Agreed, having escaped from the "evil empire" I don't see any merit in going back. There is so much better available out there, but it doesn't seem you have found it ( just yet)
Stick with it & see how it goes & start making plans for a(nother) change before next Winter, but research the +'s & -'s a bit better this time around.
You have already made a positive first step, don't be in any doubt about that, nostalgia is a great thing, but you should never forget the dark side
of what you have left behind.
In my humble opinion
of course.