Monthly Archives: January 2013

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 78

Posted on January 30, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Superbowl weekend So, it’s the Superbowl this weekend and that means A LOT of talk about football (and chicken wings, which, apparently, Americans will consume over 1 billion of during the game. Super Bowl Sunday is the second-largest day of … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, American football, Americans, Baltimore, Baltimore Ravens, British, cheerleaders, chicken wings, Culture, football, hocoblogs@@@, maryland, Miami Dolphins, murder trial, Poe, purple, Ray Lewis, soccer, Superbowl Sunday, USA, Wayne Rooney | 21 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 77

Posted on January 24, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Snow! I am so not a lover of snow, but when you have a five-year old boy you have to participate in some way…..I stood in it for a while but my poor frozen toes could take it no longer. … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, British, expats, hocoblogs@@@, maryland, snow, snow days, snow ploughs, USA, wellies | 11 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 76

Posted on January 22, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

ROAD TRIP! So, before I begin the tale of our road trip, let me begin by telling you a story about once upon a time when I visited a tarot card reader in Glastonbury. This tarot card reader told me … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Baltimore Ravens, British, Capitol Building, cars, civil war, commercials, Confederate, Culture, Django, Downtown, expats, fire hydrant, Fredericksburg, Guardian UK, highway, history, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, ice skating, inauguration, litter, marshmallows, maryland, NFL, Obama, parking violation, philanthropy, Politics, rhetoric, Richmond, road trip, southern charm, speeding, tarot cards, tattoo, Thoughts, Travel, Union, USA, Virginia | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 75

Posted on January 14, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

American teeth vs British teeth Now in the UK, we don’t pride ourselves on our teeth particularly and I don’t really remember being educated about teeth and hygiene other than watching the odd Colgate advert and doing the morning and … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, British, Culture, dentist, expats, hocoblogs@@@, smiles, teeth, Thoughts, USA | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 74

Posted on January 10, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Tea confusion I need to clear up a confusion about mealtimes, please America. In the UK mealtime references are based on your class or age, I think. I am not totally sure about this, but this is how I see … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, British, brunch, Christmas decorations, crumpets, Culture, cup of tea, dinner, Downton Abbey, Epiphany, expat, expats, grits, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, mealtimes, muffins, scones, Sunday brunch, supper, tea, Thoughts, Travel, USA, weather | 13 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 73

Posted on January 8, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

My timing is off I have been a little confused of late……. When I say “I’ll meet you at half past seven” and an American friend looks at me blankly, now I know that this is not because: a) it … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, awesome, Blog, British, Carolinafest, Culture, expats, faux pas, Governor of Maryland, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Jeff Bridges, language, Litotes, Martin O'Malley, maryland, Politics, schools, SpongeBob Square Pants, Thoughts, Travel, UK, USA | 14 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 72

Posted on January 4, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

A bout of awesomeness Having been in the USA five months now, I’ve had to adapt to lots of things, such as supermarket shopping (still spellbound), driving on the right and remembering the rules on the highway (or lack of … Continue reading →