Tag Archives: British humour

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 522

Posted on November 15, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Baltimore City Police Ride-Along I can’t say too much about my ride-along cos of the confidentiality with the Homicide Department whom I rode along with last night, but I can say this: 1. It is like The Wire in areas … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, Americans, Baltimore, Baltimore Homicide Department, Baltimore police, British humour, Canade, cops, David Simon, expat life, homicide, maryland, murders, ride along, The Corner, The Wire, UK, USA | 6 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 513

Posted on November 4, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Election Day It’s Election Day in the USA! 🙂 Hooray! Which means the schools are closed. 😦 Boo! Nonetheless, folks are out voting here in Columbia, MD. This is what Harry’s school looks like today… The best bit about going … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, American elections, British, British humour, coincidence, Columbia, Election day, England, expat, Expat blog, expats, Fifty Shades of Grey, hocoblogs@@@, maryland, MD, Nicole Bormel Miller, One Direction, Rule the World, Take That, Travel, USA, voting in America | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 511

Posted on November 1, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Taking the piss UK style How we Brits love to take the piss out of each other, out of events, out of everyone else, and out of ourselves. ‘Taking the piss – one of the things Americans find hardest about … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged American, American comedy, American humor, British, British humour, comedy, English, expat, hocoblogs@@@, irony, Ricky Gervais, sarcasm, sarcastic, taking the piss, UK, USA | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 480

Posted on September 8, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

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 →

Posted in Travel | Tagged BBC America, British accent, British charm, British humour, criss cross apple sauce, self deprecation, X factor | 7 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 468

Posted on August 24, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Black cats in the USA So, in the UK, we consider it lucky if a black cat crosses your path. My days are generally very, very lucky because I have two black cats and they cross my path all the … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, black cats, Blog, Britain, British, British humour, Columbia, Columbia Lakefront, Culture, expat, Haven on the Lake, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, maryland, middle class, organic, redevelopment, sense of humour, supermarket, superstition, taking the piss, UK, USA, Whole Foods | 6 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 380

Posted on March 12, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

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 →

Posted in Travel | 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 | 1 Comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 361

Posted on February 14, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Say Uncle! What does this mean? Apparently, with the recent snow storm, folks here in the USA are commenting that you’ve just got to say ‘Uncle’ and be done with it. I don’t know what you’re on about! (Or, at … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, Agatha Christie, America, American, Americans, arts, beaches, Blog, boarding school, Britain, British, British fashion, British humour, Canada, expat, expats, fish and chips, hocoblogs@@@, Kenneth Williams, lifestyle, Mallory Towers, Oooh Matron!, Prince Charles, quintessentially British, Say Uncle!, sense of humour, theatre, traditions, UK, United States, USA, Wimbledon | 3 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 206

Posted on August 16, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Drug deal! Well, not quite. So here’s the tale….. Today I was in Annapolis with Harry, having a mooch about the streets and lanes around the waterfront before boarding the Pirate Adventure ship. Annapolis is a lovely, genteel, historical place … Continue reading →