Monthly Archives: July 2013

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 185

Posted on July 22, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

USA vs UK parenting Oooh, this could potentially be a very explosive minefield, since nearly every comment about parenting anywhere at anytime raises hackles…. But, hey ho! It’s a cultural thing, and therefore something that is part of living out … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Amazon, American Dreamers, BBC America, Branston Pickle, British telly, CaringKidsConnections, Democratic, dentist, Europe, expat, food, Ghana, gun culture, guns, Huffington Post, Iowa, marmite, Mind the Gap, naughty step, parenting, Politics, potty, pub food, Stress Free Studying Guide, toast, Toni Hargis, Tyneside | 14 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 184

Posted on July 21, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Biker Beach Bar in the Caribbean…. Actually, read that as Biker Beach Bar in Glen Burnie, MD, just 30 minutes from Columbia. But holy smokes, it sure felt like the Caribbean, and there’s proof: Seriously, I loved this place – … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Anglophile, beach, Biker bar, Canada, Caribbean, coconuts, Columbia, comedy, cup of tea, Edinburgh, Europe, Galsgow, Glen Burnie, Great Britain, history, holidays, John Steinbeck, Mexico, poverty, Reckless Rics, Scotland, Shakespeare, TV, Xenophobe | 9 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 183

Posted on July 19, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Wrong side of the road Today, for the first time in a while, I drove on the wrong (that is left handside of the road…). Weird. Not sure why I did that. Preparing for those roads in the UK, perhaps? … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, Alabama, America, American, Americans, Blog, British, Cheltenham, cockney, Culture, dentist, driving, dumb laws, expat, expats, gloucestershire, hocoblogs@@@, Home Depot, insurance, Jewish Quarter, laws, Long Island, Manhatten, New York, Ring Dings, Robert Moses Beach, state laws, sue, TastyKake, teeth, Tennessee, Texas, Travel, UK, USA | 8 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 182

Posted on July 19, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The Ten Pound Tour There is a great expat site called the Displaced Nation and they asked me to write a guest post, so I chose one of my favourite topics in the USA – food! Read about the perils … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged bbc, Canada, Canadian, celebrities, Christian, Displaced Nation, high fructose corn syrup, humour, Kanata, landscape, London, Monty Python, music, Native Indians, Rockies, snow sledging, sugar, therapy | 9 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 181

Posted on July 18, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Sunbathing in the USA Picture this… It’s 12.30pm. It’s 95 degrees at the pool. Everyone is in the shade or in the pool. Except one crazy person. Yep, that’s right. Slathered in factor 100 (with coconut oil), lusting after the … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Blog, British, Culture, expat, food, history, hocoblogs@@@, hospitality, hot, Howard County, Internet, pool, Smitten by Britain, sunbathing, UK, USA, weather | 19 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 180

Posted on July 18, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Flippin’ Nora! I love that British phrase. I used it today, as in ‘Flippin’ Nora, it’s hot and I love it!’ (We’re hitting on 98 degrees this week and I’m having a hard time sweating it out by the pool … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, birth, Blog, British, chocolate, chuffed, Connecticut, Culture, cup of tea, diaper, diapers, dog's bollocks, expat, Fairfield, hocoblogs@@@, Howes Cavern, moms, nappy, Niagra Falls, public transport, Rhode Island, slang, sod off, Starbucks, Travel, UK, USA, Washington DC, weather | 6 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 179

Posted on July 17, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Hot in the UK! Proof! Coming to the the USA A lot of Brits come and go in the USA, but makes them stay? Judy Ratner fell in love with an American and that was her passport to an all-new … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Blog, British, British Bobby, Cheltenham, Culture, expat, Falkalnd Islands, food, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Judy Ratner, Maggie Thatcher, maryland, mid-atlantic, Politics, pot luck lunch, pub, race, religion, Ronald Reagan, UK, USA, weather | 21 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 178

Posted on July 17, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Guns…. Oh, guns. This tweet was forwarded to me by an American friend today and it reads thus: Trying to explain our gun situation to people in other countries is like trying to explain Hitler to dogs. We Brits don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 10 o'clock news, 24, A Team, accents, America, American, Americans, beer, Beverly Hills, Blog, Breaking Bad, British, Cheltenham, cinemas, climate, countryside, cowboys, Culture, driving, drunken nights out, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, expat, fashion, Friends, fuel, gloucestershire, gun culture, guns, health care, hocoblogs@@@, Hollywood, hospitals, Kate, Kate and Wills, LA, lifestyle, Los Angeles, Louisiana, public transport, Royal baby, Royal Cheese, Snow cones, Sporanos, Starbucks, supermarkets, The Westminster William and Kate Royal Addition Cheddar, Thoughts, TOWIE, Travel, travelling, TV, UK, USA, WAGS, Waitrose, weather, Whole Foods | 7 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 177

Posted on July 15, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Aussies in the USA Well, bung a shrimp on the barbie and get me a cold one, there’s only some Aussies hanging out in the USA! Jane found my blog whilst doing her research about Columbia, Maryland in anticipation of … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Australia, Baltimore, Blog, Brisbane, British, Columbia, Culture, driving, Europe, expat, hocoblogs@@@, holiday, Howard County, John Lennon, Kylie Minogue, lifestyle, London, maryland, neighbours, pub, Scotland, Scott and Charlene, Shootings, the Queen, Travel, UK, USA, weather, yorkshire puddings | 6 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 176

Posted on July 15, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Funny fanny? Ok, let’s be clear about this. In the USA, ‘fanny’ means bottom or backside, and is an acceptable term. In the UK, ‘fanny’ means something else, which I had to explain a couple of times yesterday to my … Continue reading →