Precious left this as a comment in the Open Thread and I think her story provides an interesting look at race as experienced by a biracial South African/Austrian.
Hi Carmen
I am a young woman living in Vienna, Austria now for 15 years. I thought I would like to share some thoughts with you, maybe it would help. I have also being laughed at a few times with no explanation, starred at insulted and have received a few nice compliments too.
I am actually mixed, my father is white and my mother …