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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 252
Brits in the USA I like reading other Brits’ views of the USA and Anthony Windram’s amusing views of his time in the USA always make me chuckle. Anthony writes for The Displaced Nation and often comments on his time … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, Anthony Windram, black pudding, Blog, Britain, British, comedy, Culture, England, Europe, expat, expats, history, hocoblogs@@@, humour, Keith Lemon, language, lifestyle, Morecambe & Wise, New York, pastry, Philidelphia, pronunciation, San Francisco, The Clangers, The Displaced Nation, Thoughts, Travel, UK, USA, weather
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 251
USA government shut down! I am confused. This is because I don’t really get what the statement above means. Stuff is shutting down, everybody in the government / public sector goes home early and doesn’t work and you can’t call … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, British food, camping, chippy, Culture, expats, food, fried food, government shutdown, lifestyle, national museums, National Parks, Politics, postal service, Quite Peckish, school lunches, spending bill, UK, US Government, USA, Washington
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 250
Stink bugs invasion! Every now and then in the evenings, just at the moment, here in America, I hear my other half utter words similar to ‘Oh, p*ss off you little b*gger,’ and ‘Argh, get out of my face!’ and … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, British, bugs, Columbia, Culture, east coast, expat, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, maryland, Mike Raupp, stink bugs, UK, University of Maryland, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 249
South East DC Today I headed out at 6am to a training in DC. I hadn’t been to South East DC before. The advice we get as Brits here is that if we find ourselves in this area, just head … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, American history, Americans, begging, Blog, Britain, British, civil war, Columbia, Confederate flag, Culture, diversity, driving, expat, Highland Fair, Highway Code, hocoblogs@@@, homelessness, Howard County, I95 highway, lifestyle, pie eating contest, poverty, Soup kitchen, South East DC, Stars and Stripes, trendy, UK, USA, Virginia flaggers, Washington
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 248
Women in Maryland Apparently, the best place in America to be a woman is Maryland. Well, that’s good to know! Maryland has the biggest opportunities for high-level jobs, money and healthcare, according to the non-partisan educational institute called the Center … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, Americams, American, Americans, Blog, British, Cadbury, Canada, Center for American Progress, Culture, Edinburgh Fringe joke, English, Europe, expat, expats, funny, Hawaii, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, humour, hunor, Irish, jokes, language, laugh, Louisana, maryland, Rob Auton, take the piss, Travel, UK, USA, Wispa, women
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 247
Getting lost in Columbia I love walking the paths in Columbia, but I often have no bloomin’ idea where the heckythump I am going. Which way now? Left, right, round about or backwards – nope, not a clue. But at … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, bollards, British, Columbia, Columbia Associaton, Culture, decorations, expat, fall, Glendale, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, male body parts, maryland, pathways, phallic, Pittsburgh, pumpkins, Scott Township, signs, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 246
Expat blog interview Why did we move to Columbia, Maryland? What do we like about the USA? What about schools here? What do I really miss about the UK? Read all about it in my interview here 🙂
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 245
American Stereotypes So my Brit chum Toni has written this piece busting American stereotypes. We’re all guilty of it, aren’t we? We’re guilty of it on the Brits too in our own communities, but let’s face it, we all have … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, American stereotypes, Americans, Baltimore, Baltimore Ravens, banking, bbc, Blog, Britain, British, CHiPs, commercials, cops, Culture, deer collisions, expat, fashion, football, Gordon Ramsay, guns, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, lifestyle, Macy's, maryland, Mind the Gap, motorbikes, philanthropy, Pumpkin Spice L, radio, Thoughts, UK, USA, work posters
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 244
Ravens party… ‘Ravens Party Bus Woman Says She’s Not A Stripper’ – now that’s the kind of headline that gets me reading! A Ravens star was injured after he was hit over the head with a champagne bottle. Apparently Jacoby … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, American football, Americans, Baltimore Ravens, British, Coach John Harbaugh, Culture, deer, driving, expat, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Jacoby Jones, lifestyle, maryland, raccoons, roadkill, squirrels, stripper, Sweet Pea, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 243
Kid President I was not fully aware of the Kid President in the USA until my friend Tom mentioned him yesterday on his blog. So, he’s like a mini Obama giving out advice and positive statements. He is the self-proclaimed … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, artificial flavoring, banking, Blog, Britain, British, Culture, expat, high street, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Huffington Post, Kid President, maryland, Obama, plonker, Politics, President, Prime Minster, Pringles, pumpkin beer, pumpkin pie, Pumpkin Spice Latte, pumpkins, Starbucks, UK, USA, wally, Young Conservatives UK
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