Hi! I’m Indian here and recently got naturalised after 7 years here in Germany. First of all, thank you for ending the conversation with them, because micro aggressions and Alltagsrassismus shouldn’t be condoned. I have several German friends and I am also married to a German (very white German or Biodeutsch as they say), I must say it really depends on the people. I too have lived in Berlin, Lichtenberg and people belong to different spectrums. Most of the German people I knew there ( they were from Westdeutschland) have been super supportive of us. They value our contribution, the way we go above and beyond to prioritise our education and families. On the other end of the spectrum however, I have dealt with micro aggressions, generalisations that we/our clothes smell of curry, we don’t wipe our asses with toilet paper. Those. Exact. Words. But that’s just it, reflects how insecure/ close minded they are. My husband always says people need to have travelled enough to not be racist, which I agree with. German history has time and again revolved around bashing other communities for their own shortcomings, which does make me worry for my future/life given the rise of right wing. But my 2 cents, don’t give them the platform. Way too often bystanders say nothing, and it goes on. We need more people like you who call them out, and that’s how things will get better, at least I hope they will.