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Category Archives: USA
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 630
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
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 627
Curiouser and curiouser Harry is becoming more and more curious about England. He remembers snippets of it, and mostly very romanticised, but he also picks up on what other people say about it. Recently he’s been asking questions and making … Continue reading
Posted in American, blogging, Britain, British American differences, British customs, culture, expat life, Repatriation, UK, USA
Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore, blogging, Britain, British, British accent, British American differenes, British summer, CHiPs, crisps, English words, expat, hocoblogs@@@
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 619
A Brit’s Midnight Musings on the American Dream It’s been so interesting to read everyone’s comments on the American Dream from my previous blog this week. I am so very curious about it. It fascinates me muchly since I never … Continue reading
Posted in American, American dream, British, expat, expat life, UK, USA
Tagged America, American, American dream, American history, Americans, British, British dream, cup of tea, Declaration of Independence, hocoblogs@@@, James Truslow Adams, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness, Library of Congress, philosophical, social, Thomas Wolfe, UK, United States, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 617
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
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 610
Brit gals in the Bahamas, part 4 Three Teeth Tony and Snorkelling Lovely cheery chappy on the beach, Three Teeth Tony (not his actual name), was drumming up some business and us Brit gals looked like likely candidates for a … Continue reading
Posted in American, Bahamas, blogging, Britain, British American differences, celebrations, culture, expat, Travel, UK, USA
Tagged Alpheus Finlayson, American, Americans, athletics, Bahamas, Ben Blankenship, Britain, British, British accent, cup of tea, English, expats, International Association of Athletics Federation, Jamaica, Lord Sebastian Coe, Molly Beckwith-Ludlow, Nassau, Princess Charlotte, Royal baby, Seb Coe, snorkelling, sport, Team GB, Team USA, Thomas Robinson Stadium Nassau, Travel, UK, USA, Usain Bolt, water sports
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 604
Explaining my blog title This weekend aĀ local chap approached me at a festival. He’d seen me at some blog parties in Howard County and a few political events. He found the title of my blog confusing. ‘So you’re a desperate … Continue reading
Posted in American, American customs, bloggers, blogging, blogs, British, British American differences, British customs, Travel, UK, USA
Tagged America, American, Americans, baseball, blogging, blogs, British, cricket, Desperate Housewives, English, fish and chips, fish on Friday, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Howard County magazine, ironic, irony, mitts, pizza, school lunches, spring, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 602
Promoting Earth Day So, I got asked by a fancy PR company in NYC to do some promotion of Earth Day and making the home more green and sustainable for Earth Day on 22 April. Of course, I said ‘yes’! … Continue reading
Posted in American, British, British American differences, expats, fearlessness, Travel, UK, USA
Tagged America, Americans, Blog, British, British accent, courage, England, expat, expat life, expats, fearless women, journey, peanut butter and jelly sandwich, Royal baby, Travel, UK, USA, WBAL-TV
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 596
The Streets of Philadelphia So, when I think of Philly, my mind immediately turns to 80s movies such as Rocky and Trading Places, where the 80s struggling economy made an impact and the streets were grey and filled with homeless … Continue reading
Posted in American, American customs, British, expats, roadtrip, USA
Tagged America, American, American cities, American history, Americans, Betsy Ross, Britain, British, Elfreth Alley, expat, expats, food, freedom, liberty, Liberty Bell, London, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philly art museum, roadtrip, Rocky, Rocky steps, tourism, Travel, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 594
The Ghost Town of Pennsylvania On our PA roadtrip we headed about an hour and a half north of Philly to a ‘town’ called Centralia, though it’s not so much a town now as a wasteland. Centralia’sĀ population has dwindled from … Continue reading
Posted in American, expat, roadtrip, Travel, USA
Tagged A Walk in the Woods, America, Americans, Bill Bryson, British, Centralia, expat, expat life, ghost town, hocoblogs@@@, Pennsylvania, Philly, roadtrip, Travel, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 593
Pennsylvania roadtrip So, the intention of this roadtrip was to get to different areas of PA from those more Amish influenced areas that we’d been to before. The aim was to take in Philly and some of the surrounding towns … Continue reading
Posted in American, British American differences, expats, Pennsylvania, Travel, UK, USA
Tagged America, American, bear paw, bears, Bill Bryson, Centralia, Colonel Denning State Park, countryside, expat, expats, hunting, parks, Pennylvania, Philly, snakes, trails, Travel, trekking, UK, USA, walking
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