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Tag Archives: Britain
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 607
Brit gals in the Bahamas, part 1 This is a brief travel blog of two Brit gals living in the USA who headed to the Bahamas for a long weekend. You don’t want the long version, cos we nattered non stop … Continue reading
Posted in Bahamas, blogging, British, culture, expat life, expats, Travel
Tagged America, American, Americans, Bahamas, beaches, Blog, Britain, British, British accent, Brits, Caribbean, Columbia, Culture, driving, expats, Gibraltar, history, hocoblogs@@@, holidays, Nassau, Queen Victoria, reggae, residents association, rum, Sky Juice, Torquay, tourism, Travel, UK
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 597
Orange and purple are the new black in Maryland The other day I wore an orange top here in the USA. If you wear an orange top in Maryland people immediately assume you’re doing it to support the Orioles baseball … Continue reading
Posted in American, American customs, British, British American differences, culture, expat, Maryland, Travel
Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Amsterdam, Britain, British, British accent, Culture, expat life, expats, hocoblogs@@@, maryland, Orioles, Peep Show, Peeps, Ravens, Travel, TV, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 596
The Streets of Philadelphia So, when I think of Philly, my mind immediately turns to 80s movies such as Rocky and Trading Places, where the 80s struggling economy made an impact and the streets were grey and filled with homeless … Continue reading
Posted in American, American customs, British, expats, roadtrip, USA
Tagged America, American, American cities, American history, Americans, Betsy Ross, Britain, British, Elfreth Alley, expat, expats, food, freedom, liberty, Liberty Bell, London, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philly art museum, roadtrip, Rocky, Rocky steps, tourism, Travel, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 585
UK culture in USA schools – talent show time! Harry’s school is holding a ‘cultural talent show’ whereby the children are encouraged to ‘demonstrate a talent reflective of your culture’ and ‘take to the fashion show ramp while modeling your … Continue reading
Posted in British American differences, British customs, cutlure, expats, UK, USA
Tagged America, American, babyshower, Britain, British, British accents, Culture, Downton Abbey, expat, expats, Halloween, Kevin the Teenager, redcoats, talent show, The Young ONes, Travel, UK, USA, Vyvyan Basterd, War of 1812
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 584
USA is THE place! As I prepare to depart Uncle Sam’s shores, I hear that the USA is becoming the most desirable to move to from the UK. Apparently almost half of UK residents admit they would not miss the over-crowding … Continue reading
Posted in American, British, British American differences, expats, moving, Travel
Tagged America, American, Britain, British, British food, British weather, Culture, expat life, expats, hocoblogs@@@, moving, reallymoving.com, Travel, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 578
Desperate goings-on in the USA today Random things from the USA today…… 1. Harry attended his elementary school dance yesterday. He was slightly disappointed by it, though, since it was ‘nothing like the Enchantment Under the Sea dance in Back … Continue reading
Posted in American, expats, Travel, UK
Tagged America, American, Back to the Future, Britain, British, Culture, England, expat, expat life, New York, St Trinian's, Taxi Driver, Travel, UK USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 577
Make ’em laugh, British dude! Back in September I met this British guy in NYC and we drank Bellini’s, as is the way in NYC, and talked about all things American vs British. Such fun! Then I decided to interview … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Travel, UK
Tagged America, Britain, Chris Williams, comedy, Culture, expat, expat life, Global Living Magazine, hocoblogs@@@, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 568
Accents in The Wire As a Brit in the USA, I am fascinated by how fascinating my accent is to Americans. ‘Say this word and this one and this one!’ they cry (often British swear words appeal to a certain … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged accents, America, American, American accents, Americans, Bath, Britain, British, British accent, cockney, Desperate Housewives, drive up banking, drive-thru, English, Gringotts, Harry Potter, hocoblogs@@@, hole in the wall, New Jersey, Southern accent, states, Talking Well Consulting, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 564
Rosie runs across America “The idea for this journey is to run across America and to run into America and to celebrate the lives of people nobody knows. At my age, you can’t wait for the world to come to you. … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged America, American, Britain, British, cup of tea, Desperate Housewife problems, England, English, Expat problems, expats, Giant Supermarket, Harry Potter, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, kebab, London, London snow, maryland, math, Rosie Swales Pope, running across America, Travel, UK, USA, Wales, watermelon, Welsh
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 563
British stuff wot I spotted in the UK These are some of the things that amused me and that charmed me whilst I was in the UK. Just take a look at the gallery 🙂 Expat Austin Mum Here is … Continue reading
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