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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 471
Knives in America This is not a post about stabbings in the USA. Oh no, this is a post about superstitions about knives in the USA! In many places in the United States it is considered bad luck to hand … Continue reading
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Tagged #als, #icebucketchallenge, #icebucketchallenge #als, America, American, Americans, Britain, British, Culture, expat, hocoblogs@@@, knives, redneck, superstition, UK, USA, White House
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 470
Mooching USA stylie The other day I wrote a blog post about living in America as a Brit and I used the term ‘mooching’, as in I was going to mooch around the new Whole Foods supermarket that has been … Continue reading
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 469
Back with the Amish One of the places in the USA that made an impression on me the first time I visited it was Lancaster, PA and the Amish country. I wanted to go again to feel its surrealness and … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, American flag, Americans, Amish, Amish people, Blog, Britain, British, British Embassy, British flag, Culture, England, expat, hocoblogs@@@, Lancaster PA, lifestyle, President, Travel, Twitter, UK, USA, Washington, White House, White House BBQ
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 468
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
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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
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 466
New Orleans The food, the music and the eclectic culture! The Food If there is a shrimp, lobster, fish, gumbo wotnot and stuff like that on EVERY menu, you can pretty much guarantee that I am sold on a place. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1950s, America, American, Americans, Beignet, blues, British, Crawfish Etouffe, Creole, Culture, DBA, expat, Fats Domino, food, Frenchman Street, Fried Green Tomatoes and Shrimp, gospel brunch, gospel music, hocoblogs@@@, House of Blues, Jambalya, Jazz, jitterbug, lifestyle, Louis Armstrong, Muffuletta, New Orleans, NOLA, Po Boy, Revival, rock music, soul, The Spotted Cat, Travel, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 465
Let’s talk New Orleans! When I flew back from Louisiana’s little French/Creole/Spanish swampy party kooky culture-fest last night I felt like I was heading back to Maryland from a completely different country. New Orleans, whilst it might be described as … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, beads, Blog, boobs, booze, Bourbon Street, Britain, British, Creole, crime, Culture, Detroit, Disneyland, England, expat, expats, French, French Quarter, Frenchman Street, Garden District, guns, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, Mardi Gras, maryland, murder capital, New Orleans, NOLA for Life, Travel, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 464
How to say New Orleans Right, before we get started on the New Orleans blog, let’s get it straight about how to pronounce this place. I, being a Brit, have called it plain and simple ‘New Or-leens’. But, my chums … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, art, Blog, Bourbon Street, Britain, British, crime, Culture, expat, hocoblogs@@@, Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana, New Orleans, NOLA, Travel, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 462
The missing H I love to tease my American friends about their pronunciation of the word ‘herbs’. ‘Say the words I spell out,’ say I. ‘H-E-R-B-S.’ ‘Oh, ‘erbs,’ they say. ‘What are you, effing French!? It’s only acceptable to say … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Britain, British, Culture, Eddie Izzard, England, Enid Blyton, expat, Helena Bonham Carter, herbs pronunciation, hocoblogs@@@, language, lifestyle, tennis shoes, The Famous Five, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 461
American ‘schools’ I get very confused when Americans say, for example: ‘My girlfriend is at school’, especially when those Americans are in their 20s and 30s, because then I have to remind myself that when they say ‘school’ they actually … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, bacon festival, Best in Show, British, corn dogs, Culture, Deep Fried Oreos, driving, England, expat, holidays, Howard County, Howard County State Fair, ice cream, kettles, Miami, school, summer, Travel, UK, USA
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