I’m not saying that I have travelled the world and gone to a million different Crossfit gyms, but… Work sent me to the US West Coast earlier in the year for four days. I knew I was going to be jet-lagged to hell for the whole time I was there, so I thought I would at least try and fill my early mornings.
I found NorCal Crossfit in the nearby location and they did an early, early morning class and were very relaxed about me turning up to it a couple of times. It was very much like being at the gym I normally go to; people made me feel welcome, there was a lot of banter and the instructor was happy to help get the movements right.
I _like_ that Crossfit is (generally) more social than a standard gym. I don’t buy into the paleo lifestyle, but I do enjoy the banter, the varied workouts and the more technical aspects of lifting. Then again, one of my regular instructors is pretty keen to make sure that any lifting that we do is spot on for form.