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12/24/2004 Archived Entry: "Port Townsend is not Port Angeles."
OK, I can't stand it. I have to vent.
I have a home town of sorts. It's a small town called Port Townsend. Unlike some people, I don't love the town, but it is a nice town. I would recommend visiting the town if you have the chance and you enjoy nice smaller towns.
Some of you might think, "I've been to Port Townsend." If that is what you think, I ask you a favor. Make sure you're correct before you tell me.
Let me explain. I've had many conversations which go like this.
Me: I grew up in Port Townsend.
Possible Port Townsend Visitor (PPTV): I've been to Port Townsend.
Me: Were you just visiting Port Townsend for the fun of it?
PPTV: We were just passing through.
Me (looking askance): Oh? What did you think of the town.
PPTV: It seemed OK.
Me: What did you see there?
PPTV: I honestly don't remember much.
Me (rolling my eyes): Some people get Port Townsend mixed up with Port Angeles.
PPTV: Uhhh. You know. Maybe it was Port Angeles.
Me (aside to the audience): He's an idiot.
Recently I've had this happen:
Me: Have you ever been to Port Townsend.
PPTV: Why yes! We purchase things for our business there. We took the Coho ferry from there to Victoria and enjoyed a short vacation in Canada.
Me: You were in Port Angeles, not Port Townsend.
PPTV: You might be right. Port Ann-gel-lees.
Me: Actually, they just pronounce it Ann-gel-less.
PPTV: Well it should be pronounced Ann-gel-lees.
Me: Well, what did you buy there for your business.
PPTV: Lot the stuff you see for sale here. I Port Townsend has lots of things like this we can purchase wholesale.
Me: Oh, so you did go to Port Townsend.
PPTV: Oh, I meant to say Port Ann-gel-lees.
Me (aside to the audience): She's an idiot. She can't keep the towns straight for ten seconds, and she has decided she knows how to pronounce Port Angeles and the inhabitants of the town don't.
All this would be a mistake that's easily passed without mention, but it happens so much that it makes me wonder what's wrong with people. Also, Port Townsend and Port Angeles are not similar. Port Townsend is a small town of 8,334. Port Angeles has 18,397. They are separated by 50 miles. They are in different counties. They have different personalities. Note these stats:
For population 25 years and over in Port Townsend
Port Townsend:
High school or higher: 91.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 12.4%
Port Angeles:
High school or higher: 85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.5%
Now that I've established that Port Angeles has more uneducated hicks per capita, I would like to encourage all those who have trouble telling the difference between the two towns to continue to visiting Port Angeles instead of Port Townsend and thereby be in a community where they will blend the better.
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Crap! Now you've got me mixed up. I've been to one of the two places with my friend who's dad used to live there and we delivered new phone books for him. He must have worked for the phone company. I was in high school. I remember it being a very quiet town and now I don't remember which one I went to.
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