'All I want is to be treated like a human being' - Irish Mirror woman Aakanksha Surve on racism in Ireland
A woman walked out from behind the counter and proceeded to stand behind me arms folded.I even tried to make small talk to diffuse the tension, but her replies were short and rude.
We were silent for a moment before we realised it was, of course, all about my skin colour. This isn’t the first time I have been treated with suspicion. A stranger once came up to me and kept touching my face while telling me how “beautiful” the colour of my skin was.
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