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Tag Archives: Americans
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 599
UK houses vs USA houses I’ve been living in my USA house for nearly three years now. And it’s silly big. I don’t say this in a boastful way, I say it in an incredulous way. The houses in the … Continue reading
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 598
Cherry Blossom, DC In three years this is the first time we’ve headed down to DC for the Cherry Blossom Festival, which is a big thing. And the finest Spring day you can imagine with a load of very happy … Continue reading
Posted in American, American customs, DC, lifestyle, Travel
Tagged America, American, Americans, Capitol, cherry blossoms, Culture, DC, expat, expat life, expats, guns, Japan, shooting DC, UK, USA, Washington
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 597
Orange and purple are the new black in Maryland The other day I wore an orange top here in the USA. If you wear an orange top in Maryland people immediately assume you’re doing it to support the Orioles baseball … Continue reading
Posted in American, American customs, British, British American differences, culture, expat, Maryland, Travel
Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Amsterdam, Britain, British, British accent, Culture, expat life, expats, hocoblogs@@@, maryland, Orioles, Peep Show, Peeps, Ravens, Travel, TV, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 596
The Streets of Philadelphia So, when I think of Philly, my mind immediately turns to 80s movies such as Rocky and Trading Places, where the 80s struggling economy made an impact and the streets were grey and filled with homeless … Continue reading
Posted in American, American customs, British, expats, roadtrip, USA
Tagged America, American, American cities, American history, Americans, Betsy Ross, Britain, British, Elfreth Alley, expat, expats, food, freedom, liberty, Liberty Bell, London, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philly art museum, roadtrip, Rocky, Rocky steps, tourism, Travel, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 594
The Ghost Town of Pennsylvania On our PA roadtrip we headed about an hour and a half north of Philly to a ‘town’ called Centralia, though it’s not so much a town now as a wasteland. Centralia’s population has dwindled from … Continue reading
Posted in American, expat, roadtrip, Travel, USA
Tagged A Walk in the Woods, America, Americans, Bill Bryson, British, Centralia, expat, expat life, ghost town, hocoblogs@@@, Pennsylvania, Philly, roadtrip, Travel, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 592
Howard County celebrity Col. Gateway So, where I live there is a road called Columbia Gateway Drive but on the road signs for it, it is written like this: And so this local dude has fashioned himself as ‘Col. Gateway’ … Continue reading
Posted in expats, Howard County, UK, USA
Tagged #hocomd, America, American, Americans, bloggers, British accents, Col Gateway, Columbia, English, expat, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, maryland, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 591
Eatery bucket list As well as a travel bucket list, we have an eatery bucket list to complete before we go back to the UK, and I have to say it’s not all great food, but such is the way of … Continue reading
Posted in American, British, British American differences, expat life, UK, USA
Tagged America, American, American food, Americans, British, bucket list, Chipotle, Culture, English, expat, food, hocoblogs@@@, junk food, Mexican food, Taco Bell, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 590
The expat child The expat child can have a confusing time. For example, you live/are from England, but you currently live in America. As this map, drawn my very own expat child shows… He is tremendously patriotic! Whenever I say … Continue reading
Posted in expats, Travel
Tagged America, American, Americans, British, Columbia, Culture, England, English language, expat, Expat child, expats, Hobbits Glen, hocoblogs@@@, JRR Tolkien, life abroad, Mark Twain, maryland, MD, Robert Frost, soliciting, Solicitors, Travel, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 589
Funny things I hear in the USA… I hear funny things like this, in the school playground to me…. ‘Oh you’re going back to England? What season is it there right now? Do they have the same seasons as the … Continue reading
Posted in American, Travel, UK
Tagged America, Americans, British, bucket list, cup of tea, expats, London, repatriation, seasons, Travel, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 586
Spring Maryland style Well, first day of Spring here on the East Coast looks like this: It sucks. Big time. Why I’m slightly partial to the USA An American friend yesterday gave an excellent description of the differences between the … Continue reading
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