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Tag Archives: Britain
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 386
Stop press: the English invented baseball Really?! Well, apparently so, according to that ever-truthful newspaper that is the Daily Mail. To be fair the info came from Visit England and it says thus: “Historians believe that the American game of … Continue reading
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Tagged 100 days of school, accents, alcohol, American, Americans, baseball, Blog, Britain, British, British accents, cockney, Culture, cup of tea, English, English inventions, Halloween, hocoblogs@@@, Jane Austen, language, lifestyle, maryland, mojito, Orioles, Pi Day, rounders, supermarkets, UK, USA, Visit England, War of 1812
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 385
I am over winter. Thank you Uncle Sam, you can keep your snowy East Coast winters. That is all. The BritChick Meet the ‘BritChick’ (great name!), aka Bex Saunders. She is a very British girl, living in Canada. I like … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, bleeding Nora, Bradley Cooper mini, Britain, BritChick, British, British sense of humour, Canada, chuffing, Culture, England, English, expat, expats, French, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, Nova Scotia, pubs, snow, social media, spring, swimming, Toronto, Travel, UK, Uncle Sam, USA, weather, winter
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 384
St Patrick’s Day shenanigans in Baltimore There is a lot of love for the Irish in Baltimore (and across the USA), in fact so much so that it got me to thinking that with all the ‘Irish’ folk celebrating yesterday, … Continue reading
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Tagged 5K race Shamrock, America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Blighty, Blog, Britain, British, Brits in Baltimore, Charm City, Columbia, Culture, Eurovision Song Contest, expat, expats, fish and chips, football, footie, four leaf clover, hocoblogs@@@, Irish, language, leprechauns, lifestyle, snow, snow day, soccer, spring, St Paddy's Day, St Patrick's Day, telly, Thoughts, UK, USA, weather
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 382
Funny old things in America 🙂 These are just things that have fascinated, intrigued or amused me in the land of Uncle Sam this week. 1. The school loud-speaker. Every day at the elementary school, as school is just about … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, American pride, American pronunciation, Americans, Blog, boarding school, Britain, British, British pronunciation, Culture, expats, Grease, hocoblogs@@@, language, lifestyle, loud speakers, rhyming words, Rydell High, snow, Travel, Uncle Sam, weather
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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 380
Tales of America The wonder and beauty of the Interweb is that I am able to connect with Brits and Americans all over the place. Obviously, since I live in America, it is most excellent that they are based in … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, American English, Americans, Anna Nicole Smith, Austin Powers, Blade, Blog, Brad Pitt, Britain, British, British English, British humour, Calabasas, California, celebrity teeth, Culture, cup of tea, driving, Dutch, Eddie Izzard, England, English, expat, expats, football, herbs, indicating, Interview with a Vampire, language, lifestyle, Lionel Messi, London, Los Angeles, Nebraska, pint, San Fernando Valley, Scotland, Shepherd's Pie, teeth, Thoughts, UK, USA, Wolf of Wall Street
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 379
The Deer Truck I saw something that I’d not seen before in the USA yesterday and it took me a bit by surprise. It was the dead deer pick up truck. Yes, it was the truck that goes along the … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, Culture, dead deer, deer truck, driving, education, England, English, expat, expats, food, hocoblogs@@@, language, lifestyle, Minnesota, Queen Mary, schools, snow, Thoughts, Travel, UK, USA, Visa, weather
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 378
American bacon vs British bacon! A lot of Brits in the USA say they miss British bacon. It’s true. I hear it a lot: ‘Oooh, this bacon just isn’t like the bacon we have back home.’ Well, a certain six-year-old … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, American bacon, Americans, author, bacon, Baltimore, Blog, boarding school, Britain, British, British bacon, Canadian bacon, Cocktails at Naptime, Columbia, Culture, Emma Kaufmann, England, English, expat, food, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, lifestyle, maryland, Mommy has a headache blog, pork belly, Real Housewives of Baltimore, The Paupered Chef, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 377
Global Living Magazine Hoorah! I got a piece about my USA expat life in Global Living Magazine, which is the ‘ultimate global lifestyle magazine and resource for expats worldwide’. Brillopads! I am, as we Brits say, dead chuffed. 🙂 You … Continue reading
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Tagged #hocoevents, #hocohottiepants, #hocohouseparty, #hocomd, America, American, American politics, Americans, Anthony Brown, Britain, British, British politics, Claire Bolden McGill, District 9B Ellicott City, expat, Expat in the USA, expat life, expats, Global Living Magazine, Governor of Maryland, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Ken Ulman, Lt Governor of Maryland, open mind, photobomb, Politics, rock gods, schmoozing, Tom Coale, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 376
Eyeglasses…. The American term ‘eyeglasses’, which is used over the word simply ‘glasses’, never fails to amuse me, because I pretty much think the word ‘eye’ before ‘glasses’ is redundant when using the word in context. For example, if I … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, afternoon tea, America, American, Americans, Anthony Brown, bacon butty, Baltimore, Blog, Britain, British, Colchester, crumpet, Culture, drinkiepoos, drinking glasses, eyeglasses, Governor of Maryland, Guv'nor, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Ken Ulman, lifestyle, Lt. Governor, maryland, Mockney British accent, Politics, sarnies, spotted dick, The Corner Pantry, UK, USA
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