I grew up in NYC but also say I grew up in the Hamptons because I've had a house in the Hamptons I'd go to every weekend, and still do. And just to be clear, I'm NOT a "rich white girl."
1. There is nothing better than the day after Labor Day when all the lunatics who can’t drive are finally off the road. And there is nothing better than the lack of traffic on the Montauk Highway.
2. There is nothing worse than the traffic driving out on Memorial Day weekend, or the traffic for the rest of the summer.
3. The BEAUTIFUL surprise this summer when you realize that ‘Waze’ now includes the backroads.
4. You definitely at some point took a horseback riding lesson, or at least a pony ride.
5. There is nothing better than the homemade pies, local corn, or other local fruits and veggies from the farm stands
6. If you don't ride, Hampton Classic week drives you nuts because you CANNOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES make it through Bridgehampton. If you do ride, it's the greatest week of your life
7. Fudge Company in Southampton. Nuff said.
8. Hampton Coffee depleting your bank account and it doesn't bother you
9. Seeing stars eating at Seventy Five Main like its NBD
Natasha Fradkin
10. Being called a “preppy rich kid” when you are nothing like the stereotypical Hamptons people
11. The absolutely terrifying fear of a tick bite, Lyme’s Disease, and the fact that you have to explain to your doctor in September that you need a Lyme’s test because you might have gotten a tick bite that you got from your dog
12. Up until this summer, you were terrified of getting hurt or sick because you would have to go to the hospital
13. Desperately wanting to go to the Bordy Barn but you’re not 21 and know that even the best fake in the world will not get you in
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