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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 503

Posted on October 23, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Confusion about undertaking! In my last post I ranted about ‘undertaking’ on the USA roads. Some people thought I was talking about funeral homes (WTF?!), or they thought undertaking was just like overtaking. Mais non! Undertaking is this: To overtake a vehicle … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, driving, English, expat, expats, farting, Halloween, hocoblogs@@@, school, UK, undertaking, USA | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 501

Posted on October 19, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Rennfest The Renaissance Festival: medieval merriment like only the Americans know how. Do we have this sort of thing in the UK, they ask. Not really, unless you count a few Forest of Dean folk pretending to make blankets out … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, British accent, Culture, dancing, Dancing with the Stars, England, English, expat, expats, Game of Thrones, hocoblogs@@@, La Blast, lifestyle, louis van amstel, medeival, Obama, Renaissance Festival, Strictly Come Dancing, UK, USA | Leave a comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 500

Posted on October 17, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Politico stuff Someone the other day asked me why I get involved and support the American politico stuff when I can’t vote. I said to them, that whilst I can’t raise a dolphin, I can do stuff to support it … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged #hocopolitics #hocomd, accents, adult phoneline, America, American, American politics, Americans, Anthony Brown, Britain, British, British accent, Calvin Ball, Columbia MD, Courtney Watson, Culture, Downtown Columbia, English, expat, fall, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Ken Ulman, Lake Kittamaqundi, maryland, political campaigns, Politics, Thoughts, UK, USA | 7 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 499

Posted on October 13, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The Importance of an Accent This is a story which was told to me whilst sitting in Holding on the set of the TV show VEEP by one of the other extras and I wanted him to share it with … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accent, African-American, American accents, American and British differences, British, British accents, Dr Chasuble, England, English, expat, hocoblogs@@@, The Importance of Being Earnest, theater, UK, USA, Veep | 1 Comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 496

Posted on October 11, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

American accents – blurred lines! I keep getting comments about my TV news appearance from folks in the UK saying I sound really American! What???!!! I donned my best British accent for that piece! I suspect there are a few … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, American, American accent, Americans, Baltimore, Becky Martin, Britain, British, British accent, Chris Addison, Culture, Dallas, Downtown Baltimore, England, English, expat, expats, hocoblogs@@@, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, maryland, Orioles, Peep Show, Sue Ellen, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Thick of It, Travel, UK, USA, Veep | 1 Comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 494

Posted on October 7, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Shocked of Maryland I read this story yesterday about three people who were shot at the weekend outside a swingers club here in Maryland. I tell you, this is how I reacted: ‘Oh that’s so sad…HANG ON A COTTON PICKIN’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged adult club, America, American, Britain, British, butter, butter dish, Catonsville, Columbia, Columbia Mall, drive up banking, drying washing, England, English, expats, Gobby Brit, hocoblogs@@@, letter box, letters, maryland, neighbours, Shootings, shots fired, swingers club, turning right on red, UK, USA, washing line | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 493

Posted on October 6, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Backyard and Tailgating Parties Doesn’t that title sound just sooooo American? Well, it is! And I’ll be talking about such things from a British perspective on Thursday ON THE TELLY! I’ll be on a segment at 9.25am on WBFF-TV (Baltimore … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, backyard parties, Baltimore, Blog, BottleBoss, Britain, British, Clever Crates, Culture, expat, Fox 45, Fox Baltimore, Gratechef, hocoblogs@@@, Sachi Bags, tailgating, Thermacell, TV, UK, USA, WBFF Baltimore | 3 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 492

Posted on October 5, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Poems about America and Britain Last night I woke up in the middle of the night and I was laughing. Why was I laughing? Because I had made up some poems / limericks about the differences between America and Britain … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, British vs America, Culture, driving, England, English, expat, expats, hocoblogs@@@, poems, poop, road rage, sport, Ted Hughes, toilet humour, UK, USA | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 491

Posted on October 4, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Pumpkin-flavoured everything It’s that time of year in the USA. It’s Pumpkin time. If you’re not seeing pumpkins, you’re tasting pumpkins. You can now find pumpkin-inspired beers, teas, marshmallows, soy milk, Pop-Tarts, and Pringles. #gross Add to that pumpkin room … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Britain, British, Culture, doctors, expat, expats, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, pumpkin beer, Pumpkin Spice Latte, pumpkins, Starbucks, UK, USA, Very British Problem | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 490

Posted on October 1, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

G&T How excited I was to be invited to a G&T parents’ evening at Harry’s school! Gosh, this is a turn up for the books! I had better phone my mother and see if she’s available to pop on over … Continue reading →