I am choosing to live as a minimalist in a very small community in Africa, but I feel like I am treated as lesser.

I am not sure where else to go for this kind of thing, and I do not use Instagram, so I thought I would try here.<br><br>I have lived in North America - USA, Canada and Mexico, but because of my job, I have to move around a lot. <br><br>Where I currently am is a very small town in Africa. The houses are not large, and I do not have a very large house. <br><br>I just feel like there is something in choosing to live as a minimalist that is just not understood here. I am not local, but I am not European or American, so I do not really fit into those groups either, but that is a different story. <br><br>People seem to assume that I do not earn a lot of money because I choose to live a minimalist lifestyle, but it really is a choice. Maybe this is weird, but I do not need to have a lot of things. <br><br>I am not a hippie, I work, I make enough money, and I am very successful in my career, but people seem to treat me like I am unsuccessful. I am not sure if anywhere else would be the same, it may not be.<br><br>I just feel very alone in my choice. <br><br>Edit: <br>Wow, this was certainly unexpected. Thanks everyone for your comments. <br><br>I am going to go through them slowly to see what you have to say. <br><br>Edit 2: For those of you who are saying that this is a troll post, trust me, it is not. <br><br>It is true that my English is not perfect, but I do try my best, and I am sorry if my first post here is a little confusing.<br><br>I will try my best to respond to everyone.<br><br>Edit 3: I just wanted to thank everyone for their comments and messages. <br><br>You have all been so supportive and have made me feel better. <br><br>It is nice to know that there are other people in the world who share my values.<br><br>Edit 4: I just wanted to give a quick update. I have a close friend from my home country who currently lives in Europe. I shared this post with him, and we had a good talk. He did say that he understands what I mean, and that he too experienced people not understanding his values. <br><br>I did also receive a private message from a user on this sub. They - not sure what gender - said that they were in the same sort of situation as me. <br><br>It is nice to know that other people experience the same things, even if they are not in the same situation as me. <br><br>Thank you so much to everyone who was kind, and thank you to those who were not cranky with me.