Compare And Contrast East Egg And West Egg

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While both East Egg and West Egg are famously known to be where the richest of the rich live, they act very different with how they show their money. East Egg is the old money side of town, and the people living there are more discrete with how they show their money which is the equivalent to Myers Park or Quail Hollow in Charlotte. West Egg was formed by the people who were new to wealth. People who live in West Egg show their money with fancy cars and large non-traditional houses like Ballantyne or Carmel. The people in East Egg are snobby and greedy, but they are sophisticated with their money because they have been surrounded by it their entire life. They show there money through large, traditional houses with large columns and extravagant