I love everything German, and I was seriously thinking about settling there in a few years. But a friend told me that maybe I shouldnt because they were very racist.. Is this true?! So I would receive threats for being East Indian?
2006-09-04 06:30:51 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
No, its racist to think so.
2006-09-04 06:32:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the 'it's racist to think so' response is a bit unfair. Some countries do have worse racism than others.
I noticed when I visited Germany that there weren't a huge number of non-white people, perhaps on account of their lack of success in building an empire.
However there are many more anti-Nazi activists in Germany than there are neo-Nazis (of whom there are a similar number to Britain or France)
I am thinking about moving to Berlin some time. It's a beautiful and cheap city where they seem to live a really good lifestyle.
2006-09-04 06:39:13 · answer #2 · answered by DS 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Germans are just as racist as any other European nation, including us in Britain. Yes, their is a hard core who hate immigrants, but on the whole im sure you'll be welcomed with open arms, as long as you embrace the culture.
Besides, where else do Germans come from? France? :P
NB
toecutter, seriously, get a life. The Germans teach the wars *both of them, not just the last one* to their kids, every one of us European nations does. They accept their past and move on, as every othern ation in the world has already done. Why dont you join us in the 'its in the past' club?
2006-09-04 06:33:07 · answer #3 · answered by thomas p 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am an american living in germany now and i really don't believe that they are. ofcourse you will have your bad bunch but that will be anywhere you go, and is not specific to germany. many of them are ashamed of that part of their country's history and have overcome it. my german neighbors have been nothing but kind and helpful to me. my son attends the german kindergarten and is only one of 2 american children there and i have not noticed any ill will. i have been in germany for 3 1/2 years now. perhaps if you do decide to move here you should take into consideration what part of germany you move to. perhaps somewhere that is more culturally diversified than other areas....maybe even somewhere near a military base, as there are americans, germans, british, etc... that way you know the germans in those areas are accustomed to and more used to different cultures. most all of the bases in germany i'm sure have been long established in their respected communities and have a good relationship with the area. good luck.
2006-09-04 07:04:52 · answer #4 · answered by origchick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Germans, racist ? I would not worry about it if you speak German at last you can know if you are threatened. Germans get hassled in England for being German and thats because we won the war!
2006-09-04 06:36:06 · answer #5 · answered by Latin Techie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My grandparents live in Germany (Munich) and I haven't seen any racism in the times I've been there. I think all places will have it to some degree, but regardless, you should never let someone else's ignorance stop you from doing what you want. Go. It's a beautiful place.
2006-09-04 06:38:47 · answer #6 · answered by Holly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, cause my fourth grade teacher had a foregin exchanded student in our school helping with the kids but i was in 3rd grade at the time and almost all the kids in my ex-teachers class was black and white and i would see her sometimes and she was nice and she showed us dead cats in a jar they died because the mom died and it as too late and they didnt get the babies out of there in time it was cool she showed them to us 3rd grders we were mostly black kids some white in our grade at the time and she was nice so i say some of them might be but the german exchanged student was nice.
2006-09-04 07:51:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
calling all germans racist is racist...but of course some are, just like any other country any other place...some people are bigoted, that's human nature.
2006-09-04 06:33:47 · answer #8 · answered by Sunny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Germans and Austrians, it is in their Character and are still very possessive and obsessive over their own Country.
I know, I lived there and still have family there.
2006-09-04 06:42:35 · answer #9 · answered by silverback 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
look, no matter where you go, you'll come across racist people. there are racists in america (anyone remember that girl in america's next top model?), racists in south america, racists in africa, racists in asia, and there are probably racists in germany.
2006-09-04 07:31:33 · answer #10 · answered by meeeesh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i don't think all the people there are racist i mean we have racist here but i don't think so b\c my friend father marred a woman from there well that's his mom.
2006-09-04 07:51:26 · answer #11 · answered by talktome 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