I totally agree. I was not defending the GB. I wasted 40 years of my life from which 15 years in full-time service, so yes I hate that cult.
On the other hand we have to be reasonable about travelling, their goods. I know how it works when you have some position in that religion. For some reason people like to give you money or stuff. And even if this watch was authentic, (wearing a gold colored watch is not my cup of tea anyway) it was a gift because with their allowance they could not afford it.
Now it is the A/C. I tell you charging bethelites or missionaries for a A/C must have been a long long time ago. We had our air-conditionings in MS for free, in fact the branch almost insisted in having one fir a good night sleep in a tropical country.
So let us write about the things Snakes mentioned and stop the old women chit-chat. Just my opinion.