Monthly Archives: September 2013

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 232

Posted on September 13, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Watch out UK! I read today that Dunkin’ Donuts is to take on Krispy Kreme in a bid to crack the UK market 20 years after pulling out of Britain. I didn’t even know they had tried and failed. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, British, Culture, donuts, doughnuts, Dunkin' Donuts, expat, Greggs, hocoblogs@@@, humor, humour, innuendo, Krispy Kreme, lifestyle, offensive, rude British, swearing, Tescos, toilet humour, UK, USA | 9 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 231

Posted on September 12, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

I take it back about the rain in the USA We’ve had a few hours tonight of craaaazy thunderstorms, American stylie. So much so that they’ve only gone and cancelled some football matches. An alert read thus: ‘Because of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore Ravens, Blog, British, Columbia, Culture, expat, football, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, lifestyle, lightning, Making a Difference, rain, Shari Chase, soccer, thunderstorms, UK, USA, weather | 1 Comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 230

Posted on September 12, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Tornado training When I ask my five-year old son what he did in his U.S school at the end of every day I usually expect the following answers: a) nothing (he says nothing) b) so and so did something naughty … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, British, cricket, Culture, Emerald City, expat, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, rain, ruby slippers, school, sports day, thunderstorm, tornado, tornado practice, UK, USA, weather | 6 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 229

Posted on September 11, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

9/11 What were you doing this time 12 years ago? I was working as a Communications Officer and was eating a pork and rice lunch (funny how your remember these things) at my desk at the University of Gloucestershire. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 9/11, America, American, Americans, attack, Blog, British, Culture, hocoblogs@@@, memories, new tower, NYC, Pentagon, September 11 2001, tragedy, triumph, Twin Towers, UK, USA | 13 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 228

Posted on September 11, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

DC Metro I had not yet experienced the DC Metro until this Sunday. The event itself was pretty, well, pretty uneventful. But I wanted to get a sense of the Metro. Of course, on Sunday, you don’t really get a … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, Chief Executive, Columbia, commuting, Culture, DC Metro, elementary schol, expat, false eyelashes, H Samuel, Harry Winstons, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Ken Ulman, KonaIce, lifestyle, London, London Underground, lost child, metro lines, picnic, PTA, school disco, school picnic, school playground, tube, UK, USA, Washington DC | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 227

Posted on September 9, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Gettysburg I don’t know enough about the Civil War, as I’ve said before, apart from that which I’ve gleaned from movies and TV series. So a trip to Gettysburg was what was needed to rectify that. I’ll be honest, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged academic, Alpha Gamma, America, American, American Civil War, American history, Americans, battlefields, beer, Blog, Britain, civil war, Confederate, Culture, Desperate Housewives, England, expat, fraternities, Freshers' Week, Gettysburg, Gettysburg Address, history, hocoblogs@@@, lip gloss, Robert Smith, societies, sorotities, The Cure, UK, underwear, Union, university, USA | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 226

Posted on September 8, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Cop ride along and shooting Yeeehah! I got me a police ride along and shooting practice lined up. Totally bricking it and looking forward to it at the same time 😉 When I told my friend this she told me … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 1970s, 1980s, America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Baltimore City Western District, Blog, British, Columbia, cops, Culture, expat, fall, guns, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, junk, maryland, mullet hair, neighbourhoods, police, shooting, summer, The Wire, UK, USA, weather, yard sales | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 225

Posted on September 6, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

A Cup of Sugar When I moved in to this neighbourhood I asked for only one thing. That was for my neighbours to bring me round a basket of muffins or a cup of sugar. This did not happen, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Air Force Minotaur V orbital rocket, America, American, Americans, Atlantic, Blog, Britain, British, Culture, cup of sugar, DUI, east coast, expat, hands on the wheel, hocoblogs@@@, law, legal, maryland, NASA, neighbours, police, pull over, rocket launch, UK, US Air Force, USA, Wallops Flight Facility | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 224

Posted on September 6, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

What the expats have to say about America I hung out with a bunch of British and Aussie expats last night. It’s always interesting to get an insight into how different expats view their experiences and listen to their perspective … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, American football, Americans, Aussie, Australia, Australian, Australian expat, Baltimore, Baltimore Ravens, Blog, Britain, British, Culture, drive on the left, drive on the right, dry cleaning, expat, expat life, expat living, expats, food, guns, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, language, lifestyle, living in America, road rage, road signs, shopping, turn on red, UK, USA | 11 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 223

Posted on September 5, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The Season of the Spelling Bee It is the season of the Spelling Bee. Competitions galore in the USA. The purpose of the Spelling Bee competition is to ‘help students improve their spelling, increase their vocabularies, learn concepts, and develop … Continue reading →