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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 332
Damn, it’s cold! Right, so it’s going to get very cold in the USA. Like super cold. Like freezing your wotsits off cold. Like don’t even think about reaching for the Daisy Dukes cold. Apparently some of the coldest air … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, American English, Americans, bathroom, Britain, British, British English, cars, cold, Culture, customised tags, elevators, English, Eskimos, expat, freezing, hocoblogs@@@, language, loo, pocket book, purse, snow, snow day, toilet, UK, USA, weather
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 328
The Christmas Break So, what has the UK Desperate Housewife UK been up to over Christmas week? Taking in a lot of American history, don’t ya know. And pondering about what makes American people American, and what made them not … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, American history, American people, American Revolution, Americans, Bradford on Avon, Britain, British, chocolate milk, Christmas, cockney, Colonial, Culture, driving, England, English, expat, history, hocoblogs@@@, Jamestown, King George, McDonalds, Native American Indians, natives, Norfolk, rain, Thoughts, UK, USA, Virginia, Virginia Beach, War of Independence, weather, Williamsburg, Yorktown
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 318
Sometimes it still feels like I’m abroad It does sometimes feel like that, even after 16 months. I can’t explain it (okay, I will give it a try….) Sometimes I have a ‘moment’ and go to myself ‘ooh, look at … Continue reading
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 317
Sledding or sledging Right, so the snow, it cometh. And bloody well lots of it, as they predicted. In fact, after reports last night, I was preparing for another six inches (as the actress said to the bishop / that’s … Continue reading
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 315
SNOW! Oh yes, snow is on its way – in fact, we’ve been issued a snow storm weather warning for Howard County, so I’ve cancelled plans for going out (sorry Josie!), since as I remember from last time it snowed … Continue reading
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 314
Shooting baskets Today I sat and watched two young African-American dudes play some craaaazy basketball. Wow, they were bouncing two balls at the same time, and there’s only one other place I’ve seen that done, but that’s another story about … Continue reading
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 305
One of my favourite things One of my very favourite things is to listen to my friend Jeff’s accent here in America. He has, what I can only describe as, a lovely, soft comforting ‘drawl’. His accent is a hybrid … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, Alabama, alien, America, American, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, Culture, expat, food, hocoblogs@@@, inclusive, maryland, Mid-Atlantic Southern, Oreo cookie turkeys, smoked turkey, Tennessee, Thanksgiving, Travel, UK, USA, y'all
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 304
So, this morning I had a shower and ate my breakfast….only joking 🙂 Anyway, back to exciting things….. ! I got me a logo! Look, it’s me! Ain’t it brillopads?! Top bloke, Sam Williams did it for me back home … Continue reading
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 301
School buzzers / PTA Okay, so in the UK schools you have to press a buzzer to get in to the school and there are cameras and wot not and you have to sign in and it’s all very security … Continue reading
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