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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 630

Posted on July 1, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Happy 4th July It seems apt that my final blog post here in the USA on this blog happens on the eve of 4th July. You know, the day before the day back in history when the Brits got walloped … Continue reading →

Posted in American, American customs, American dream, bloggers, blogging, blogs, Britain, British, British American differences, British customs, England, English, expat British, expat life, expats, fearlessness, Howard County, lifestyle, Maryland, Repatriation, Travel, Travel, UK, USA | Tagged America, American, American independence, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, Columbia, Culture, Desperate Housewife: From America to England, English, expat, expat life, expats, From America to England, Global Living Magazine, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Independence Day, July 4th, lifestyle, repatrat, Travel, UK, UK DesperateHousewife USA, USA | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 629

Posted on June 30, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 629.

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 629

Posted on June 30, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Things about the USA that I won’t miss and things that America should adopt from the UK or just get rid of America, USA, The U.S, Uncle Sam – I loves ya, you know I do, but having been here … Continue reading →

Posted in American, American customs, blogging, Britain, British, British American differences, British customs, culture, England, expat, expat British, expat life, expats, Travel | Tagged #hocomd, America, American, American and British differences, American history, American problems, Americans, blogging, Boxing Day, Britain, British, Columbia MD, commercials, driving, England, expat, expat life, hocoblogs@@@, holidays, July 4th, maryland, roundabouts, soda, TV, UK, Uncle Sam, underaking | 16 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 628

Posted on June 29, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

UK vs USA: the final list! This is a tongue-in-cheek summary over a couple of blog posts about what I love about America, or what gets my British back up, and what I think it should adopt from the UK … Continue reading →

Posted in American, American customs, Britain, British, British American differences, British customs, expat life, Travel | Tagged America, American, American culture, American history, baseball, Britain, British, brunch, Culture, expat, food, Halloween, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, hugging, Politics, positivity, solo cups, tailgating, Thanksgiving, UK, USA | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 626

Posted on June 26, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Discovering Maryland My heart sinks a little when I realise how much more there is to discover still in this little East Coast paradise that is Maryland. The wineries, the beaches, the hiking trails, the coast line, and so much more … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 624

Posted on June 22, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Canada vacation So, I think I’ve been to Canada three times before in my life, because in the 1970s half of my family decided to emigrate there. My mother took my brother and I on a six week East to … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Canada, England, expat, Travel | Tagged America, Americans, Beaver Tails, Britain, British, Canada, Canadians, cottaging, countryside, England, expat, French, lakes, Orillia, Ottawa, Poutine, Toronto, Travel, UK, USA | 8 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 618

Posted on June 4, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Searching for bodies and tutoring kids Well that’s a heading for a blog I never imagined writing! Today was one of those eclectic, ‘only in America’ days today. Firstly, I went to a photoshoot for a Learning Center/Centre in Crofton … Continue reading →

Posted in American, expat, expat life, Travel, UK | Tagged America, American, Australia, Bad Teacher, Bath, British, British accent, Cameron Diaz, Candice Johnson, Chipotle, England, expat, extra work, filming, hocoblogs@@@, House of Cards, Investigation Discovery, Kevin Spacey, London, Nightmare Next Door, Patapsco State Park, Romans, TV, TV show, UK, USA, Veep | 3 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 617

Posted on June 2, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Rain, rain UK stylie When it rains in Americaland, like it is doing today for a change (it’s been sweltering this past week!), people do say to me ‘it must be just like being back in England’. Yes, I can … Continue reading →

Posted in American, American customs, American dream, British, British American differences, expats, Travel, UK, USA | Tagged #hocomd, America, American dream, Americans, blogging, British, Brits, Columbia, England, expat, expat life, hocoblogs@@@, summer, Travel, Truman Show, UK, USA | 18 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 613

Posted on May 20, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Nashville and Memphis Second up – Memphis It was hard for Memphis to live up to Nashville. Many people expressed preference for one over the other. Nashville is cool and funky and I liked keeping it country. Memphis is emotional; so … Continue reading →

Posted in Elvis, Memphis, Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Arkansas, Beale St, Blue Hawaii, British, Brits, civil rights, Columbia, Dr Martin Luther King, Elvis, expat, Graceland, hocoblogs@@@, maryland, McMansion, Memphis, Mississippi, Nashville, rock n roll, Sam Phillips, Sun Studio, Tennessee, UK | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 612

Posted on May 20, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Nashville & Memphis First up – Nashville Where’s a Daisy Duke-wearing, cowboy boot-wearing UK Desperate Housewife going to go when there is a child-free long weekend on offer? Only Nashville of course! And Memphis, second of course! I like a … Continue reading →