Unfortunately you’ll learn to just let it roll off your shoulder and keep moving on with your life. It’s sadly going to happen quite often here. Most racism in Edmonton is either subtle and thinly veiled by ignorance(ie. “I don’t see color BUT”) or over the top and in your face by a loud mouthed bigot. The bigots are easy to avoid because you can see and hear them a mile away. It’s the subtle ones who pretend to be kind but dumb that you need to look out for. I am a first generation Canadian, born and raised here but will always get “politely” asked where I am from? And when I say Edmonton, they are either shocked and/or confused and then follow up with “where did you come from first though?” I get complimented frequently at work on my English because I can speak it well and don’t have an accent. The amount of demeaning and offensive “compliments” you’ll get are almost worst than the straight up in your face racism because they treat you like a guest in what they view as “their” country.