Tag Archives: accents

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 545

Posted on December 31, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The Christmas Roadtrip ‘Down South’ Before we start at the beginning, we need to start at the end. The end happened yesterday and I declared that, whilst the trip had been brillopads, that was enough roadtripping for me for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, American accent, American biscuits, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, British accent, Chapel Hill, Chicken Poop Bingo, driving, English, expat, food, Hob Nob, holidays, North Carolina, rich tea, roadtrip, roadtripping, Southern accent, southern charm, Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen, Travel, UK, USA | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 543

Posted on December 18, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Christmas roadtrip Well, y’all, I’m practicing my Southern drawl, as we’re heading on out to Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee for our Christmas roadtrip and I cannot flippin’ well wait! I love the South. I do. I love … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Blog, Britain, British, Christmas, Cirque Dream Holidaze, Culture, Deep South raodtrip, expat, Great Smoky Mountains, hocoblogs@@@, holibobs, holidays, Howard County, Indian reservation, Lyric Opera House, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, theater, Travel, UK | 3 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 541

Posted on December 16, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The forking issue Okay, here’s the deal: we Brits often comment on the way Americans eat. Yes, we do. #sorry When I say ‘Americans’ I don’t mean all Americans, but some Americans. So don’t take offence if you’re not one … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, American sports bars, American style eating, American TV, Blog, Britain, British, British piss taking, Christmas, Christmas cards, Columbia, Culture, cup of tea, DC, eating, eating differences, eating with a fork, England, English, European style eating, expat, expats, food, hocoblogs@@@, knives and forks, lifestyle, Ravens, Robin Redbreast, silverware, Thoughts, USA | 1 Comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 540

Posted on December 15, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The English Dialect Coach I love talking in my British/English accent in America – it’s been a useful tool. So useful that I am due to be the dialect coach for Chesapeake Shakespeare Company’s upcoming production of The Importance of … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, Ambassador's residence, America, American, Britain, British, British accent, British Ambassador, British Embassy, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, civil service, Culture, England, English, English accent, expat, hocoblogs@@@, Judy Dench, Oscar Wilde, Rupert Everett, Slough, The Importance of Being Earnest, UK, USA, Washington DC | Leave a comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 534

Posted on December 5, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Visitor from the UK So my visitor has only been here 24 hours now from the UK, but she’s noticing the differences already. She’s been to the States before, but she’s never lived here, and as you and I know, … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Blog, brilliant, Britain, British, Claire McGill, Culture, driving, England, English, expat, Fox 45, fridges, hocoblogs@@@, roads, Travel, TV, UK, USA, visiting | 1 Comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 532

Posted on December 2, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

A slice of Americana Yesterday was the County Council installation ceremony for Howard County, which is more jazzy and funky than it sounds, because this is American politics, innit. The UK equivalent might be held in an Abbey or a … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged #hocomd, #hocopolitics, accents, America, American, Americans, Australian, Britain, British, Chief Executive Howard County, Claire, County Council, Culture, England, expat, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, maryland, National Anthem, Pledge of Allegiance, UK, USA, USA high schools | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 527

Posted on November 20, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Living in the ‘Columbubble’ I don’t know who coined this phrase for our little part of Desperate Housewife suburban America, but Columbia is a bubble and shall henceforth be forever more known as ‘Columbubble’. I attribute this clever name to … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, Alan Partridge, America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Blog, Britain, British, Columbia, Columbubble, Culture, desperate housewife, driving, Ellicott City, England, English, expat, expats, George Washington, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, lifestyle, maryland, McDonalds, McMansions, President of the USA, Stepford Wives, suburban, suburbia, The Truman Show, Thoughts, Tom Coale, Travel, Truman Burbank, UK, USA, Whole Foods | 9 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 524

Posted on November 17, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Fox 45 News Morning Show This morning I got up at ridiculous-o’clock to get to Fox 45 studios in Baltimore to promote ‘gifts for moms’ with the upcoming ‘holiday season’ in my ‘lifestyle expert’ guise. This is what it looked … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Baltimore, Blog, British, Claire Bolden McGill, Downton Abbey, Downton Abbey perfume, Fox 45 News Baltimore, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle expert, news, UK | 9 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 523

Posted on November 15, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Baltimore crime/ English city crime I’ve been reading up a lot on the differences and similarities between crime in Baltimore and crime in London and Manchester via top Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton. When The Wire got popular in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Baltimore police, Baltimore Sun, Blog, crime, Daisy Dukes, gun crime, guns, Independent newspaper, Justin Fenton, lifestyle, London, Manchester, maryland, pronouncing numbers, The Wire, Travel, UK, USA | Leave a comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 509

Posted on October 29, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Pumpkin carving This is a big deal in America. I shan’t show you my poor effort. It’s just sad. I won’t be entering any competitions, put it that way. But look at these! Amazeballs! Reflections on the UK, part 3 … Continue reading →