OT: The 10 Snobbiest Places in Michigan

Submitted by The Mad Hatter on

I think this article fits in nicely with the granite countertop and private school theme we have going on this week.

Their methodology does appear to be somewhat flawed, as Birmingham didn't make the list and Royal Oak is #4.

http://www.roadsnacks.net/snobbiest-places-in-michigan/

 

TL:DR

Northville, Rochester, Plymouth, Royal Oak, Traverse City, Petoskey, Troy, Novi, Okemos, Saline.

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bronxblue

August 18th, 2015 at 4:21 PM ^

Yeah, I'm not buying Royal Oak as snobby in the way I understand the word.  And I lived in Okemos for a bit; it isn't really snobby except that people stuck in Lansing-area like to act like there are divisions in quality between the random towns in that part of the state.  

Can't wait for the football season to start.

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Esterhaus

August 18th, 2015 at 4:48 PM ^

 

They want your head mounted on a wall along with their other dispatched "trophies." In Saugatuck, they personally want to mount you - repeatedly - and pet you afterwards. Never get falling down drunk in Saugatuck unless you are a human female, in which instance you should be safe.

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Gobgoblue

August 18th, 2015 at 5:55 PM ^

SJ is kind of snobby, but in the SW Michigan kind of snobby.  We don't match up to the true elites.  However, we do think we're the cream of the crop in the area, and having all the FIPs and Whirlpool people bombard us all the time doesn't help the rep. 

 

Not that I don't like Whirlpool.  We'd be fucked without them. 

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Esterhaus

August 18th, 2015 at 4:28 PM ^

 
Thus the list is invalid. I know many GP-ers and not one of them registers less than 10/10 on the snob scale. We're talking well beyond the Hamptons, Saratoga Springs, Stamford, Lexington et al. snobsters. At the DNA level.
 
In addition, West Michigan is loaded with snobby-wobbies and the omission of East Grand Rapids invalidates the list. Even my home town, St. Joseph, the birthplace of Kate Upton and her clan, displays noteworthy snobbery in certain cobblestone corners. Macatawa area et al. are likewise omitted.
 
Clearly the list must have been compiled by some pikers from Ohio who ran out of gas money midway through the survey.

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Esterhaus

August 18th, 2015 at 5:16 PM ^

 

I live in Chicago too, the Old Town Triangle in fact. My profession introduces me to many folks, mostly those with money, although I do give away a lot of time to poorly funded start up ventures. My sometimes-boss is JB Pritzker.

It should be no surprise that I have become an expert snob watcher over my career. Now go back to your hipster loft and relax please.

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Wendyk5

August 18th, 2015 at 5:54 PM ^

I lived in the Triangle/DePaul area for years. I watched all the great old homes come down and huge chateau-like McMansions go up (in the Willow/burling/Orchard area). I drive around there now and it's just a big study in wretched excess.

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double blue

August 21st, 2015 at 12:40 PM ^

not even close to a hipster loft.  interestingly your responses make you sound like quite the snobby one.  Your profession puts you with people with money and your sometimes boss is JB pritzker.   ooh! how interesting!   i know plenty of people with money as well - some are snobs , some are not.  Some with the most are the most down to earth.  I know plenty of people from grosse pointe as well, some are snobby and some are not. I have friends who grew up in poor places and are now wealthy, some are snobby and some are not.   I am certain since you give away so much time to poorly funded start ups that you think yourself egalitarian and against stereotyping, but you did just that.  And continued by trying to guess what i live in.

 

by the way, say hi to JB- he used to be my neighbor. 

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Baugh So Har

August 18th, 2015 at 4:51 PM ^

My family moved from Northville to Bloomfield/ Birmingham, and it's not even close. While I love the amenities of this richer community, I can't deny this new area's pretentious vibe. Even to those who aren't tremendously successful, they believe their property taxes afford them the right to East Coast snobbery. Northville is trying to become "something" close to this, but it still has its small-town, Midwestern charm, despite its eclectic variety of Victorian homes, humble ranches/ colonials, cookie-cutter suburbia, and over-the-top mansions. Also, why not Grosse Pointe or SausageTuck?

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MC5-95

August 18th, 2015 at 4:48 PM ^

Did someone not turn in their research on Michigan cities that begin with letters A to M? Even the full list below, there's not a single place that starts with the first half of the alphabet!

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