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Monthly Archives: January 2014
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 351
American thoughts on the UK and British thoughts on America We two countries love each other right? Of course! And we two countries love to criticise each other, right? Of course! Well, I asked a bunch of expat Brits in … Continue reading
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 350
Valentine’s Day – Bah Bloody Humbug! (Note: grumpy Brit post follows… 😉 ) I’ve already had it with Valentine’s Day and the ‘everybody gets a card’ nonsense at school and it’s only January. Is this ridiculousness happening in the UK, … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, British slang, British words, colloquialisms, Columbia, Culture, England, English, expat, heartbroken, hocoblogs@@@, humbug, kids, kindergarten, language, Lost in the Pond, maryland, Mormons, Oprah Winfrey, Rugby, school, soccer, teenagers, The Color Purple, UK, USA, Valentines cards, valentines day, Wilde Lake
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 349
Martin and Me So, yesterday I locked eyes with Martin O’Malley. He was at the Mall in Columbia, showing his support for the victims and the strong community of Howard County. We’re in his Maryland patch, and so he showed … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged America, American, Americans, Britain, British, Columbia Mall, Culture, driving, expat, Fitbit, Governor of Maryland, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, junk food, Martin O'Malley, popcorn, portion sizes, right to bear arms, security guards, soda, Starbucks, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 348
#hocounited The Mall in Columbia re-opened today at 1pm, after the shooting at the weekend. It felt subdued, but people proudly made their way around Mall, confirming that they were indeed #hocounited. People were sombre as they reflected on the … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged #hocounited, America, American, Americans, Britain, British, Columbia, Culture, guns, Howard County, Mall in Columbia, Mall shooting, maryland, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 347
Driving test for foreigners in the USA I heard a wonderful story this week about how much of a pigging nightmare it is to take the USA driving test if you’re not a U.S citizen. The tests might be different … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged America, American, American roads, Americans, Amish, Britain, British, cheese, Columbia Mall, Columbia shootings, dinner, drink driving, driving test, Europe, hocoblogs@@@, Mall shooting, maryland, nightclubs, parking valets, Route 66, signals, UK, USA, USA driving test, USA trucks
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 345
Pittsburgh Steelers The kids round these parts (Maryland that is, of course) support one of two teams generally – The Baltimore Ravens or The Washington Redksins. My son, age 6, knows not a lot about American football, but such is … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged accents, America, American, American football, Americans, Baltimore, Baltimore Ravens, Blog, bollocks, Britain, British, British slang, expat, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, piss-artist, Pittsburgh Steelers, SuperBowl, swearing, The Septic's Companion, Troy Polamalu, UK, USA, Washington, Washington Redskins
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 344
Cheerio Martin O’Malley Hot totty of Maryland, the one and only Governor Martin O’Malley, is giving his last ‘State of the State’ address today. I’m guessing he’ll mention Baltimore a lot. He perhaps won’t mention how The Wire’s Mayor Carcetti … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore, baseball cap, Blog, Branston Pickle, Britain, British, British food, Chevrolet, crisps, custard creams, Dairy Milk, deodorant, expat, guns, hocoblogs@@@, humour, lifestyle, Martin O'Malley, maryland, Monster Munch, Pickled Onion, Smitten by Britain, The Wire, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 343
My poem about the Winter Storm, Janus We are in the grip of a snow storm, and it’s doing me ‘ead in! So, confined to the house yesterday, I wrote this very poem…. Dear Janus, you can kiss my an*s. … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, blogging, Britain, British, Crawleys, Culture, cup of tea, Downton Abbey tea, expat, Her Majesty the Queen, hocoblogs@@@, Janus, language, lifestyle, Lord Grantham, Lost in the Pond, polar vortex, UK, USA, weather, winter storm
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 342
Expert expat Apparently, I am classed as an expert expat – well, whaddya know!? An opinionated expat, maybe…. Anyway, these guys asked me, along with some other expats, for some expat advice on getting along in your host country, money … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, Britain, British, doomed, expats, expert expat, hocoblogs@@@, language, money, pants, polar vortex, snow day, suspenders, UK, USA, Washington DC, weather
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