See all of our newsletters“Great to see you, Richard,” my friend’s taut wife smiled. “It’s a little weird, given they bought the house five years ago and they live only a few houses down.” That said, staying in a heralded European resort does not even cut the moutarde for some Hamptons elites. “So who’s in the Hamptons house?” “I got married and then a promotion and we bought our first house, North, on a cul de sac.