Indian in Greece alleges racism, mocking

An Indian in Germany shared an unsettling experience of encountering stereotypes and hostility while traveling in Europe, especially during a trip to Greece. The Reddit user described being mocked upon revealing his nationality, highlighting a broader trend of rising resentment toward Indian immigrants in Europe.

“When I first moved to Europe, I didn’t think about racism or discrimination or being stereotyped. I thought I would move abroad and, like my immigrant friends, build my life here,” he wrote. However, he soon realized that negative assumptions about Indians were common, especially regarding hygiene and social integration.

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Growing Resentment Towards Indian Immigrants in Europe

While visiting Greece, the user experienced open hostility. “I was looked at funny or spoken to rudely by foreigners,” he noted. A particularly jarring moment occurred when he was asked to show his residence title. When he replied that he lived in Germany, people laughed and asked again where he was from. “I said India, and they continued something in Greek, laughing at what I said.”

According to the Reddit post, the resentment stems from the perception that Indian immigrants are taking away jobs in struggling European economies. “Greece has a good Indian/Pakistani population, and Greeks seemed to not like us because, according to them, we are taking away their jobs in an already crumbling economy,” the user observed.

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This sentiment is not confined to Greece. The user noted that he had similar experiences in Germany, albeit to a lesser extent. “Westerners just want to blame Indians, whether in America, Canada, Australia, or the UK, for mass immigration and taking their jobs,” he wrote. He also highlighted how anti-Indian rhetoric is becoming increasingly visible on the internet. “I come across posts where people talk about how filthy we are, how awful our country is. It does hurt seeing all this hatred.”

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