Journey On,
Wow, that last part is exactly what I experienced when I went to an invite to a hall one Sunday. 1st and last time. It was like I was surrounded by robots or something. It seemed lifeless to me for some reason. So un-welcoming like, although the "appearance" of "Welcome" was how I was greeted. Does that make sense? I knew right away, these were not my kind of people to be faithfully attached to. It was scary actually. And you wonder why the JW numbers are so low across the world.
Anyway, thanks to those who respond here, I'll check back for more responses tomorrow.