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Monthly Archives: August 2014
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 462
The missing H I love to tease my American friends about their pronunciation of the word ‘herbs’. ‘Say the words I spell out,’ say I. ‘H-E-R-B-S.’ ‘Oh, ‘erbs,’ they say. ‘What are you, effing French!? It’s only acceptable to say … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Britain, British, Culture, Eddie Izzard, England, Enid Blyton, expat, Helena Bonham Carter, herbs pronunciation, hocoblogs@@@, language, lifestyle, tennis shoes, The Famous Five, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 461
American ‘schools’ I get very confused when Americans say, for example: ‘My girlfriend is at school’, especially when those Americans are in their 20s and 30s, because then I have to remind myself that when they say ‘school’ they actually … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, bacon festival, Best in Show, British, corn dogs, Culture, Deep Fried Oreos, driving, England, expat, holidays, Howard County, Howard County State Fair, ice cream, kettles, Miami, school, summer, Travel, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 460
Breathtaking Sites of the American West The Real Appeal of the American West Every region of the U.S. offers its own unique brand of American excitement, and those travelling through the 50 states will be treated to a host of … Continue reading
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 459
California – the final part! San Francisco I was very excited to be approaching San Francisco because, as anyone who has ever worked with me will know, when I am bored I like to play games and when we played … Continue reading
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Tagged Alcatraz, America, American, Americans, Blog, Bourbon Street, Britain, British, California, Chinatown, Columbia, Crookedest Street, Culture, England, expat, Golden Gate Bridge, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, maryland, New Orleans, roadtrip, San Fran, San Francisco, Travel, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 457
California, part 6 Santa Monica The beaches in California make me happy with their golden hue and generally gorgeous people and the blue sea and the hot, hot sun. I think I love the Californian climate the most. It is … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Americans, beaches, Blog, boardwalks, British, British expats, California, Culture, Deep South, east coast, English, expats, fish and chips, football, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, piers, pint, road trip, Route 66, Santa Cruz, Santa Monica, The Lost Boys, Travel, UK, USA, weather, West Coast
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 456
California, part 5 Plastic fantastic I really have to share this LA conversation that I totally eavesdropped on in a fancy Beverly Hills restaurant between two gay guys, who I later found out are make up artists in the industry. … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, beaches, British, California, camper van, casinos, celebrity, desert, England, English, history, hocoblogs@@@, Idyllwild, Los Angeles, make up, Mexican, mountains, Native Americans, Plastic surgery, rattlesnakes, road trip, surfers, Travel, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 455
California, chapter 4 San Diego When we first said we were heading to California, most everybody who had been there said that we really must go to San Diego, so we did, and I’m not always one to do something … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Americans, California, Comic Con, Culture, expats, fish tacos, Game of Thrones, hocoblogs@@@, road trip, San Diego, Travel, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 454
Pssst…. Just a quick note to say it would be terribly, awfully awesome if you, as a reader of this blog thingymabob where ever in the world you may be, went to THIS link and scrolled to no. 56 and … Continue reading
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