What's so great about riding in a convertible?

Not that I have much experience riding in convertibles, maybe an accumulative total of one mile, but I just don't see what the big deal is. First you have to deal with the elements. Hot sun in your face, rain, wind messing up the hair, insects flying by. Yeah, woohoo, what a riot. Then there is the social aspect. People look at you sitting there in the convertible and expect you to be of the convertible society, happy go lucky, carefree, "let's party" hands up in the air type of people. I just don't fit. "Nothing to see here folks but 'ol fuddy duddy, move on." And then there is the safety issue. Imagine you are at a stop light in a convertible, a car pulls up next to you. Suddenly you are vulnerable to their whims. Do they throw a can of alcoholic beverage at you or just a wad of gum? Do they say something unpleasant? And what about being in a roll-over crash? No thanks. Just let me ride in a regular car--with a little tint in the windows.