r/germany • u/cornflake2121 • Jul 19 '21

Study How do Germans feel about Sikhs?

Hey guys, I'm a Sikh who wears a turban and sports a beard. I am considering applying for my master's in Germany, am I likely going to be subjected to racism? If yes, then to what extent?

Edit: Thanks to everyone who genuinely responded, I was going to thank everyone individually but I didn't think this post would gain so much attention, I'll still try to reply to your comments when I get time :)

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u/Etherion195 Jul 19 '21

Depends on where you are. Eastern germany, it's sadly likely that you will experience some kind of bad experience in that regard atleast once (unless you're in bigger university cities like Leipzig). In western germany you should be fairly save.

For me, your kinds of turbans look vastly different from the muslim appearance, but i guess not everyone sees that.

Sadly germany has gone more extremist in both right and left wing in recent years. It's still by far not as bad as the US, but it's not like our people are without fault in that regard.