Monthly Archives: September 2014

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 489

Posted on September 29, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Friday night lights On the bucket list was a desire to attend a high school football game and watch the marching band geek it up with their trombones and aubergine slacks, see cheerleaders flick flack, high kick and shake their … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 488

Posted on September 24, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Happiness USA stylie I’m pretty happy in the USA, thanks very much! With a relatively high standard of living, Americans generally are happier than those in other countries around the world. According to a United Nations analysis of national sentiment, … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 487

Posted on September 22, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Whirlwind weekend Despite the Desperate Housewife having bronchitis (I know, sob sob!) there are still events to attend and people to see and photo opps to be had. Let’s not forget that it’s 10 1/2 months till we depart Uncle … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 486

Posted on September 19, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

It’s a NO Well, Scotland, we loves ya, we do! I so hope that, from an English point of view, relationships with our Scottish cousins keep happy. For what it’s worth, my fave city is Edinburgh; I love Ewan McGregor … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 485

Posted on September 17, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

I know jack about the UK My American buddy asked me about how the UK was made up (notably because of the hot topic of Scotland), and what was Britain and what was Great Britain and I began to explain. … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Andy Murray, Britain, Britain's Got Talent, British, chevrons, Culture, England, English, expat, Great Britain, Great British Bake Off, history, hocoblogs@@@, King James 1, N Ireland, Romans, Scotland, Scottish independence, tennis, UK, USA, Wales | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 484

Posted on September 14, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Scotland and America I’ve heard a little rumour that if Scotland decide they don’t want to be part of the UK anymore then America might quite like to take their place. I’m not quite sure how the logistics of this … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 483

Posted on September 11, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Math/Legos I know where the ‘s’ in Maths has gone in America – they put it at the end of Legos! Back to school parties We don’t have such things as Back to school parties in the UK. But here … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 482

Posted on September 10, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Creatives award A piece that my lovely friend Kate Evans and I put together for Global Living Magazine about her expat experience in Botswana and the difficulty of coming back home has won a ‘creatives’ award. How lovely! See the … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 481

Posted on September 9, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

How to be British An American friend asked me if her British accent passed muster the other day. It was pretty good. She said she had found a site about being British and she would attempt to pass herself off … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 480

Posted on September 8, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

British put downs A recent reader of my Desperate English Housewife in Washington Facebook page asked me ‘Why do the Brits either hate Americans or continually make fun of them? Is that just part of their “charm”?’ I replied: ‘Good … Continue reading →