I am a very happy and very sober Pod person. Go to a meeting with an open mind and do not look for differances look for similarities. AA'ers are the nicest most open people I have ever met and all they want is for you to get better. AA has few rules and few absolutes. Your path to recovery will be your path to recovery. Just like the world there are people from one walk of life to another. Some have good sobriety some do not. Take what you want and leave the rest.