Hi Vision1,
You probably would have been better off starting your own new post....
My Dad is black (originally from Jamaica now but in the UK since 1954) and he visited here in Australia for a month, which I know is not the same as living here.
I wasn't sure how people would react to him either (I look white by the way
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but he didn't have any problems when he visited Melbourne, Adelaide and Mt Gambier.
Regards,
Karen