American aisle in Tesco!
There’s an aisle in Tesco’s in the UK that has just American food! How exciting, trilled my friends back in the UK!
But let’s take a closer look at these shelves stacked with American goodness….
What a load of junk!
Oh dear, my teeth are grinding at the thought of all this candy! Naughty, naughty Tesco. Really, why add to the UK’s already sugar-infested junk food collection adorning the aisles?
Sigh.
A whole year in the USA
Yep, we’ve been in the USofA a whole year as of today. Wowsers.
It’s all been such a new, interesting, weird, crazy, odd, funny, brilliant, slightly surreal experience.
Here are some of my favourite pics from our time here so far:
Watching leopards shag at Baltimore Zoo
A camel ride at the zoo
Trying to understand Bob and Ronna and the whole real estate thing
The Chesapeake – beautiful
Hurricane Sandy in Florida
Florida in general makes me smile 🙂
Halloween in the USA is bloody brilliant!
Me and New York became great pals! I heart it a lot!
Christmas in Fort Lauderdale 🙂
I might not love the snow, but it looks mighty pretty 😉
The Sparkles and Spurs event, and meeting Dennis J. Lane
Spring in DC
Kooky Baltimore
Old Ellicott City – one of my fave places
Annapolis pub crawl – a fab town and a memorable event!
Centennial Lake – just stunning
Cowboys – I love ’em!
Wine in the Woods – need I say more?!
Ocean City and Rehobeth – fun and charming and great for people watching!
My UK Desperate Housewife USA photoshoot 🙂
Nightlife in DC and meeting new peeps!
Privileged to be part of a political campaign with Democrat 9B candidate Tom Coale
Dancing with and watching the Harlem Globetrotters
Being part of the 4th of July parade in Clarksville
Visiting Amish land – fascinating
Sitting by the pool – A LOT 😉
Going to the best gay pool party – EVER!
Chesapeake Shakespeare – dreamy!
I have met some truly amazing people, who have welcomed this Brit with warmth and kindness. The things that has struck me is how interested people are – and how very interesting. We have friends and community and that counts for so much – meaning I am getting to know and understand the American way of life even more.
However, I have so many things to find out about America and Americans still – it’s all to play for! And whilst I am still a tourist, with an endless bucket list, I feel at home in the USA. How awesome is that! 😉
I know I’ve adopted some of the lingo, because I got chided for saying ‘cell phone’ when I was back in the UK. Plus, I now just call the ‘loo’ the bathroom, because it’s just easier (although I see disappointment in the eyes of some Americans who were hoping I would say ‘loo’ or ‘toilet’ in my British accent) 🙂 And I guess I do call them ‘fries’….but I still call it a ‘boot’, not a ‘trunk’…and it amuses me to say ‘bum’ and ‘bottom’ in front of Americans…..but I still refuse to say ‘potty’…!!
🙂
P.S. To the the guy who stumbled across my site by tapping in ‘British housewife playing with herself’, I’m sorry you didn’t find what you were looking for here, but I hope you had a nice evening anyway, and found something more up your alley elsewhere….. 😉
ukdesperatehousewifeusa 
Haha! Brilliant post script.
How we chortled about that!
Yes, thanks for my first LOL of the day!
Ok, where is this Tescos? ASDA has a lot of American food too, for obvious reasons.
Bishops Cleeve apparently!
Nope, not the Bishop’s Cleeve one — which is my local. I just discovered the “American Corner” there and it has all the same items as in you picture, but far fewer of each. I suspect your picture was take at a superstore Tesco. I, too was disappointed with all the candy (and I wonder how much of the Hershey bars will sell). However, on principal I bought a tin of pumpkin puree, which I use for upset doggie tummies. Just wanted to make sure that is kept in stock. I doubt if I will buy anything else — welllll, maybe a bottle of A1 sauce when my bottle of HP runs out.
Brilliant post (again). I’m tempted to google that one myself….
Go on, I dare you (my husband did it to see too!)
Blimey, so many pages! 🙂
Yes Claire cell phone indeed, great seeing you though 😉 x
EXCELLENT CLAIRE!! XX YEEEE HAAAA!
Very witty and entertaining Claire!
Love it! Have enjoyed your blog since discovering it.
Thanks loads Mike! 🙂
I suppose a certain portion of the population say ‘potty’ its not something I have said since I was a kid. IF I did feel the need to announce my intentions I would say ‘take a wiz’ or a ‘dump’. Reading my way through 20 to 30 a day, much amused.
Nice one John!
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