tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post8604011174874193578..comments2024-03-18T19:54:13.748-04:00Comments on Salt Water New England: Questions for the Community: Can you still be preppy if you... (r)Salt Water New Englandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08940851375677714833noreply@blogger.comBlogger245125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-55125488419697348482024-02-17T12:42:02.324-05:002024-02-17T12:42:02.324-05:00Are there many grown-ups here? I understand the i...Are there many grown-ups here? I understand the interest in trying to express old school New England was/is. What I don’t understand is people arguing and getting their feathers ruffled because someone may have in<br />jest seriously said that they aren’t it. Whatever it is. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-65067304981472189962024-02-17T09:22:50.919-05:002024-02-17T09:22:50.919-05:00SAME! I do whatever I want.SAME! I do whatever I want.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-80970583853106529962024-01-30T21:23:17.955-05:002024-01-30T21:23:17.955-05:00A Yugo is not a car.A Yugo is not a car.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-72911371305705251642024-01-30T14:52:53.895-05:002024-01-30T14:52:53.895-05:00FYI a YUGO is European hahaFYI a YUGO is European hahaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-43573851184740218082023-12-26T22:58:20.582-05:002023-12-26T22:58:20.582-05:00Old Virginia family here....but I can attest to &#...Old Virginia family here....but I can attest to 'there is that kind of stuff' in North Carolina and they take it just as seriously. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-76865869217759044722023-12-26T22:51:44.996-05:002023-12-26T22:51:44.996-05:00We were here waaay before their 'Mayflower par...We were here waaay before their 'Mayflower parvenus'. First settlers in Jamestown were here in 1607.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-76255603724747358102023-12-26T22:50:22.147-05:002023-12-26T22:50:22.147-05:00Oh good grief - you think there aren't cattle ...Oh good grief - you think there aren't cattle ranches in New England? Yes. There are. Not a lot, but there are a few. Working ranches = cowboys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-33991170663940195092023-12-26T22:38:34.355-05:002023-12-26T22:38:34.355-05:00Yes. Southerners are all around better-looking. PE...Yes. Southerners are all around better-looking. PERIOD. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-51372276654782628482023-12-26T22:36:22.969-05:002023-12-26T22:36:22.969-05:00Oh, Elizabeth - I am SO glad you brought this up. ...Oh, Elizabeth - I am SO glad you brought this up. 13th generation Virginian here. My ancestor also arrived in 1609 (proud Jamestowne Society member).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-38288091475490875432023-12-26T22:30:22.006-05:002023-12-26T22:30:22.006-05:00PERFECTION!! This 'no-makeup other than lipsti...PERFECTION!! This 'no-makeup other than lipstick' must strictly be a northern thing. We don't wear much, but more than 2 products. It might be a personal preference for Muffy, but most women I know at DAR, the library board and the Social Register wear full makeup - but with a light hand. We are ladies, not clowns and most certainly not a Kardashian. We buy jewelry from a mall store IF that mall store is locally owned. No, we don't got to Jared. Buy our clothes at a mall? Well, where I live both Talbot's and Lilly Pulitzer are in the mall. So, sometimes. Absolutely NO to 'reality television'. You won't find a 'real housewife of anywhere' in the Social Register (although we do have a few actors, but I'm not telling!) <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-22303884245266362292023-12-26T22:17:24.443-05:002023-12-26T22:17:24.443-05:00Simmer down, Mr. Burden. ALL of you are talking ab...Simmer down, Mr. Burden. ALL of you are talking about things that real preps/WASPs NEVER discuss. As in - EVER.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-28591859326898506902023-12-16T20:49:25.758-05:002023-12-16T20:49:25.758-05:00Jet ski...bzzzzt.Jet ski...bzzzzt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-33609320481851929012023-12-16T20:34:22.245-05:002023-12-16T20:34:22.245-05:00Neither is St. Lawrence!Neither is St. Lawrence!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-81206982479090587062023-12-16T19:37:15.295-05:002023-12-16T19:37:15.295-05:00you are so wrong. The old money preppy WASPS where...you are so wrong. The old money preppy WASPS where I grew up drove old Volvos from the 70s...they didn't want you know. Sad your perception is so wrong...understatement is the key to true preppy New England.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-33607264861532455752023-12-16T19:32:45.478-05:002023-12-16T19:32:45.478-05:00Ralph Lauren lived in Connecticut (Litchfield Coun...Ralph Lauren lived in Connecticut (Litchfield County) but you cant "buy" into preppy up there....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-72247409271496068422023-11-27T17:24:44.229-05:002023-11-27T17:24:44.229-05:00This may be the best blog post since the inception...This may be the best blog post since the inception of the interwebs. I love this site.The Prairie WASPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-31764804731046855822023-11-27T01:52:44.038-05:002023-11-27T01:52:44.038-05:00Jos. A. Bank is better than most stores these days...Jos. A. Bank is better than most stores these days, regardless of price. Many 100% wool or 100% cotton items, and I believe most have tailors on staff (unless that changed during COVID). Also have made-to-measure. Just buy the upper end sub-brands. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-46914726817811419972023-11-25T17:02:11.013-05:002023-11-25T17:02:11.013-05:00Broncos are moving in.Broncos are moving in.whiskeydentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-70594166761691486822023-11-25T14:24:41.313-05:002023-11-25T14:24:41.313-05:00Actually, I think Rachel is spot on. Yes, of cours...Actually, I think Rachel is spot on. Yes, of course you wouldn’t discuss money in polite company but I don’t think it’s the same on a web forum. My grandmother (born and bred in MA, multiple Mayflower ancestors) was not preppy. They never really had any money but she was a total WASP and always so classy.KSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-20931965289989342772023-11-25T09:50:12.879-05:002023-11-25T09:50:12.879-05:00Well, there's a blast from the past, LOL.Well, there's a blast from the past, LOL.<br />MaineWasphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06781744007503381382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-35867833016111648432023-11-25T09:46:41.500-05:002023-11-25T09:46:41.500-05:00I know many a WASP who drive American-made cars wh...I know many a WASP who drive American-made cars who drive them into the ground until they can no longer be repaired---Ford sedans/station wagons come to mind. WASPs don't care about looking trendy and are quite frugal. Many WASPs drive vintage vehicles in Maine because the taxes are very low, no car payment and the insurance is cheap. IMO, you'd never see a WASP kid driving a new Range Rover. MaineWasphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06781744007503381382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-60158635727324526192023-11-25T09:34:40.697-05:002023-11-25T09:34:40.697-05:00Soapstone is nice.Soapstone is nice.MaineWasphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06781744007503381382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-73383023394029365172023-11-25T09:28:46.721-05:002023-11-25T09:28:46.721-05:00I love that you called "Ferd", "Fer...I love that you called "Ferd", "Fern". MaineWasphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06781744007503381382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-36058028799931731622023-11-25T08:36:08.562-05:002023-11-25T08:36:08.562-05:00Only someone without too much money could state th...Only someone without too much money could state that money is vulgar. People and their way of being is vulgar. Never money which gives you freedom of choice in any aspect of your life. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-13014355877285333482023-11-25T08:25:12.866-05:002023-11-25T08:25:12.866-05:00Those are all things owned by the common people; t...Those are all things owned by the common people; that's what you're saying?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com