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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 553
Honest expat interview I wrote this interview last year in November. It’s interesting to read it again as I hit the ‘7 months till I go home mark’. Some of the things that stand out to me about how my … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Americans, Blog, British, Columbia, community, Desperate Housewives, England, English, expat, expat life, hocoblogs@@@, Little Britain, maryland, suburban, suburbia, Travel, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 545
The Christmas Roadtrip ‘Down South’ Before we start at the beginning, we need to start at the end. The end happened yesterday and I declared that, whilst the trip had been brillopads, that was enough roadtripping for me for a … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, American accent, American biscuits, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, British accent, Chapel Hill, Chicken Poop Bingo, driving, English, expat, food, Hob Nob, holidays, North Carolina, rich tea, roadtrip, roadtripping, Southern accent, southern charm, Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen, Travel, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 544
What are these ‘Biscuits and Gravy’ that you speak of? My British sister-in-law appears to be quite repelled by the American ‘delicacy’ that is ‘Biscuits and Gravy’. ‘Do Americans eat biscuits and gravy together?’ she asked, aghast. To be fair, … Continue reading
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Tagged #hocomd, America, American, biscuits and gravy, biscuits and gravy casserole, Blog, Britain, British, Cockney Rhyming Slang, Columbia, curry, curry house, Digestive biscuit, Engalnd, English, hocoblogs@@@, maple syrup, rich tea, Ruby Murray, Ruby Tuesday, scones, UK, USA, yorkshire puddings
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 543
Christmas roadtrip Well, y’all, I’m practicing my Southern drawl, as we’re heading on out to Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee for our Christmas roadtrip and I cannot flippin’ well wait! I love the South. I do. I love … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Blog, Britain, British, Christmas, Cirque Dream Holidaze, Culture, Deep South raodtrip, expat, Great Smoky Mountains, hocoblogs@@@, holibobs, holidays, Howard County, Indian reservation, Lyric Opera House, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, theater, Travel, UK
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 542
The Best of British I’ve been hunting high and low recently for some quality British jewellery. Oh, I like Americana stuff here, but there’s something about British jewellery style that I can’t pass up. And lo, just three weeks before … Continue reading
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Tagged American, Americans, Badminton Horse Trials, Blog, Britain, British, British countryside, Britishness, Christmas, Culture, Duchess Kate, England, expat, Henley Regatta, Hiho Silver, Hiho UK, hocoblogs@@@, Polo, silver jewellery, Somerset, UK, USA, Zara Phillips
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 537
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
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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
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 536
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
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 535
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
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
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