BEING ASIAN IN GERMANY đ©đȘ My experience as a Japanese expat in Germany
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 17. 05. 2024
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00:17 Racial Discrimination
01:25 Prejudice
02:33 What I like about Germany
03:20 Is Germany safe?
I want to emphasize that I truly do still love Germany despite encountering some sad incidents.
Living here has provided me with numerous opportunities and incredible adventures that I will cherish for the rest of my life:)
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"don't go to sketchy areas and you will love it here". best advice which holds true for almost all places. nice video and good luck.
Glad you enjoyed the video, and wishing you all the best too!
Why are there any sketchy places?
â@@GlasbanGormThere have always been sketchy people, for as long as people live in city. That's normal, everywhere.
@@pheeku6996 MHMMMM im sure its not something new and imported..
@@FrederikEngelmand not really. As I said, it's an old phenomenon that goes back centuries. You wouldn't want to go through some areas of Frankfurt at midnight in the 1600s, 1700s, 1800s, 1900s and 2000s as well
I'm Korean male and lived in Germany for 2 years. I've never had any racist encounters there (at least to my face). Maybe bc I'm 180cm tall 80kg guy? Most people like to pick on small women for attention. But Germany was one of my favorite places to live. I would plan to go back when I can to Berlin.
Berlin is a very international city, maybe that's also the reason too:)
Trust me being 180cm in Germany is not considered tall, that's like the entry zone for not being called short..
You might just have been lucky, it also really depends on which city or region you are living in. For example in the East Germany ppl there are way more unfriendlier towards foreigners than Berlin haha.
What the heck, im german and i never experienced a restaurant requiring a tip. Sometimes the card machines ask before you put in your PIN, but thats about it.
they're trying to scam her
Your videos are always so awesome! Thank you.
Thank youđ«¶
Don't tip restaurants when they inform you it's mandatory. Tip only if you feel their service is worth the tip.
I am your 100th subscriber. Congratulations on achieving 100 subs. Your command of English is quite impressive for a native Japanese girl.
Wow thank youâ€ïžâš
zoie, as a German I am really sorry that you had to make such scary experiences. As an employee that worked twenty years in a Japanese company in Munich I never heard such complaints from any Japanese colleague ever. The company I was working in had also a very close relationship to a Japanese School in Munich and the work there seemed really to be very good.OK. i am not an expat and even not nearly as beautiful as you are. But in my opinion life in Bavaria - in this case Munich - would be maybe much less rassistic.I actually don't know but I assume so.
Hope you really can enjoy your life here in Germany. And thanks for sharing your experiences here with us.
Thank you for the comment!
I know Frankfurt is one of the most sketchy cities in Germany so maybe thatâs why, Munich is a beautiful city and I hope I can visit there someday soonđ«°
@@zoie.everydayexpat The Germans overall are not very welcoming. Depending on which city or region you are living in it can vary.
The worst place for foreigners to be in is East Germany, ppl there are more racist. Just keep that in mind.
Coming from an Asian who was born and raised in Germany.
You are so spot on in your observations đ
never stops amazing me to see people speak second and third languages so well
Thank youđ«¶
In South Africa where I live the mandatory tip is 10%. During lockdown Asian people faced discrimination worldwide even here in South Africa which is sad. People can be cruel. Best wishes to you.
as a fellow Asian in western Europe, and that used to be a server, next time you can just tip 5% or just a single euro to show them that you know the etiquette, and that you decided to be cheap because they are a liar.
Tipping is completely optional in Germany and you only tip good service. Also you don't tip owners and their family in Germany but only employees. A waiter that demands a tip will get nothing from a German other than a scathing scolding and perhaps a demand to speak to the owner
@@hmvollbanane1259 I know, but sometimes, 50cts can be more insulting than no tips đ
Genau!
Probably thinking they found a dumb tourist.
That's really sad to hear, Japan is a beautiful country and I always had very nice interaction with all Asian people and Japanese people here in Germany, I am brown myself so surely have experienced things here and there, and unfortunately sometimes from other brown people which is even more sad but yeah. More power to u and good advices
I wish anyone especially people who are here to work to have a decent life and get no harassment etc
How hard would you say German is to Learn in comparison to English?
Also as an American working and living in Japan it amazes me how tame sketchy Japan areas are compared to America's sketchy areas. I walked through Kabukicho alone at night once without being under threat (except for guys hounding me to go to their bars), but there is no way in hell I would drive, let alone walk through a similar area back in the states.
