it. I'm in Erfurt. Can we connect?
@@User__795 I'm not getting it twisted lagos babe. Yeah sure, email is nice.
precious gift lol that’s BS we do not do that in Nigeria, no one cares
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It's so true what you experience. I went to a German school and suffered alot of racism . Same as walking along the street and them crossing the street to; people telling me "oh you speak German so well , where did you learn german" eventhough my father is German. "Where is your headscarf? " Or you would open the door for an elderly adult and they would just ignore or stay nothing. But unfortunately I didn't have that protection of my father. I would never move back as much as Germany changing. I hope and wish for the future that it will change in those towns.
Such an interesting story. I was born and raised in Germany too I now live in America. Been in New York for 14 years and I plan to go back because my family still there but now I’m kinda nervous.
The old people thing is so true no whenever you look different they will say something. They just abandon their manners completely. But I hope since it's mostly older people it will get better in the future.
Yes definitely. I really hope things improve with young people being far more accepting of people who look different
Awesome video :) I understand your experience. I went through a lot of unwelcoming experiences while living in Hamburg. The worst is when you gather the courage to confide about it and the locals acuse you and say its your fault without any empathy...?!? Its a weird society, full of stereotypes... constantly putting people in boxes... and the judgement is horrendous... the hatred is constant (so much anger all the time)... such lack of humility too. I finally decided to move away from Germany and I am so happy I did... I am still healing from what I suffered there but I am a much stronger person now - that's what I always tell people, that Germany taught me to be strong. I am thankful for that at least.
Wow I’m sorry you’ve also had a bad experience and even one that has lead to you moving away. That’s mad that they accused you and blamed you! I hope you know that your treatment is not your fault ❤️ Im sure this has strengthened you and I hope you can continue to heal
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For real, this is me with France. I’m a Londoner with a French passport but I’m congolese from my parents. Paris is cool but anywhere outside of the capital is a myth to live in + even in Paris there’s a high racial tension too despite ethnic minorities all living together it’s hard to explain
Sema Kimbidima the minorities there are racist against each other.
Zbeve20 I’m saying the racism is covert but the tension is still high in the air. Yes minorities live together but inter racial marriages for example is still not common in Paris. I’ll talk on Paris because I’m quite familiar. I cannot speak on Rennes, maybe there’s less racism and I don’t know what colour you are mate.
Zbeve20 I was in Madrid last year and there’s only one black area out there and it’s very mixed with Latinos and whites. So I assume Spain can be racist too yes
Zbeve20 however london is the best city in Europe to be free despite race or religion or gender
@@semakimbidima2987 african in sweden here. I feel like we all can relate no matter where we at :/ although i like this country
When I went to Germany for a student exchange, it was usually older people that would STARE at me. Once I was in a mall with my friends and this creepy dude would not stop staring at me and we had to leave because of him :/
Wow that’s crazy! But it doesn’t surprise me unfortunately. I’ve had a guy shout something when driving past me before, but I just ignored it. That’s the best thing to do....it’s such a shame you had to go to the point of leaving the mall
I feel every single word you say. Born and raised in Germany, half Ghanaian/ German. For anyone who’s truly interested in understanding German Racism and why it’s so different here, I recommend you read/ listen to Tupoka Ogette‘s "Exit racism". Especially for my German folks, it’s really changed the way I view Germany. Thank you for sharing !
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How has the book changed your view. I always considered temporarily stay in Germany to improve my German but I as a black don’t want to be naive
Ri Child honestly, it changed the way I interact in a social context, it has changed the way I move in public, it has changed the way I listen. Even though I’m not part of the primary target group of the book (it’s goal is to deconstruct racism as a system in white people) but I learned so incredibly much about my past experiences with racist discrimination. Sometimes I would excuse the results of racism, If it wasn’t meant to be such by the offender. But after understanding that a missing intent doesn’t lower the painful outcome I just have a different understanding of ownership and responsibility. A broken foot won’t hurt less just because the person whose car drove over it didn’t do it on purpose. With words and acts it’s just the same. If you truly consider moving to Germany to improve your language skills, be prepared to combat at least subtle discrimination on a day to day basis. Sometimes it’s not even words or direct insults. Most of the time it’s people staring at you like you come from a different planet. But this is just another result of ongoing societal racialized othering. You will be asked where you "really come from". You will be asked if you wash your hair at all. You will be confronted with the most blatant and insensitive stereotypes regarding your ethnicity. Germany is a beautiful Country and there are plenty of bigger cities here, where diversity is far more prominent than in rural areas. Just note that racism and racialized discrimination *is* real here. Good luck, wish you all the best.
