DMV version of the Hamptons?

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Anonymous wrote:Certain parts of the Eastern Shore.

Not even close

It could be if she means a similar feel without the scene----quaint historic towns with cute restaurants and shops, countryside farm stands, proximity to beach/bay. St. Michaels, Berlin, Snow Hill, and Lewes come to mind. The demographics and the pace will be a lot different, but that's a plus for some people.

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Anonymous wrote:I go to the Hamptons a lot. There is nothing like it here. It just emphasizes money and conservative fashion in a different way than is prioritized here. It is perfect for NYC. If that is the vibe you are looking for from here, you would go to the Bahamas or the Massachusetts beaches, but these really aren't equivalents at all. When I lived in NYC, the people who went to the Hamptons were different than the people who went to Cape Cod. Hamptons is flashier in its stuffy way. Basically any beach based Four Seasons has a similar vibe.

I did houses in the Hamptons in my 20s, but when I switched over to Fire Island I never went back to the Hamptons. The only problem with Fire Island is the restaurants aren't as good.

Shhh! I’m a life-long Fire Island goer (in one of the non Gay towns), let’s not make it like the Hamptons.

Did you really need to qualify that?

NP - yes, because most people would think that destination was not for them.

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All I really care about is being oceanfront on an uncrowded beach. That’s why I travel to bumblefork. But once I get there, bliss.

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Anonymous wrote:Certain parts of the Eastern Shore.

Not even close

It’s is - it’s like the Hamptons without all the crappy parts like entitled New Yorkers, traffic, influencers. The biggest downside is no lobsters and crab is a poor substitute.

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Anonymous wrote:Cape Cod and the Islands. Many DMV people. American runs daily flights in summer from DCA to Hyannis. My flight up was full. Of course flights to the islands as well.

I have a couple of NY friends who have soured on the Hamptons. One is selling their house.

I had no idea you could fly directly to the cape. Learn something new every day.

Why have they soured on the Hamptons? Too much riff-raff?

Not PP, but we have a home in Southampton. There has always been riff-raff in the summers . . . but since the pandemic, the crowds have just been insane. It can be really hard to get around on summer weekends, which takes a lot of fun out of being there. It's fine if you're cool with just chilling by the pool at your house, but if you want to enjoy restaurants, nightlife, shopping in town, and the beaches that don't restrict parking to residents, then you're best off going in the off-season.

This appears to be a thing all over the northeast. We have a place in another small, upscale town in the NE (think like the Berkshires, Cape Cod, etc) but inland, and before the pandemic it was so sleepy and quiet. since then, you cannot go out to dinner without dealing with hordes of people, and the roads are constantly busy and full. It's the most bizarre thing ever. Where did these people even come from, and what are they doing in all these formerly quiet and sleepy villages?

30 years ago, a group of people in that town:

"Where did all these people come from buying houses around here? It used to be so quiet."

our family has vacationed in that town for almost a hundred years, so certainly doesnt apply to us...

Sorry, 1920s Brahmins when they saw your ancestors pull up- "these new money people don't look up to snuff"

It was actually before that, so try again...

Sure, Jan. DP

It's true. There are actual real old money types on this board, not just the usual LARPing wannabes that got a government job after moving here from Kansas and consider themselves rich and fancy now.

I think you truly think you are somehow better than other people, and it is a very bad look. I am very glad I don't encounter people like this in my life.

Yeah, I probably do think that I'm better than you. Many in my ilk do

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Anonymous wrote:Colonial Beach.

Gross

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Anonymous wrote:Cape Cod and the Islands. Many DMV people. American runs daily flights in summer from DCA to Hyannis. My flight up was full. Of course flights to the islands as well.

I have a couple of NY friends who have soured on the Hamptons. One is selling their house.

I had no idea you could fly directly to the cape. Learn something new every day.

Why have they soured on the Hamptons? Too much riff-raff?

Not PP, but we have a home in Southampton. There has always been riff-raff in the summers . . . but since the pandemic, the crowds have just been insane. It can be really hard to get around on summer weekends, which takes a lot of fun out of being there. It's fine if you're cool with just chilling by the pool at your house, but if you want to enjoy restaurants, nightlife, shopping in town, and the beaches that don't restrict parking to residents, then you're best off going in the off-season.

This appears to be a thing all over the northeast. We have a place in another small, upscale town in the NE (think like the Berkshires, Cape Cod, etc) but inland, and before the pandemic it was so sleepy and quiet. since then, you cannot go out to dinner without dealing with hordes of people, and the roads are constantly busy and full. It's the most bizarre thing ever. Where did these people even come from, and what are they doing in all these formerly quiet and sleepy villages?

30 years ago, a group of people in that town:

"Where did all these people come from buying houses around here? It used to be so quiet."

our family has vacationed in that town for almost a hundred years, so certainly doesnt apply to us...

Sorry, 1920s Brahmins when they saw your ancestors pull up- "these new money people don't look up to snuff"

It was actually before that, so try again...

Sure, Jan. DP

It's true. There are actual real old money types on this board, not just the usual LARPing wannabes that got a government job after moving here from Kansas and consider themselves rich and fancy now.

