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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 237

Posted on September 18, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The other side of America I’m getting itchy feet (no, it’s not my new ‘sneakers’) to see the other side of American life – that is, the one I haven’t seen much of yet. I’ve seen glorious America, bright lights, … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Aylesbury Estate, Baltimore, big city, bright lights, British, Chicago, Culture, DC, DC shootings, Debenhams, expat, favelas, Glasgow, Google Street View, guns, hocoblogs@@@, homelessness, Houston, LA, lifestyle, London, M. Nuns Jain, Mexico, Miami, Moscow, polarised, poverty, Rio de Janeiro, Skid Row, Slough, The American Dream, Toronto, Travel, UK, USA, Vishnu Pandit, Weatherspoons, wrong side of the tracks | 6 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 226

Posted on September 8, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Cop ride along and shooting Yeeehah! I got me a police ride along and shooting practice lined up. Totally bricking it and looking forward to it at the same time 😉 When I told my friend this she told me … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 1970s, 1980s, America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Baltimore City Western District, Blog, British, Columbia, cops, Culture, expat, fall, guns, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, junk, maryland, mullet hair, neighbourhoods, police, shooting, summer, The Wire, UK, USA, weather, yard sales | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 224

Posted on September 6, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

What the expats have to say about America I hung out with a bunch of British and Aussie expats last night. It’s always interesting to get an insight into how different expats view their experiences and listen to their perspective … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, American football, Americans, Aussie, Australia, Australian, Australian expat, Baltimore, Baltimore Ravens, Blog, Britain, British, Culture, drive on the left, drive on the right, dry cleaning, expat, expat life, expat living, expats, food, guns, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, language, lifestyle, living in America, road rage, road signs, shopping, turn on red, UK, USA | 11 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 220

Posted on September 3, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

American TV shows….and how they influenced my view of America A recent article by Ruth Margolis, who writes for the BBC America site Mind the Gap, touched on American TV shows, where she stated (I am guessing with her tongue … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Alexia Ath, aliens, America, American, Americans, Athens, Baltimore, Baywatch, BBC America, bikinis, Blog, British, Culture, Deliverance, Desperate Housewives, ET, Europe, expat, Glee, Greece, hocoblogs@@@, houses, Howard County, lifeguards, lifestyle, London, Martin O'Malley, Mind the Gap, movies, Mum in London, parenting, Ruth Margolis, school, schooling, The Wire, Travel, tv shows, UK, USA, X Files | Leave a comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 214

Posted on August 29, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Harry has a new name… ‘Walker’. That’s what they call him at Breakfast Club. I was very confused until I worked out why. Here’s the tale. ‘Good morning Walker,’ says Missy, the Breakfast Club leader. Harry sort of looks embarrassed … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Baltimore County police, BBC News, Blog, Breakfast Club, Britain, British, bulletproof vest, Culture, dads, expat, firearms, guns, hocoblogs@@@, Hocopopo, Howard County, Howard County police, Howard County Police Department, Jason Schneider, Mark Kessler, maryland, Pennsylvania Police Chief, police officers, school, Tevon Smith, UK, USA, walker | 9 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 205

Posted on August 16, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

American aisle in Tesco! There’s an aisle in Tesco’s in the UK that has just American food! How exciting, trilled my friends back in the UK! But let’s take a closer look at these shelves stacked with American goodness…. Oh … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 4th July parade, accents, America, American, American food, Americans, Amish, Annapolis, Baltimore, Baltimore Zoo, Blog, British, Brooke Ryan, cell phone, Centennial Lake, Chesapeake, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, Clarksville, cowboys, Culture, DC, Dennis J. Lane, District 9B, Ellicott City, expat, florida, Fort Lauderdale, fries, Halloween, Harlem Globetrotters, hocoblogs@@@, hurricane sandy, Lancaster County, language, leopards, loo, maryland, New York, Ocean City, potty, Rehobeth, Tesco, Thoughts, Times Square, toilet, Tom Coale, Travel, UK, USA, Wine in the Woods | 16 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 200

Posted on August 8, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The other USA bucket list stuff So, a blog buddy showed me a link to weird and wonderful things to view in the USA courtesy of Roadside America. It’s bloody ace for stuff that’s a bit less obvious and a … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Blog, Bovril, British, bucket list, Culture, Elijah Jefferson Bond, England, expat, expats, hocoblogs@@@, marmite, maryland, Paul de Fonville, Roadside America, Stonehenge Gated Community, Travel, UK, USA, weather | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 191

Posted on July 27, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

High school lockers Why high school lockers today? Because they are iconic to us Brits and epitomise American high school. In the movies and TV series all the romances, arguments, life-changing adolescent happenings take place at the locker. The locker … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Appalachian mountains, asolescence, Baltimore, Baltimore County, beer, Beverley Hills 90210, Blog, Brew Thru, British, Christmas, civil rights, Culture, Dale Knight, Disneyworld, Drive thru beer, Europe, expat, farm, food, gay, gay rights, Glee, Grand Canyon, Grease, Greece, high school lockers, history, hocoblogs@@@, hocohomos, homosexual, Howard County, Locker Orientation, Manhatten, maryland, melting pot, religion, teenagers, The Breakfast Club, Travel, turkey, Turkish, UK, USA, Vegas, weather | 3 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 190

Posted on July 26, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Rudey-nudey killjoys in the UK Look, in Europe (yes, the UK is in Europe!) we’re not adverse to a bit of nudity. In fact, we like it – generally. So the council shirt and tie killjoys in Clacton are trying … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged American, Americans, Baltimore, baseball, Boston, British, Broadway, California, Clacton on Sea, council, cowgirls, Culture, cupcakes, DC, Disneyland, driving, dust, east coast, economy, Ellicott City, England, Essex, florida, freeways, guns, Halloween, history, hocoblogs@@@, Hogwarts, Howard County, Italian food, Leominster, lifestyle, maryland, maternity leave, Mexican food, nude bike ride, NYC, Ohio, Philly, pizza, public transport, Rose Rocca, schools, skinny dipping, snow, Travel, UK, USA, villages, weather, West Coast, white Christmas, yoga | 1 Comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 177

Posted on July 15, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Aussies in the USA Well, bung a shrimp on the barbie and get me a cold one, there’s only some Aussies hanging out in the USA! Jane found my blog whilst doing her research about Columbia, Maryland in anticipation of … Continue reading →