-
Join 1,347 other subscribers
Desperate English Housewife on Facebook
Tweet
Tweets by ukhousewifeusa-
Recent Posts
Blog awards and links
Archives
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- September 2011
HoCoBlogs
Blogs I Follow
Tag Archives: accents
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 385
I am over winter. Thank you Uncle Sam, you can keep your snowy East Coast winters. That is all. The BritChick Meet the ‘BritChick’ (great name!), aka Bex Saunders. She is a very British girl, living in Canada. I like … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, bleeding Nora, Bradley Cooper mini, Britain, BritChick, British, British sense of humour, Canada, chuffing, Culture, England, English, expat, expats, French, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, Nova Scotia, pubs, snow, social media, spring, swimming, Toronto, Travel, UK, Uncle Sam, USA, weather, winter
2 Comments
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 382
Funny old things in America 🙂 These are just things that have fascinated, intrigued or amused me in the land of Uncle Sam this week. 1. The school loud-speaker. Every day at the elementary school, as school is just about … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged accents, America, American, American pride, American pronunciation, Americans, Blog, boarding school, Britain, British, British pronunciation, Culture, expats, Grease, hocoblogs@@@, language, lifestyle, loud speakers, rhyming words, Rydell High, snow, Travel, Uncle Sam, weather
1 Comment
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 380
Tales of America The wonder and beauty of the Interweb is that I am able to connect with Brits and Americans all over the place. Obviously, since I live in America, it is most excellent that they are based in … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged accents, America, American, American English, Americans, Anna Nicole Smith, Austin Powers, Blade, Blog, Brad Pitt, Britain, British, British English, British humour, Calabasas, California, celebrity teeth, Culture, cup of tea, driving, Dutch, Eddie Izzard, England, English, expat, expats, football, herbs, indicating, Interview with a Vampire, language, lifestyle, Lionel Messi, London, Los Angeles, Nebraska, pint, San Fernando Valley, Scotland, Shepherd's Pie, teeth, Thoughts, UK, USA, Wolf of Wall Street
1 Comment
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 379
The Deer Truck I saw something that I’d not seen before in the USA yesterday and it took me a bit by surprise. It was the dead deer pick up truck. Yes, it was the truck that goes along the … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, Culture, dead deer, deer truck, driving, education, England, English, expat, expats, food, hocoblogs@@@, language, lifestyle, Minnesota, Queen Mary, schools, snow, Thoughts, Travel, UK, USA, Visa, weather
2 Comments
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 376
Eyeglasses…. The American term ‘eyeglasses’, which is used over the word simply ‘glasses’, never fails to amuse me, because I pretty much think the word ‘eye’ before ‘glasses’ is redundant when using the word in context. For example, if I … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged accents, afternoon tea, America, American, Americans, Anthony Brown, bacon butty, Baltimore, Blog, Britain, British, Colchester, crumpet, Culture, drinkiepoos, drinking glasses, eyeglasses, Governor of Maryland, Guv'nor, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Ken Ulman, lifestyle, Lt. Governor, maryland, Mockney British accent, Politics, sarnies, spotted dick, The Corner Pantry, UK, USA
10 Comments
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 373
Titan Yeah, this is the new storm here on the East Coast of the USA messing with our daily lives. I think everyone’s pretty much had it with this weather malarkey. Mother Nature owes me a few $$$ is lost … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, antibiotics, banking, Blog, Britain, British, checks, cheques, Comcast video, Culture, east coast, Ellen De Generes, Evening in the Stacks, expat, flu, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, OScars, snow, storm, Titan, Twitter, UK, USA, weather, West Coast
2 Comments
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 372
Mailbox / letterbox Study this picture: Harry’s homework was to draw a picture of the ‘Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe’. Being the creative type he is, he actually drew the ‘Old Woman Who Lived in a Tiger Foot’. … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged accents, America, American, American football, American pubs, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, British accent, California, Christmas, Culture, cup of tea, England, English, English pubs, expat, expats, food, football, Gobby Brit, hocoblogs@@@, ketchup, language, letterbox, lifestyle, mailbox, Queen's English, Rugby, tea with lemon, Thanksgiving, Thoughts, turkey, UK, USA
6 Comments
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 371
Love Actually I’ve been talking to my friends about Love Actually, that Brit movie in which Brits go to America and Hugh Grant is Prime Minister. There is a lot of love for it in the USA. Especially, this bit… … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Britain, British, crepe, Culture, David Cameron, England, English, expat, Fat Tuesday, food, hocoblogs@@@, Hugh Grant, Kris Marshall, Lent, Love Actually, Pancake Day, pancakes, Prime Minister, Shrove Tuesday, UK, USA
2 Comments
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 369
Arizona Well, I’ve been following this Arizona nonsense about discriminating against same-sex couples. And, at last, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer vetoed a controversial bill that would have allowed businesses in the state to deny service to gays and lesbians if … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, anti-gay legislation, Arizona, Beatles, bicep curl, Blog, Britain, British, Brookside, Culture, dialect, English, expat, Governor Jan Brewer, hocoblogs@@@, language, Liverpool accent, Martin Luther King Day, Scouse, Somerset, Super Bowl, Thoughts, UK, USA, weather
1 Comment
ukdesperatehousewifeusa 