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Tag Archives: BBC America
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 525
Thanksgiving dinner Thanksgiving is just around the corner. It’s another celebration in America-land and one that is sort of treated more importantly than any other holiday. For a start, people are given two days off at Thanksgiving (most people – not those … Continue reading
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Tagged American, Americans, Baskin Robbins turkey ice cream, BBC America, Black Friday, Boxing Day, Britain, British, Christmas, Daisy Dukes, Deadly Affairs, holidays, ID channel, Thanksgiving, To Catch a Cheat, Travel, turkey, TV show, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 509
Pumpkin carving This is a big deal in America. I shan’t show you my poor effort. It’s just sad. I won’t be entering any competitions, put it that way. But look at these! Amazeballs! Reflections on the UK, part 3 … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, BBC America, Boba Fett, Britain, British, British accent, civil war, Downton Abbey, England, English, Halloween, hocoblogs@@@, House of Cards, Kensington Gardens, Leicester, London, pregnant pumpkin carving, pumpkin carving, pumpkins, Revolutionary War, Sherlock, Star Wars, Travel, UK, USA, War of 1812
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 480
British put downs A recent reader of my Desperate English Housewife in Washington Facebook page asked me ‘Why do the Brits either hate Americans or continually make fun of them? Is that just part of their “charm”?’ I replied: ‘Good … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC America, British accent, British charm, British humour, criss cross apple sauce, self deprecation, X factor
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 420
Georgie and Poppy – Brits in the USA Brits in the USA. Most of us are pretty ‘normal’, I’d say, unless you count Prince Harry when he comes on over to Vegas and does his thing, or celebs when they … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, Almost Royal, America, American, Americans, Baltimore, BBC America, Blog, Britain, British, British accents, British American relations, British royal family, Culture, England, English, expats, Georgie and Poppy, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, language, lifestyle, maryland, UK, USA, War of 1812, wedding
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 381
American optimism / British stiff upper lip….. Recently there was a chat by British expats and others via the Twitter hashtag #mindthechat (from BBC America) about American optimism and British negativity, for which we are renowned and quite aware (almost … Continue reading
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Tagged #mindthechat, America, American, American dates, American flag, American optimism, Americans, BBC America, birthday, Blazing Saddles, Blog, Britain, British, British dates, British pessimism, British psyche, British weather, cowboys, Culture, Dude Ranch, England, English, expat, expats, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, Magnolia, parenting, stiff upper lip, tea break, Thoughts, Tom Cruise, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 364
Walgreens, you make me happy when skies are grey/gray… The Walgreens where I live, in Columbia, is a very happy place. It is very American to me – in a good way. The music, what’s on the shelves, the people … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, BBC America, Blog, Britain, British, Columbia, Culture, expat, federal offence, hocoblogs@@@, mailbox, pants, phramacy, post box, Thoughts, UK, underpants, USA, Walgreens
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 281
Remember, remember the 5th of November What am I harping on about, American folk? Well, the Brit thing called Guy Fawkes Night/Bonfire Night/5 November. What’s that all about then? It’s about burning the effigy of a man on top of … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, BBC America, Bonfire Night, Britain, British, British Parliament, Culture, expat, fireworks, gunpowder plot, Guy Fawkes, hocoblogs@@@, House of Lords, London, Thanksgiving, Travel, UK, USA, weather, Wellington Boots
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 220
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
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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
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 208
Interpreting the Confederate flag On my journeys so far I have not crossed paths much with the Confederate flag. My young, ignorant British viewings of the flag came from, yes, you guessed it The Dukes of Hazzard and those naughty … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, BBC America, Blog, Bo and Luke, Chiari Malformation, civil war, Confederate flag, Culture, Dukes of Hazzard, Easton, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, Elon University, expat, General Lee, Gone with the Wind, Hello Awesome, history, hocoblogs@@@, hooping, Jason Pressburg, lifestyle, London, Mary Poppins, Mast Cell Disease, Murray, Nascar, North and South, North Carolina, Olympics, Patrica W, Pendulum, People, racism, Sarah Lyall, Shakespeare, South Carolina, southern pride, Southern states, Ta-Ta London, UK, Urban Dictionary, USA, Wars of the Roses, white power
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