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That's the thing, from my experience of those living in the southern half* of Eastern Germany (Sachsen, Thuringen and Sachsen-Anhalt), they generally have a standard of living that the poorer parts of the UK could only dream of.

I'm not claiming thee aren't genuine problems as unemployment, for instance, is higher than in Western 'Länder' (states), whereas wages are often lower.

It's just that for many (at least the ones I know), it mostly seems to be their perceptions, as opposed to the reality.



* I'm not as familiar with the northern areas, Brandenburg, Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, so couldn't comment on that.
Meck-Pomm and Brandenburg are similar to the south east, Berlin which has a high degree of immigration is much more open to other cultures.

The problem is racism based on xenophobia, the fear of that what you don't know.