LOL. Vacationing in the same place for “almost 100 years” doesn’t make you old money.

And, yet again, 2025 minus “almost 100” is not before the 1920s… so your little tall tale got exposed. LARPer

Speaking like you know the first thing about our milieu 😂

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Anonymous wrote:Cape Cod and the Islands. Many DMV people. American runs daily flights in summer from DCA to Hyannis. My flight up was full. Of course flights to the islands as well.

I have a couple of NY friends who have soured on the Hamptons. One is selling their house.

I had no idea you could fly directly to the cape. Learn something new every day.

Why have they soured on the Hamptons? Too much riff-raff?

Not PP, but we have a home in Southampton. There has always been riff-raff in the summers . . . but since the pandemic, the crowds have just been insane. It can be really hard to get around on summer weekends, which takes a lot of fun out of being there. It's fine if you're cool with just chilling by the pool at your house, but if you want to enjoy restaurants, nightlife, shopping in town, and the beaches that don't restrict parking to residents, then you're best off going in the off-season.

This appears to be a thing all over the northeast. We have a place in another small, upscale town in the NE (think like the Berkshires, Cape Cod, etc) but inland, and before the pandemic it was so sleepy and quiet. since then, you cannot go out to dinner without dealing with hordes of people, and the roads are constantly busy and full. It's the most bizarre thing ever. Where did these people even come from, and what are they doing in all these formerly quiet and sleepy villages?

30 years ago, a group of people in that town:

"Where did all these people come from buying houses around here? It used to be so quiet."

our family has vacationed in that town for almost a hundred years, so certainly doesnt apply to us...

Sorry, 1920s Brahmins when they saw your ancestors pull up- "these new money people don't look up to snuff"

It was actually before that, so try again...

Sure, Jan. DP

It's true. There are actual real old money types on this board, not just the usual LARPing wannabes that got a government job after moving here from Kansas and consider themselves rich and fancy now.

LOL. Vacationing in the same place for “almost 100 years” doesn’t make you old money.

And, yet again, 2025 minus “almost 100” is not before the 1920s… so your little tall tale got exposed. LARPer

Speaking like you know the first thing about our milieu 😂

Lol. Speaking like you even have a milieu. DP

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Do us Hamptons locals a favor and keep away.

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Anonymous wrote:People here with Hamptons-level money will fly to Europe or the Caribbean. No place within driving distance of DC is similarly upscale.

The Hamptons are within driving distance.

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Cape Charles VA

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There is no equivalent to the Hamptons in the DMV area. And really, the Hamptons are for 25 year olds with their first finance jobs and a bunch of rich geriatrics. If that's your vacation ambition, I mean, come on. Grow up and live better.

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Anonymous wrote:Never been to the Hamptons so don't know what is meant by a Hamptons vibe, but serious money DC always went to MV, Nantucket, Cape Cod.

The vibe in those places is very different from that of the Hamptons.

Thank goodness.

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Anonymous wrote:Cape Cod and the Islands. Many DMV people. American runs daily flights in summer from DCA to Hyannis. My flight up was full. Of course flights to the islands as well.

I have a couple of NY friends who have soured on the Hamptons. One is selling their house.

I had no idea you could fly directly to the cape. Learn something new every day.

Why have they soured on the Hamptons? Too much riff-raff?

Not PP, but we have a home in Southampton. There has always been riff-raff in the summers . . . but since the pandemic, the crowds have just been insane. It can be really hard to get around on summer weekends, which takes a lot of fun out of being there. It's fine if you're cool with just chilling by the pool at your house, but if you want to enjoy restaurants, nightlife, shopping in town, and the beaches that don't restrict parking to residents, then you're best off going in the off-season.

This appears to be a thing all over the northeast. We have a place in another small, upscale town in the NE (think like the Berkshires, Cape Cod, etc) but inland, and before the pandemic it was so sleepy and quiet. since then, you cannot go out to dinner without dealing with hordes of people, and the roads are constantly busy and full. It's the most bizarre thing ever. Where did these people even come from, and what are they doing in all these formerly quiet and sleepy villages?

30 years ago, a group of people in that town:

"Where did all these people come from buying houses around here? It used to be so quiet."

our family has vacationed in that town for almost a hundred years, so certainly doesnt apply to us...

Sorry, 1920s Brahmins when they saw your ancestors pull up- "these new money people don't look up to snuff"

It was actually before that, so try again...

Sure, Jan. DP

It's true. There are actual real old money types on this board, not just the usual LARPing wannabes that got a government job after moving here from Kansas and consider themselves rich and fancy now.

LOL. Vacationing in the same place for “almost 100 years” doesn’t make you old money.

And, yet again, 2025 minus “almost 100” is not before the 1920s… so your little tall tale got exposed. LARPer

Speaking like you know the first thing about our milieu 😂

Why are you both bad at math and bad at pretending to have a pedigree that anyone but your mom would care about?

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Anonymous wrote:People here with Hamptons-level money will fly to Europe or the Caribbean. No place within driving distance of DC is similarly upscale.

The Hamptons are within driving distance.

It’s a super crappy drive. You can’t even cut it up with a ferry like from the north