Watson, as a born-in, I can relate to your situation.
My experience has been that I’ve found people are non-judgmental and very accepting.
ESPECIALLY those I went to school with. I had a best friend from the age of 8, and we went through the whole “sorry I can’t come to your birthday party” thing, and she accepted it, because she was my best friend (and a wonderful loving person).
Then, many years later, after I’d left the witnesses, we became reacquainted again. I explained that I was no longer a JW and she was soooo thrilled. For the first time in over 30 years, we were able to attend each others’ birthdays. It was such a happy and joyful experience.
And, to many people, YOU may be an “interesting person”. While you don’t have to advertise it, you may find ppl will find your JW experience fascinating. You have a very unique story, one which not many people in the general world get to experience.