Honestly! Like I live in Germany my whole life and I always felt like an outsider and I rlly don’t wanna be here anymore tbh 😅✨
My god you are breathtakingly beautiful. That said racism is ... ugh! I hate it. As a black guy living in America, I know how awful and heartbreaking racism is.
GUERRILLA SUNRISE way to invalidate someone’s experience. The US is a big country full of people shooting innocent Black people for doing nothing (jogging, sitting on their couch, getting juice from a store, and much more). There’s no need for “oppression olympics” here.
natty nate Haitian Zulu warrior spirit Hello. I’m sorry but I’m really confused by your comment. It’s been my intention for some time to reply but I’m sorry, I don’t know what to make of it.
Jamin Waite Hey. Sorry I sent a rude response a second ago due to me not reading your message thoroughly. So if you read it before I deleted it I’m so sorry. That said yeah racism here seemed to have gotten worse since we had our first (and likely only Black present). The guy in charge now has totally hyped up the racist here with his ‘Make America Great Again’ slogan and things here are just shit. I’d rather be stared at than shot any day.
I'll never understand why they would do this.... you look gorgeous
Staring does not mean that you don't like what you see if that's what you mean
I recently watched a black girl's vid on her experience but it's interesting to see that anyone can have a negative experience in Germany and not just dark skin black ppl 😕
This girl is also black
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No she's not black
She's as much white as she's black
lovey dovey Doesn’t matter. At the end of the day she is mixed and should be addressed as such. I am tired that black folks try to claim mixed people as “just” black. At the same time we cry that mixed people replace us in media. Smh
lovey dovey Girl bye, have several seats. You are not stating an “opinion” when it is factual that mixed people are 2 damn races. You are just deadass wrong then. You out here in other comments arguing how she is JUST black, acting like we don’t know. But you are “just stating an opinion”. Get outta here with that bs.
lovey dovey she is not just black she is black AND white it’s not wrong to say that tho it’s wrong when you think she is JUST black which she clearly isn’t so yu need to get that part right !
I understand how you feel, I've had similar experiences even though I was born in Berlin and lived there half of my life. I noticed that if you go visit or live in a small town in Germany you are treat worse than the big cities.
half Ghanaian half Swiss and grew up in (German part of) Switzerland. I feel u. Life got so much better once I moved away tbh.
Also once went to frankfurt and the airport staff were SO racist and rude wtf!!!
Wow, a good university in The States is like 3 to 4 times the amount that you're paying in the U.K. I wish I had that price here...
I went to Spain couple months ago, kept getting dirty looks, so much so that one night, I completely lost it and I'd confront whoever looked at me...wasn't a nice feeling. Felt like breaking they teeth😠
@natty nate Haitian warrior spirit I am African but I wuz only there for a short holiday.
Im not German in any way but I am biracial (Black hispanic with non black hispanic) and I lived in Germany in the yr 98-2000 because my dad was stationed there because he was in the US military. Racism is real there sad to say. I remember I had knee problems and had to stay in a therapy childrens hospital it had a school and church I can’t remember how long I was there for I was like 8 or 9 by the way now im 30. They would give me a slice of bread and cheese to eat and I remembered I shared a room with another girl and she’d get this big plate of salad and food to eat and she would even offer me some. I’d have to tell my mom to bring me food. As an 8 year old I never thought anything of it. If my mother did she never said a thing to me , but there was a nurse in particular who knew it was wrong and she’d take me to the kitchen of that place to eat more food after hours . I always remember that, her name was nadine. Now that I am older I now know why that was happening. It was discrimination.
That was 20 years ago.
Germany has now over 20 million people who dont have ethnically german parents. A lot has changed
bruh fyt Exactly 20 years ago and sad to hear and watch videos of peoples treatment in 2020. My point exactly. 20 years later
Wow, that’s some fucked up shit. Thanks for sharing your experience!
@@Alayne504 Germany is definitely not more racist the the US
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I live in Saarbrücken too,happens to me all the time...it’s just their nature,they try to be nice but you can tell at times it’s really fake,they’re literally over doing it or just plain rude,or whenever you speak they correct your sentences🙄🙄
That German death glare is something else. My first death glare was when I was riding on the plane to Frankfurt. UA-camrs do not lie. It's not a normal quick steal a glance. It's not even a normal long glance where they get caught and still stare. No...it's a, "I've stared into the abyss of your soul, you abomination."
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Domo X yeah yeah exactly 😂🤦🏽♀️
@@StayinYourAvocado hahahahaha
Domo X
That was a hilarious description.