Conversely, you may simply feel "isolated" all the time and not realize it.
The author of this article describes a sense of collectivism when she moved to Oakland. For whatever reason, she views black people as more "like her" than others and enjoys the resulting tribalist feelings. Take that away and she feels something is missing.
I too am the odd man out - obvious foreigner in India. I do not get to enjoy feelings of tribalism. But I don't feel different than in the us - stick me in a room full of lower middle class Americans and I'm still not enjoying any particular sense of belonging. They aren't "my people", they are just people. I never get to enjoy these positive feelings of tribalism.
The author of this article describes a sense of collectivism when she moved to Oakland. For whatever reason, she views black people as more "like her" than others and enjoys the resulting tribalist feelings. Take that away and she feels something is missing.
I too am the odd man out - obvious foreigner in India. I do not get to enjoy feelings of tribalism. But I don't feel different than in the us - stick me in a room full of lower middle class Americans and I'm still not enjoying any particular sense of belonging. They aren't "my people", they are just people. I never get to enjoy these positive feelings of tribalism.