Monthly Archives: March 2014

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 394

Posted on March 31, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Austin, Texas I like to think I’m a little quirky, dress a little differently and wotnot. But in Austin, I felt pretty normal and, shock horror, conservative. Austin stood out because of its eccentricities, and very proud of them the … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 6th Street, America, American, Americans, Austin, Austin art, Austin bats, Austin fashion, Austin music, Baltimore, Blog, Britain, British, British music, Culture, dreadlocks, expat, Glastonbury, Greggs the bakers, hailstorm, hocoblogs@@@, Keep Austin Weird, kooky Austin, lifestyle, maryland, quirky Austin, suit, Texas, UK, USA | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 393

Posted on March 30, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

British Pub I forgot to mention the British pub in San Antonio in the last blog chapter. There it was on the riverwalk, complete with British bulldog, post box and….girls in short skirts and knee-high socks and black boots. For … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Billy Bob, Blog, Britain, British, British bulldog, British pub, clubbing, country music, cowboy hat, cowboys, Coyote Ugly, Culture, England, expats, Gruene, hocoblogs@@@, lasso, Marks and Spencers, pub, riverwalk, rock n roll, San Antonio, Texas, Tom Gillam Kosmic Messengers, trilby hat, UK, USA | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 392

Posted on March 30, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Texas: San Antonio, Gruene and Austin Before going to the State of Texas, I’m not ashamed to admit that these things sprung to mind: – Dallas and JR – Jerry Hall – Cowboys – Steak – Rednecks – Waco and … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, cowboys, Culture, Dallas, Ewings, expats, food, Gruene, hocoblogs@@@, Jerry Hall, JR, Larry Hagman, Mariachi band, maryland, Mexican food, Mexico, neighbourhoods, oil barons, rednecks, San Antonio, San Antonio riverwalk, snow, Southfork, steak, sunshine, Texas, The Alamo, Travel, UK, USA, Waco and David Koresh, weather | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 391

Posted on March 30, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Mommy Dearest My name has changed. There is no longer a ‘u’ in my name, but an ‘o’ instead. Yes, this does break my British-mummy heart, particularly when I am told he was corrected at school by his peers and … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, bbc, Blog, Britain, British, Britishness, California, Culture, English speaking, expats, hocoblogs@@@, language, lifestyle, Los Angeles, Louis Theroux, mommy, mummy, prison, Texas, Travel, UK, USA, Westboro Baptist Church, Wimberley | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 390

Posted on March 24, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The Wall at the Mall When the shooting happened at Columbia Mall in January the news went international. Friends and family in the UK were very aware of it through news coverage in the UK, as it happened and for … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Austin, Baltimore, Blog, Brianna Benlolo, Britain, British, Columbia, Columbia Mall, Columbia Mall shooting, Culture, Daisy Dukes, grief, gun crime, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, lifestyle, San Antonio, Shootings, Texas, The Wall at the Mall, Tyler Johnson, USA | 3 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 389

Posted on March 23, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Life in La-La Land In the summer I am heading out to LA, and I’m not ashamed to admit that I am fascinated by the place, its celebrity culture, weather, lifestyle and differences from where I live. Owing to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Asian food, Australian expat, Bette Midler, Beverly Hills, Blog, booze, British, British rock stars, California, celebrities, Cheers, Culture, Disneyland, driving, east coast, expat, expats, food, Golden Globes, Growing Pains, gun culture, guns, Gwen John, hocoblogs@@@, Hollywood, It Started in LA, Joan Collins, LA, LA earthquake, La-La land, Leonardo di Caprio, lifestyle, Los Angeles, marketing and PR, Melrose Avenue, Oz, paparazzi, right to bear arms, Rodeo Drive, schools, sense of humour, speed limit, swearing, Sydney, Travel, Universal Studios, USA, valet parking, weather, West Coast | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 388

Posted on March 22, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

America-ca-ca I feel the need to clarify why I call America ‘America-ca-ca’, and it’s not because I think it’s crap or dirty. You see, Urban Dictionary states that ‘ca-ca’ is a term meaning ‘fecal matter’ used by Hispanics to deter … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Barbie, basketball, beer, Blog, Bob Mortimer, Britain, British, ca-ca, Cheesecake Factory, college basketball, crap, Culture, curry, Duke, expat, Famous Dave's, food, growler, Hispanic, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, language, March Madness, Mercer, President of the USA, Ruby Murray, Ruby Murry, Shooting Stars, UK, Ulrika Jonsson, USA, Vic Reeves | 1 Comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 387

Posted on March 21, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

America is… Today I asked a few folks on my Desperate English in Washington Facebook page to complete this sentence: ‘America is….’ These are some of the responses: ‘Beautiful’ ‘Bloody wonderful’ (love that an American used the word ‘bloody’!) ‘Incredibly … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Britain, British, carpe diem, Culture, Dead Poet's Society, expat, expats, experience, gather ye rosebuds while ye may, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, maryland, opportunity, the world is your oyster, Travel, UK, USA | 6 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 386

Posted on March 19, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Stop press: the English invented baseball Really?! Well, apparently so, according to that ever-truthful newspaper that is the Daily Mail. To be fair the info came from Visit England and it says thus: “Historians believe that the American game of … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 100 days of school, accents, alcohol, American, Americans, baseball, Blog, Britain, British, British accents, cockney, Culture, cup of tea, English, English inventions, Halloween, hocoblogs@@@, Jane Austen, language, lifestyle, maryland, mojito, Orioles, Pi Day, rounders, supermarkets, UK, USA, Visit England, War of 1812 | 6 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 385

Posted on March 17, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

I am over winter. Thank you Uncle Sam, you can keep your snowy East Coast winters. That is all. The BritChick Meet the ‘BritChick’ (great name!), aka Bex Saunders. She is a very British girl, living in Canada. I like … Continue reading →