Learning German can be challenging due to its numerous strict grammar rules.
As for Kabukicho, it wasn't particularly sketchy when I lived in Japan five years ago. It's sad that things have changed since thenđ
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Thank you for sharing!
Asians in Australia get the same treatment too, been here for 20 years, it's maybe worse here, whether in sketchy or non-sketchy areas. Love the word "sketchy"!
I still feel German culture and German people are extremely respectful of others, as far a western societies go, as long as you speak German to a decent level, so I'm planning to move to Germany next year!
All the guys love you out there I bet
EN: To your first point- The most germans aren't racist and they don't mean it evil. Many people (included me) have a very "stupid" kind of humor and it's very sarcastic. BUT I would never say that to foreigners, that's disrespectful
I am ashamed of the man who pursued and insulted you đȘ.
to the second point: What's wrong with the waiter? WTF ?! It feels like he would scam you lol...
As example I am totally happy to learn something about Japan/japanese culture/Japanese language.
DE: Zu deinem ersten Punkt - Die meisten Deutschen sind nicht rassistisch und Sie meinen es nicht böse đ„ș. Die meisten Menschen (mich einbeschlossen) haben einen sehr "dummen" Humor und es ist meistens sehr sarkastisch. ABER ich wĂŒrde das niemals zu AuslĂ€ndern sagen, dass ist sehr respektlos !
Ich schĂ€me mich fĂŒr den Mann der dich beleidigt und verfolgt hatđł
Zu dem zweiten Punkt: Was ist falsch mit dem Kellner? WTF? Es fĂŒhlt sich an als wenn er dich abziehen wollte...
Als Beispiel- Ich bin total glĂŒcklich, dass ich etwas ĂŒber Japan/die japanische Kultur oder die japanische Sprache lernen kann.
I enjoy your videos đ
It's even worse in Eastern Europe.
Oh my god... How were you able to achieve that amazing native-like english pronunciation?!?
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I lived in America when I was three, so I remember the accent from that time
As a Finn, I wonder how many of those stuff are from germans vs "non-germans" and the sketchy areas have exploded and become a problem not just in Germany but in Europe in general past decade, thanks to bad/sloppy immigration policy and lack of willingness to intervene, for one reason or another. ...and now there are segregated areas in Europe, which have just increased the issues. (Sweden & Malmö is best example).
Currently the north countries like Finland are looking into having immigration (school & work) mainly focused from Asian countries, as there is smaller cultural difference and less issues in general.
when it comes to tipping, it has never been a thing in European countries it has always been optional (it has mainly been a USA thing)....my guess is that in some places are just scamming tourist for more money, which happens everywhere in the world
Thats what i think, too. Obviously there are some racist germans too, but i think generally the worst behavior comes from the MENA migrants / refugees. In their culture violence isnt condemned like in western or east-asian cultures. Obviously religion plays a part here, too.
@@Kenin2000 Yes, you don't even see many germans in Frankfurt anymore in the crowded areas. All I hear there is english, turkish, arabic, ukranian and sometimes asian languages from tourists who get a shock of their life from the 'walking dead zombies' when they walk trough the Hauptbahnhof area đ I mean I can't even count all the 'racist attacks' I get as a german here in germany from this islamic people here. I'm pretty sure that over 95% racist attacks against asians come from those people and the rest from 'real germans'. Most germans worship people from japan and korea due to anime and K-Pop and how culturally and respectful they are.
thats what i think too. would she say she got harassed by a Japanese person if they were an non japanese immigrant?
Actually the area around the main train station in Frankfurt, the so called Bahnhofsviertel, is a sketchy area for a very long time now as it is a red light district and is also Germanys hotspot of homeless drug addicts. For this same reasons it is also a crime hotspot.
These comments go beyond satire: "We're not racists! It must be those goddamn Arabs!"đ€Šââ
You don't notice anything?
Yea 10% tip I think
You're too brave for your own good. Glad you didn't recommend this to anyone else.
i would be really surprised to experience any of this as a german. very unfortunate
Which areas in Germany are considered "sketchy"? Do you mean the "sketchy" parts of Frankfurt? Which areas in Frankfurt are "sketchy"?
Hauptbahnhof (Main Station)
@@zoie.everydayexpat Thank you.
I was already guessing that you lived in frankfurt when you told your story about the guy during covid.
I'm guessing you worked somewhere near the Hauptbahnhof and had to commute through the streets towards your job?
Those streets creep me out as well. One wrong turn and you're suddenly in a junkie infested street.
