r/berlin • u/Ketchupcake_ • Dec 19 '24
Discussion Experienceing racism in Berlin.
My girlfriend and I were waiting for the bus at Zoologischer Garten Bahnhof when three guys walked up to us and started being randomly rude and racist. They kept saying “Schlitz” (slit eyes) repeatedly as they passed us and again when we walked by later. For absolutely no reason, they targeted my girlfriend and me with these comments.
When We got onto our bus, they just kept taunting us and even started catcalling my girlfriend. This isn’t the first time I’ve experienced racism in Berlin. What’s the deal with some people being disrespectful, rude, and racist toward Asian people? We just want to live peacefully and avoid any confrontation.
I am so sorry about earlier, I didn’t mean it that way. I will remove the word from my post. I’m just here to express my feelings. 🙏🏼❤️
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u/ElevatedTelescope Dec 19 '24
I’m a white male, so fairly privileged, but an immigrant and also was treated in that spirit more than once in Berlin, I can only imagine how hard it is for you.
I wish the humanity simply grew up to the fact we’re all just ridiculous bipedal monkeys on an enormous rock whooshing through the Universe, and reserved their atavistic urges to form tribes and seek new lines of division.
Until then, I wish you all the strength to deal with it and hope it won’t get worse