Most witnesses enjoy the social aspect of large gatherings...the program just gets in the way of socialising!
Amen to that!
I just can't sit through three days of this Cult indoctrination and re-education program any more. My wife will be going with a group of sisters to the Regional, I'm skipping this one, and TGFT!
The guidelines/requirements when you "apply" to pay for the privilege of attending these international conventions is exceedingly cultish. The WT makes out big-time too! All these tours are way pricey and of course there are lots of freebie trips that get included and paid for by the R&F international delegates, folks like well connected CO's, and of course the GB'ers who are given the celebrity treatment.