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From this statement, I would have to say you haven't spent enough time exploring The Hamptons. I spent every summer from birth through college going to the Jersey Shore, and dont get me wrong, Cape May is gorgeous, but it still doesn't compare. There is a very good reason I made the switch. And we still go to the Jersey Shore at least once every summer, so dont think I am dissing it in any way. There are many beautiful places to go there, but I think your statement that "Cape May is better than The Hamptons" is misguided, at best.
Take a ride around Georgica Pond, Further Lane, Lilly Pond Lane, etc, and you will see what I mean. Words cant possibly describe the beauty you will find there, so you will just have to take a trip to these areas if you REALLY want to speak from experience, and not out of pure loyalty to NJ. There is a reason the typical property in these areas costs in the TENS of millions, and the owners of the estates are a virtual who's who of Hollywood and Wall Street.
From this statement, I would have to say you haven't spent enough time exploring The Hamptons. I spent every summer from birth through college going to the Jersey Shore, and dont get me wrong, Cape May is gorgeous, but it still doesn't compare. There is a very good reason I made the switch. And we still go to the Jersey Shore at least once every summer, so dont think I am dissing it in any way. There are many beautiful places to go there, but I think your statement that "Cape May is better than The Hamptons" is misguided, at best.
Take a ride around Georgica Pond, Further Lane, Lilly Pond Lane, etc, and you will see what I mean. Words cant possibly describe the beauty you will find there, so you will just have to take a trip to these areas if you REALLY want to speak from experience, and not out of pure loyalty to NJ. There is a reason the typical property in these areas costs in the TENS of millions, and the owners of the estates are a virtual who's who of Hollywood and Wall Street.
Here is the view of my front yard:
And my back yard:
Hey those are beautiful pictures, no doubt.
I will admit, I've only been to the Hamptons once, but I've actually only been to Cape May twice..
The Hamptons is a Pristine, ritzy beach town that's fantastic, but there's a charm in Cape May that The Hamptons can't beat.
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Hey those are beautiful pictures, no doubt.
I will admit, I've only been to the Hamptons once, but I've actually only been to Cape May twice..
The Hamptons is a Pristine, ritzy beach town that's fantastic, but there's a charm in Cape May that The Hamptons can't beat.
I dont know, we have a lot of windmills, bed & breakfasts, and other quaint, charming stuff. The villages were established in the 1600s, and many things haven't changed much. Not taking away from Cape May's charm, but again, you should spend a little more time in The Hamptons. There is more charm than you can shake a stick at.
Real New Yorkers dont go to smelly industiral waste laden New Jersey for anything but NY Giants games...
I'm sorry, but it's comments like this that make my blood boil. NJ, North, South, and the mythical land of Central, all do have smelly parts, but on a whole, do not smell.
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Atlantic city is 75% ghetto, seaside is a slumtown ****hole, what is Jersey's answer to the Hamptons? There is absolutley no comparison, if it wasn't for NY, where the Jersey residents who have real jobs work, NJ would be 50 times more of a joke than it is now, if you can imagine that.
NJ's answer to the Hamptons is Cape May (and to a certain degree, Avalon). I would venture to say that North Jersey's answer to the Hampton's is Rumson (that and one of those towns I drove through once on my way from Long Branch to Sandy Hooke via 36(?)). Not quite on the beach, but kinda close Personally, I'd like to know North Jersey and LI's answer to Atlantic City. As for "Sleezeside", most people from NJ know better than to go there, and ask any local (such as one of my friends from college), it's mostly NYers.
NJ is not a joke, no state is a joke. People who say such ridiculous things really need to take a good look at the state that they are talking about. Here in NJ, the only part of our state, that I think we'll all agree on being a joke, is our government, but that goes for many states. To make such an ignorant comment, will quite possibly draw out the worst in the residents of that state. Insulting NJ as a means of trying to make LI better is a poor argument. This shouldn't be about NJ defending itself, but rather each area putting its best foot forward.
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What is this, your 5th account?
Cape May > Hamptons
agreed
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Originally Posted by Infamous92
Now I'm not taking sides but Long Island offers a lot believe it or not, it seems like some NYers are being arrogant and some NJians are being ignorant. Now I see it as one Metro that offers a lot, people are so stuck on arguing why they feel one is better, one would think it'd be just a simple comparison and which they like more.
Very good post
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Here is the view of my front yard:
And my back yard:
This reminds me a lot of Avalon, where Oprah, the Heinz family, and many other people like that have summer homes (and by homes, I mean gigantic mansions). Mind you though, I'm jealous of you, and which my home was like that
Now NNJ is very beautiful but LI is equally beautiful imo.
1. Trashy NYers? I've actually never even been to Seaside Heights but then again I'm not trashy and I'm a NYer & a NJian (as well as a MDer)
2. I fully agree, I love the Jersey Shore but it's Central & Southern Jersey
3. Atlantic City isn't in North Jersey
4. Where's NNJ's answer to LI's beaches?
5. Northwestern Brooklyn & Northwestern Queens
Now I'm not taking sides but Long Island offers a lot believe it or not, it seems like some NYers are being arrogant and some NJians are being ignorant. Now I see it as one Metro that offers a lot, people are so stuck on arguing why they feel one is better, one would think it'd be just a simple comparison and which they like more.
What sets LI apart is the ocean! can't find the ocean in NNJ.
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