Yes for some they miss their families when they move a distance away. Sometimes it is cultural in the families are very close. For myself I quite a distance from my family. When I was younger maybe I missed being around them but over the years and with the passing my my parents I really do not miss family.

I think I am in that state of mind because I have developed a family where I live now. And it would be difficult to not be near my current family.

But, I have learned new things and changed from the person I used to be by being away from my birth family. Unlike you PriYanFarEen I did not have to learn a new language and the culture change was minimal because I remained in the same country.