Yes, sketchy area = Hbfđ
In summer I couldnât wear Flipflops around there because there were syringes all over the groundđ
I think it really depends on where you live and which Asian you are. I live in Bonn for 5 years and am Malay and honestly I've never had any of that happen to me. Maybe because I'm always with my toddler and everyone is just so helpful and never fails to lend a hand when they see me struggling. Of course with a toddler I never end up in a sketchy area so maybe that's y I've always had a good experience and no noticeable racism in family friendly areas. Also Asian doesn't always mean Chinese/Korean/Japanese so Indians for example will also have a different experience from the Malays and we don't get any ni haos from anyone. Just wanted to point out that being Asian is a BIG generalization and different ethnicities experience things differently.
I guess the Bahnhofsviertel in Frankfurt is a area where you are very likely to have unpleasant experiences regardless of your race or nationality as it is probably one of the most sketchy areas in all of Germany. Actually describing it as sketchy is an understatement.
But I would be interested in which area it should be. Of course there are occasional prejudices and sometimes racism, but Asians in particular are a group with which there are very less problems. There must be regional differences then.
Zoie talks and gets mad just like any German I know. Me, being twice as old as Zoie and being a native German, I consider her being thoroughly "germanized". But she does not look that way. Which may sometimes be very confusing for Germans my age. When I was young, people looking like Asians or black or looking different in any other way usually were strangers, not understanding the local language or customs. That has changed. A lot. I only recently quit talking to those "unusual" people in English because I kept being asked to switch to German.
If she talked with the waiter in English he might have taken her for an American visiting Germany. Doesn't excuse his behaviour though.
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Yeah germans saying all asians are chinese. Its because they dont know. Because they cant tell the difference between asian countries. The people that have higher intelligience would never say you are chinese and say ni hau. My japanese friends in germany sadly be treated like this too. Iam sorry that they said this to you.
But in Japan I heard people think that all foreigners are americans. but dont saying anything dumb like in germany. Its still not good like this too. I hope you could still enjoy being in germany.
Have a good future please ! :)
Hmm want to marry a citizen woman from there
It's terrible what Asian people had to endure during the lockdown, i witnessed the racism first hand.
Yes, sadly, lockdown was a tough time for me, especially with the added challenge of facing racismđ
a mandatory 30% tip? huh? :D
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dont get scammazed, you dont have to tip. hopefully you can learn our language more, so
people dont feel like screwing you over. its very horrible in some places. here in the ruhr area
you go to middle school with people from 50-60 different nationalities. so naturally you grow
up in a multi cultural environment. for me other cultures are more interesting, and it really also
makes me mad when you talk about some of you experiences. but dont get scared off, some
of these people had no education, or proper parenting. they look at people from asia and dont
see the differences, and nuances in the people in general. id always ask where the person is
from, ive gotten into random chat with people in the park so often. now ive got a mate from
nepal, and i love to hear his stories. im german, and trust me i was bullied in school for my
long hair and character, even we are not save from this stuff. in the grocery store there is idiots
who are so disguting that you cant just be silent, cause of how disrespectful they are. it can
happen, and ive had to learn myself to not let it get to me too much. hope you find the right
company who sees the value in you, and appreciates you. finding the right place to live in
germany can also be challenging. there was a case of a school child during covid, where
the teacher told this small kid he is at fault that the covid doesnt stop. he went home traumatized,
and didnt want to go back to school. you can watch on Carster Stahl youtube channel about this
topic, he actually reached out to this teacher, and told her to never do that again or there will be
legal consequences. many insane people during that time. wish you all the best here!!!
BTW Zoie, why are you liking comments like "sketchy areas = Immigrant areas" ? You have experienced racism, but you also liking comments like that? I find this disturbing.
You shouldn't pay tips now in Germany because the prices got rediculously high. We call it "unverschÀhmte Abzocke". Either the restaurants stop raising their prices or I won't tip.
Sketchy areas = immigrant areas.
> I imagine a world where Germany and Japan united during WW2 and create millions of hapa superbabies
i mean they were united, just without the superbabies.
Very bad idea, Germany, Zoie ! Come in France, in the south : another world.....
she wants a blonde blue eyed male a pure form of the aryan race thats why shell stay in germany. japanese people long for the blonde blue eyed guys and theres not as many in france. She might go to another Scandinavian country though. Dont call me racist but ive been to japan and i know how they think
dude marseille , and all the suburbs of the cities are a mess in france. Paris for example has become a sxithole.Rats running around openly on the streets.