You should get prepared to be rejected in job interviews, thrown out of hotels or restaurants, refused entry to clubs, get asked for drugs and stopped by police for a body search.
Get ready to be treated like a criminal.
Matthew Whelan, 35, from Birmingham, says his unusual looks have made it difficult to find work.
Thanks to workplace discrimination, he claims, he has been forced to go it alone and is now planning to set up his own business.
