Among many, yes. [Said with an edge of someone who has had much to grumble about.]
Indeed. When you return, all will be exactly as you recall, and you will have no memory of this world whatsoever until, as is also common, it snatches you back once more. I myself have been sent back home three times since my first arrival, and can account for it's validity. That is, if you trust the word of a man you only just met. [Which he won't blame you if you don't, but if he needed any proof, the other residents could share their own stories.]