I honestly think it depends. There are all different kinds of meetings and all different kinds of people. Some people like certain meetings and others don't. It's all about personal preference. I preferred to open style meetings to the speaker or big book meetings but some people strongly prefer the latter two.
Sorry that probably isn't very helpful and other people can probably give you better answers but I think it depends on the person. I like the meetings from my hometown Boston, but I don't like the meetings upstate because I don't feel like I relate to those people as easily so I think where your'e from is part of it too. Maybe it's just a coincidence for me but I felt most comfortable in meetings where I was surrounded by "townies" like myself.