The Rude Hamptons - Tales of People Behaving Badly In Long Island's Summer Playground

New Jersey plates cause for accident fault presumptions

Editor — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:01:22 +0000

I was making a left on Bay Street into a private driveway this past week; I had my left turn signal on. A contractor truck proceeds to pass me on the LEFT as I was turning. Needless to say there was a serious accident. My car is probably totaled. What makes this unreal is that when the [...]

Five Most Popular Rude Hamptons Stories of June

Editor — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:35:03 +0000

Here are the most popular Rude Hamptons stories for the month of June. (Please note some are older than June) 1. Playing Billy Joel gets you a noise violation in Southampton 2. Is that a pledge pin on your spiffy polo shirt? 3. Royal Pains In My Butt 4. Food Delivery On A Porno Set 5. Park It Like It’s [...]

A story of raspberries and adult accountability

Editor — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:37:20 +0000

Run into Country Gardens Farmstand to buy some last minute things for dinner. A lady is pondering over strawberries while her four year old son eats almost a whole carton of raspberries. She doesn’t say anything to her son to make him stop eating them. She buys only the strawberries, leaving the carton of raspberries behind, on [...]

Is that a pledge pin on your spiffy polo shirt?

Editor — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:31:39 +0000

They would have had to pay extra money to get extra walnuts and extra strawberries on their $12 salad. They didn’t want to pay the extra money-they just wanted what they wanted even though the guy insisted “it’s not about the money, it’s about the principle.” SO, because they couldn’t get what they wanted for free (extra [...]

You got Georgica’d - the act of clearing a line by removing foul weather protection

Editor — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:12:04 +0000

So, I think I just witnessed the rudest thing yet in the Hamptons (this season): Essentially, at Georgica in Wainscott this Saturday, Matt Levine (of The Eldridge fame) decided that the best way to handle the crowd out front was to remove the awning at the door and get everyone soaking wet in the rain. People were SO mad… Gotta love [...]

A Friend Makes The New York Times

Editor — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:40:06 +0000

While we normally just track rudeness in the Hamptons, a friend in our quest has been Guest Of A Guest. How nice it was to see Rachelle Hruska and her GOG team make the NY Times Sunday edition. Congratulations! The Editor

WTF you can last a whole month?

Editor — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:57:13 +0000

Just this past weekend, I happened to be with three friends walking in town, remarking how even bad weather draws out the tourists these days to our dislike. We separated momentarily, I wanted to see if a local store had a gift for one of my friends I was with, and I alone was witness [...]

Playing Billy Joel gets you a noise violation in Southampton

Editor — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:21:46 +0000

My friends and I were driving down Dune road in my Jeep Wrangler playing Billy Joel on our way to go camping at Shinnecock. We got stuck in traffic because some rich people were having a party and clogged up the road with their Bentleys. Some snotty city girls walking down the street gave us dirty looks and [...]

Park It Like It’s Hot

Editor — Fri, 29 May 2009 18:26:14 +0000

Usually I do not like to stereotype tourists out here. I grew up out here and know that some tourists are nice and some locals are jerks. Just like all populations, there are always a few bad apples. I’m getting really annoyed though. Yesterday I was on the wharf in Sag Harbor when I watched as 4 twentysomethings parked [...]

Royal Pains In My Butt

Editor — Mon, 25 May 2009 15:57:07 +0000

Don’t bother coming out to the Hamptons for Mother’s day, the beach is closed. At least it was today for the USA Networks production Royal Pains. And what a pain it is. At the End of Ocean Rd. in Bridgehampton I was turned away from an evening walk on the beach. “WE ARE LOCKED DOWN!” a lady [...]