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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 341
MLK day Today is Martin Luther King Day in the USA, which makes it a Federal holiday in honour of his birthday on 15 January. There are a host of parades taking place in American cities. I love these pictures … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore, birthday, Blog, Britain, British, Culture, England, Governor of Maryland, guns, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Martin Luther King, Martin O'Malley, maryland, MLK day, parade, snow, stink bugs, UK, USA, weather
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 339
USA musings today I love living in America, but the weather sucks right now. It doesn’t matter what country you are in, if the weather is effing miserable and grey, it’s just plain crappy. Come on East Coast America, find … Continue reading
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Tagged 1066, America, American, American football, Americans, Baltimore, Bayeux Tapestry, Blog, Britain, British, Culture, Emmy Rossum, England, expat, football, Henry VIII, history, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, Lt. Col. Robert Bateman, military time, NHS, Private healthcare, Ravens, roast dinner, school, Social studies, Spurs, UK, USA, walking, weather, wellies
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 338
Time for tea? With the recent Downton Abbey frenzy, everyone in America-land is going ga-ga for some proper tea. (Well, not everyone, but you get the gist.) I’m going to be honest – I don’t really drink what one might … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, builders' tea, Culture, cup of tea, Dowager Duchess, Downton Abbey, European, expat, green tea, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, maryland, Maryland Health Society, members, nudist camp, nudity, teapot, UK, USA, Violet
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 337
Things I have pondered in America-land today I awoke at 4am today. Gawd knows why – might have been the lashing rain reminding me of England… Anyway, I wondered about the following things in America. They are neither controversial nor … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Arkansas, Blog, Britain, British, Columbia, Culture, diners, drive up banking, driving licence, Elephant and Piggie, England, expat, Haven on the Lake, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Illinois, Leslie Knope, maryland, Mo Willems, Parks and Recreation, Piegeon, Rosamund Pilcher, silverware, Thoughts, UK, USA, weather
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 336
Brits subtitled My British friend here in the USA mentioned that she sat down to watch the telly last night and (don’t judge her for this) there was a programme on called Party On on the E! Channel. Yes, it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Being Liverpool, Britain, British, Cheryl Cole, Culture, E! Channel, expat, freezing rain, Geordie, hocoblogs@@@, Irish, language, lifestyle, Liverpool, Party On, school delay, Scouse, subtitles, The Saturdays, The Wire, Thoughts, TV, TV audiences, weather, X factor
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 335
The state I live in This refers to the actual geographical state I live in, not the kind of psychological state I live in. So, this state is Maryland and there’s been a lot of recent banter (read as ‘social … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014 calendar, America, American, Americans, Annapolis, Baltimore, baseball, Bay Bridge, Blog, Britain, British, Cal Ripken Jr, California, crabs, Culture, Hairspray, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, jousting, lacrosse, lifestyle, maryland, Mason-Dixon line, Old Bay, Orioles, Ravens, Renaissance Festival, South Carolina, Travel, UK, USA, Washington, Washington State
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 334
Reaching out… Recently I’ve heard the term ‘reaching out’ a lot in America-land. ‘Thanks for reaching out, we appreciate it.’ ‘I’m reaching out to see if anyone knows anyone who sharpens knives and tools.’ (Yes that is a real one … Continue reading
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 333
The accent thing Question: who has the ‘accent’? The Brits or the Americans? I don’t know and I don’t mind – I love accents, regardless. They are a cultural pleasure and they are part of our identity. Though, according to … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Britain, British, British language, British TV, Culture, Del Boy, Downton Abbey, expat, history, hocoblogs@@@, numpty, Only Fools and Horses, plonker, Politics, Rodney, season 4 premiere, UK, USA, words
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 332
Damn, it’s cold! Right, so it’s going to get very cold in the USA. Like super cold. Like freezing your wotsits off cold. Like don’t even think about reaching for the Daisy Dukes cold. Apparently some of the coldest air … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, American English, Americans, bathroom, Britain, British, British English, cars, cold, Culture, customised tags, elevators, English, Eskimos, expat, freezing, hocoblogs@@@, language, loo, pocket book, purse, snow, snow day, toilet, UK, USA, weather
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