I've had both good and bad experiences with meetup.com events. Usually the problem is you join a group that already met a few (sometimes many) times together a

I've had both good and bad experiences with meetup.com events. Usually the problem is you join a group that already met a few (sometimes many) times together and you're the odd one. Of course some groups try to be really inclusive but that's not always the case. Rarely you feel confident enough to engage in the topics discussed etc. I guess it might be a cultural thing. Possibly it works better in countries like US.