Like anything else, some people succeed, some people fail. Like anything else, you can do everything right and still not have it work out for you. That said, five months isn't really enough time to make that determination.

I have lived in three countries. My native Norway, the United States and Austria. The US worked out for me. Austria did not.

I moved to Austria in 2001 for work. I lived in Vienna. I spoke some German when I got there, and I became fluent in relatively short order, so it wasn't a language barrier. But culturally, I struggled a bit.

My job was good, but like you, it was the only thing I really enjoyed. I had a hard time making friends, and most of the friends I did make were other expats, not native Austrians. Perhaps I'm the problem, but many other foreigners had a similar experience. It's hard to make Austrian friends when you're not Austrian yourself.

I have asthma, and Austrians smoke like chimneys. Including indoors. I've heard it's gotten better in recent years, but when I lived there, this put real limits on where I could go and what I could do. Including things like which bank I chose and which grocery stores I shopped at. I had far too many meals at the Ikea restaurant just because they banned smoking.

Vienna is beautiful for tourists, but a little less idyllic when you feel your motorcycle tires sliding in literal horse dung on cobblestone. Or when some rude old lady just stares at you through her window as if she disapproves of you parking outside her building -- even though you're in a public parking space and not doing anything wrong.

Not everything was bad. Plenty of people were nice to me, or at least polite. My coworkers were great. I had some enjoyable road trips to surrounding areas, and much of the Austrian countryside is absolutely picturesque. I learned fluent German, as mentioned, and the experience I gained working there kickstarted my career. So I do not regret moving to Austria. But I also do not regret leaving. It was not the country for me.