The sounds like a bit of grass is greener. I have lived in several places for extended lengths, the general idea seems to be the grass is just a different kind of green. I would agree that nose to the grindstone at all hours is not great, however it is still something of a personal choice really, assuming you are not lumped with several kids of course.
I looked up jamón and presunto... both seem to be words for ham. I will grant that I do not expect to be able to walk into a corner shop and find them every time but Tyrrells, among many others, do ham flavoured crisps, I even quite like them despite not being big on pig meats in general. Chipicao I am not sure about but an image search says they are chocolate filled baked goods, had you said compared to a little village in France then I would have agreed (mind you the average patissier would be worried by some of the small village bakeries I have been to), however this seems to be foil wrapped baked goods so I have to assume the quality is more along the lines of "serviceable to good". At least in the last 5 or so years I have not had troubles finding chocolate stuffed baked goods, depending upon where you are you may have to settle for a pain au chocolate rather than a chocolate croissant though.