Racism towards black people does exist in England.
Being a young white male you obviously wouldn't notice nor care.
My boyfriend asked me the other day what I would like to be born as if I was given the choice.
At first I contemplated being born a white male. Easy life, everyone automatically likes you at first sight, opportunities being thrown at you everywhere etc.
In the end I decided I would like to be born a black woman.
As a woman, I already feel like I have a lot to prove. I have had conversations with people who genuinely believe that women aren't as intelligent as men simply because they haven't contributed much to scientific understanding in the past (although you may argue that it's a stupid position for anyone to take, and I agree, I think that it's still essential for women to make more contributions because stupid people will always exist, and women suffer daily because of men who hold such beliefs).
As a black woman though, I'd have to prove that much more, because the racism that black people experience is immense. It may not often show itself by someone rolling down the window of their car and shouting "******!" (that's the n word if it's censored) at your face. It shows itself by the automatic bad reaction black people get at interviews. The automatic low expectations at their schools. The automatic lowering of self esteem. The number of black people I met who actually believe they're inferior to white people is shocking. I'd like that to change.