Tag Archives: Americans

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 495

Posted on October 9, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

UK Housewife USA on the telly! Today was super fun! I was interviewed by the rather devastatingly handsome Tom Rodgers on Fox 45 Baltimore News about taligating. I almost couldn’t get my words out, because he was so dishy! (Love … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore, British, crabs, Culture, England, English, expat, Fox 45 news, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, lifestyle expert, Orioles, Ravens, taligating, Tom Rodgers, UK, USA, WBFF Baltimore | 9 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 492

Posted on October 5, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Poems about America and Britain Last night I woke up in the middle of the night and I was laughing. Why was I laughing? Because I had made up some poems / limericks about the differences between America and Britain … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, British vs America, Culture, driving, England, English, expat, expats, hocoblogs@@@, poems, poop, road rage, sport, Ted Hughes, toilet humour, UK, USA | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 491

Posted on October 4, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Pumpkin-flavoured everything It’s that time of year in the USA. It’s Pumpkin time. If you’re not seeing pumpkins, you’re tasting pumpkins. You can now find pumpkin-inspired beers, teas, marshmallows, soy milk, Pop-Tarts, and Pringles. #gross Add to that pumpkin room … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 490

Posted on October 1, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

G&T How excited I was to be invited to a G&T parents’ evening at Harry’s school! Gosh, this is a turn up for the books! I had better phone my mother and see if she’s available to pop on over … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 489

Posted on September 29, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Friday night lights On the bucket list was a desire to attend a high school football game and watch the marching band geek it up with their trombones and aubergine slacks, see cheerleaders flick flack, high kick and shake their … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 488

Posted on September 24, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Happiness USA stylie I’m pretty happy in the USA, thanks very much! With a relatively high standard of living, Americans generally are happier than those in other countries around the world. According to a United Nations analysis of national sentiment, … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 486

Posted on September 19, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

It’s a NO Well, Scotland, we loves ya, we do! I so hope that, from an English point of view, relationships with our Scottish cousins keep happy. For what it’s worth, my fave city is Edinburgh; I love Ewan McGregor … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 485

Posted on September 17, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

I know jack about the UK My American buddy asked me about how the UK was made up (notably because of the hot topic of Scotland), and what was Britain and what was Great Britain and I began to explain. … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Andy Murray, Britain, Britain's Got Talent, British, chevrons, Culture, England, English, expat, Great Britain, Great British Bake Off, history, hocoblogs@@@, King James 1, N Ireland, Romans, Scotland, Scottish independence, tennis, UK, USA, Wales | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 483

Posted on September 11, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Math/Legos I know where the ‘s’ in Maths has gone in America – they put it at the end of Legos! Back to school parties We don’t have such things as Back to school parties in the UK. But here … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Back to school parties, Blog, Britain, British, Culture, deer, English, expat, food, hocoblogs@@@, Kona Ice, Lego, Legos, lifestyle, school, September 11th, UK, USA | 1 Comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 482

Posted on September 10, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Creatives award A piece that my lovely friend Kate Evans and I put together for Global Living Magazine about her expat experience in Botswana and the difficulty of coming back home has won a ‘creatives’ award. How lovely! See the … Continue reading →