Ok maybe I can provide some perspective here my skin colour is white/pale and I live in the UK but I'm not British, European or North American, I'm actually from Northern Pakistan and a Muslim (oh no). I'm Completely average looking as well and in my first year of Uni.

Now most people assume I'm English as I have an English name (kinda), BUT when they learn either my second name or that I'm Muslim most people change there attitude, and not necessarily in a bad way though some obviously do. There are generally three 'groups' of people; those who clearly don't like Muslims, who are the minority no doubt but they definitely exist (looking at you /r/worldnews) they usually just try to back off which I'm not really bothered about, some do try to take the piss but I usually ignore them; Then there's the people to try to be too PC (mostly girls Iv'e noticed) these are usually people that don't really know me as I don't really care for that crap if it is light hearted and finally those who don't really care thankfully the majority.

Now I can't say what it's like being 'white' in public as I don't know what the other end of the spectrum is like, as everyone assumes I'm English so they treat me normally, I have some 'Brown' friends who tell me that I have it easy as most people don't judge me instantly on my skin colour, just when they find out I'm Muslim, They also say it's the small things like when they're with me they notice people usually give way more when I'm driving, they open the door more often for me, say 'thank you' and 'your welcome' more nothing major but enough to notice. I've even had some skinhead prick say to me 'fucking pakis eh' while waiting for a bus I just nodded and said yeah to avoid confrontation.

Now there is such a contrast between people who know I'm not British to people who do example: I mentioned I'm at Uni, now during freshers week I was at one of the parties and some girl approached me clearly wasted, admittedly I may have been a 'bit' drunk, she clearly didn't know I wasn't British, nothing came of it as I'm an awkward mess but whatever. Then 2 weeks ago NY eve ,by this time most people know each other, I was outside with a couple of mates I didn't really want to drink so I was sober, i hear from not far away 'he's pretty cute' something along those lines I thought they were talking about one of my friends he's one of 'those' guys so I didn't pay much attention then I hear 'you do realise he's a paki' not going to lie that hurt, and racism doesn't really get to me but that did for some reason as if it wasn't for my ethnic background she might have approached me. Ah well people are cunts.