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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, these things are always a generalization, but I have vacationed on all of those locations except Block island (which I know nothing about) so here is my take.

Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard, being islands, take a little more planning because you have to deal with ferry or plane reservations.  By virtue of that, they feel different from Cape Cod.  But, Martha’s Vineyard is significantly bigger than Nantucket and has several distinct settlement areas, so there is greater diversity of experience available there.  It’s monied in general and an expensive place to go relative to other places in NE, but doesn’t have a monolithic look or culture.  Nantucket is very small and has less diversity in terms of housing stock. Not none, just less.  And, while there are different neighborhoods, it feels more like one big community spread out over the island. It’s harder to get to, so you really have to seek it out. People don’t stumble upon Nantucket accidentally, so it can feel exclusive.  But, really if you choose it as your place to go every year you can pretty easily fit into the place.

Cape Cod is quite diverse.  Sure, Provincetown is gay, but not really the rest of the Cape.  Families of all different income levels from NE have traditions of summer vacations on the Cape and, while there are expensive areas, there are also cheaper areas.  It’s a great family vacation spot.

My favorite NE summer spot is Kennebunkport, Maine because I have been going there since I was a kid.  People tend to be partial to their family’s traditional vacation spot. [b] Everyone I knew growing up has a family spot in NE that they always went to, but one area wasn’t seen as better or worse socially than another.  Maybe it is different for people without family connections to NE.[/b]  My impression is that Nantucket is seen as snootier (and therefore better) by newcomers who are snooty themselves.  But, that is a relatively small subset of the population who vacation in NE.  (I am not going to say summer in NE because nobody except my grandmother uses that word anymore.) [/quote]

Excellent summary! Spot on.[/quote]

You like what you know, but no spot is inherently better than anywhere else.

My friends who are long-time Nantucket people aren’t snobby at all. It’s the newer people who bring that attitude. 
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