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Tag Archives: America
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 321
Expat wife swapping So, I’m what’s known in the expat world as a ‘trailing spouse’. What a hideous term. It kind of conjures up images of us women lugging all the suitcases about behind our husbands as they do important … Continue reading
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Tagged 1950s housewife, America, American, Americans, Britain, British, Culture, expat life, expats, hocoblogs@@@, trading spouses, trailing spouse, UK, USA, wife swap
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 320
Awesome Columbia Yesterday there was a whole lot of hoo-hah here about Columbia, Maryland (that place where I live) being given a hard time by an actress off the telly (Julia Louis-Dreyfus from Veep, don’t ya know!). This is my … Continue reading
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Tagged advent calendars, America, American, Americans, Blog, British, Bruce Dessau, Brussel sprouts, Christmas crackers, Columbia, crackers, Culture, ebay, expat, Gold TV channcel, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, jokes, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, maryland, Miley Cyrus, Richard Woolford, Rudolph, Santa, Silicone Tea Infuser, the Queen, twerking, UK, USA, Veep
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 319
Chicken on the Roof This is the sad, sad story of the Chicken on the Roof. There is a restaurant called Chicken on the Roof in Joppa, MD (I had to check that this Joppa WAS in Americaland and not … Continue reading
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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Tagged abroad, accents, America, Americans, Baltimore, Blog, Britain, British, British teeth, Culture, dentist, expat, hamming up British accent, hocoblogs@@@, language, lifestyle, Oh I wish I'd looked after my teeth, Pam Ayres, plummy, snow, stream of consciousness, teeth, The Wire, Thoughts, UK, USA, weather
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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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Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, as the actress said to the, Blog, Britain, British, Britons, Culture, England, expat, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, language, six inches, sled, sledge, sledgehammer, sleigh, snow, snow sledging, snow storm, That's what she said, UK, USA, weather
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 316
Snow storm, snow, ice, stormy weather conditions, blah, blah Well, there it is, the snow. And I still don’t like it. Snow days mess with grown up plans – like WORK 😉 Anyhow, best pull on my thermals under my … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Britain, British, Celsius, Columbia, Culture, Daisy Dukes, deer rescue, England, expat, Fareneheit, florida, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, ice, ice storm, maryland, media, Minnesota, Rhode Island, show storm, snow, snow days, temperatures, Travel, UK, USA, weather, weather conditions, winter storm
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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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Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Blog, Britain, British, Christmas presents, Columbia, Culture, David Simons, HoCo, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Howard County Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center, Jaki Ulman, outdoor pools, political, poverty, schools, snow, snow day, The Guardian, The Wire, UK, underprivileged kids, USA, weather
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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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Tagged 2000, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, accents, African-American, America, American, Americans, Amsterdam, artefacts, basketball, Brazil, Britain, British, Culture, decades, English, expat, food, GBR, hocoblogs@@@, hopscotch, Howard County, language, lifestyle, meatloaf, memories, party, peas and carrots, Russell Brand, UK, USA, World Cup 2014
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter313
Yes, it’s bl*ody well true! Marylanders are second-most likely to swear (but also third-most likely to be courteous) – says a recent poll about cursing (that’s ‘swearing’ to us Brits!) Ohio beat out Maryland as the state in which people … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, beaver, Britain, British, Coldplay, Columbia, Culture, deputy, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Howard Magazine, Katy Perry, Last of the Famous International Playboys, lifestyle, maryland, Marylanders, Morrissey, music, Ohio, Ohio cursing, Primal Scream, prohibition, raccoon, Sheriff's Office, Stereophonics, swearing, Take That, The Krays, The Stone Roses, Thoughts, UK, USA, Zumba
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 312
Holiday Season It’s the Holiday Season in the USA. I can’t remember what we called it in the UK. Christmas….? Anyway, everywhere you look and all that you hear there is ‘Holiday’ stuff. Sometimes, when I hear it, I think … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, baby names 2013, Breaking Bad, Britain, British, British Middle Class, Christmas, Culture, cup of tea, Downton Abbey, expat, Harry Potter, Harry Styles, hocoblogs@@@, Holiday Season, Miley Cyrus, One Direction, Prince Harry, twerking, UK, USA
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