Tag Archives: American

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 538

Posted on December 11, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The Dr Oz Show Who is Dr Oz and why am I writing about him? Is he an Australian Doctor in the Outback, as I first thought? No, he is not. He is a TV doctor on the ABC network … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, British, Culture, Dr Oz show, England, English, expat, insomnia, lifestyle, lifstyle, New York, NYC, Richard and Judy, This Morning, UK | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 537

Posted on December 10, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

UK impressions My UK visitor and I have now completed two shopping malls (her choice!!!) and Downtown Baltimore. She fell in love with the Federal Hill area of Baltimore, with its market, character, funky town houses, culture, the fact you … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore, beer, Blog, Britain, British, bus, Columbia, Culture, England, English, expat, expats, Federal Hill, Giant store, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, maryland, public transport, Shopping mall, suburbs, taco, Travel, UK, USA, Washington | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 536

Posted on December 8, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Desperate Housewife birthday cake! Just take a look at this bit of fabulous, by my fabulous American friends 🙂 That’s what it looked like when I saw it on Saturday night. This is what it looked like on Sunday morning….. … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged American, birthday, Blog, Britain, British, Culture, Desperate English Housewife in USA, expat, expats, hocoblogs@@@, USA | 1 Comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 535

Posted on December 8, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Party bus Americana On Saturday we took a party bus around Baltimore. I hear party buses are quite the thing in London now – it’s how to get all your chums round the town in one piece. This party bus … Continue reading →

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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 533

Posted on December 3, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Forty in the USA! Today I turned 40 in the USA. Did you read what I just wrote? I wrote ‘turned 40’, which is not a phrase I would have used before living in the States. I would have said … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Arctic Ease Wrap, Baltimore, birthday, British, Culture, English, expat, Fox 45 WBFF, hocoblogs@@@, holiday gifts, maryland, My Locker, Polar Loop, Travel, UK, USA, visitors | 8 Comments

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 531

Posted on November 28, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The Last Thanksgiving Supper Well, that’s our last Thanksgiving done. And we got to spend it proper American-stylie 🙂 This is what we ate (I can’t remember the names of some of the stuff, but it tasted amazeballs!) Today feels … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 1812, America, American, Black Friday, Blog, Boxing Day, British, Culture, Eastern Shore, England, English, expat, expats, food, hocoblogs@@@, pumpkin pie, sales, St Michael's, Thanksgiving, UK, USA, war | 7 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 530

Posted on November 25, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

No, we Brits don’t have Thanksgiving! I just want to confirm, because I’ve been asked this like a billion times this week already (slight exaggeration 😉 ) – WE BRITS DON’T HAVE THANKSGIVING – it’s an American tradition! But, since … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Blog, common room, England, history, hocoblogs@@@, holiday, holidays, journey, Massachussets, Native American Indians, pilgrims, Plymouth, Thanksgiving, tradition, Travel, turkey, UK | 11 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 529

Posted on November 24, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The Repat Blog I’ve started up the ‘going home’ blog. Is it too early to think about going home? In some ways, yes – there’s still much to do out here, and life is great, but I have to prepare. … Continue reading →