Fairhaven has a semblance of respectability that New Bedford lacks, but Fairhaven does not lack what the New Bedford waterfront has. He tells of pulling into Nantucket due to bad weather and having crew members flying back home to get drugs. When you used to tell someone that you were a fisherman, there was a tremendous sense of pride behind it. It was a pride that went back generations. Now, it's become a stigma.
People raise their eyes.
They think you must be a junk bag.