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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 502

Posted on October 21, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Undertaking, USA style I’ve mentioned before how I love driving on the roads in the USA because they are [mostly] big and open and it takes less time to get to places than it does in the UK, because of … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Brillopads, Britain, British, British slang, cars, driving, English, road rage, swearing, UK, undertaking, USA, V sign | 7 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 332

Posted on January 4, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Damn, it’s cold! Right, so it’s going to get very cold in the USA. Like super cold. Like freezing your wotsits off cold. Like don’t even think about reaching for the Daisy Dukes cold. Apparently some of the coldest air … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, American English, Americans, bathroom, Britain, British, British English, cars, cold, Culture, customised tags, elevators, English, Eskimos, expat, freezing, hocoblogs@@@, language, loo, pocket book, purse, snow, snow day, toilet, UK, USA, weather | 8 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 263

Posted on October 11, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Don’t blame my mother for the rain So, just because my ma has come over from the UK, I’d like to confirm that she did not bring this current onslaught of weather with her! This is crazy rain. My American … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Blighty, Blog, British, Buick, Buzzfeed, Cadillac, cars, Culture, Displaced Nation, driving, driving test, Ellicott City, expat, Fight Club, flooding, Ford, Gin and Tonic, GPS, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Interstates, Kate Allison, lifestyle, Live Work Travel USA, Mason-Dixon line, New England, pick up truck, polite rain, rain, rookie, school bus, severe weather warning, taxis, Tom Toms, traffic lights, Travel, UK, unapologetic rain, USA, weather | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 168

Posted on July 7, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Things I learned about America today 1. Cars with a white flag, bag or towel hanging from a closed window…I’ve seen a few of these recently. Cars that are parked up on the side of a highway or freeway and … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Andy Murray, Baltimore, Blog, British, broken down car, cars, code red, G&T, heat, heateave, hocoblogs@@@, Pimms, scones, strawberries and cream, tennis, UK, USA, weather, Wimbledon | 3 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 111

Posted on April 22, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

A new romance My other half is now in love with his American car, and it’s only been a week since they have been together. He declared that he loved it so much he would even consider shipping it back … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Buick, cars, hocoblogs@@@, McDonalds Drive-Thru, UK | 16 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 105

Posted on April 17, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Top 10 Exapt Blog Award! I woke up this morning, and, as usual, I reached for my phone to see what news and views and shenanigans are going on in the world and lo and behold I spy a comment … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, awarsds, Blog, British, Buick, cars, cicadas, driving, expat, expats, Ford Taurus, hocoblogs@@@, kids, lifestyle, maryland, teenagers, UK, USA | 19 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 76

Posted on January 22, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

ROAD TRIP! So, before I begin the tale of our road trip, let me begin by telling you a story about once upon a time when I visited a tarot card reader in Glastonbury. This tarot card reader told me … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Baltimore Ravens, British, Capitol Building, cars, civil war, commercials, Confederate, Culture, Django, Downtown, expats, fire hydrant, Fredericksburg, Guardian UK, highway, history, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, ice skating, inauguration, litter, marshmallows, maryland, NFL, Obama, parking violation, philanthropy, Politics, rhetoric, Richmond, road trip, southern charm, speeding, tarot cards, tattoo, Thoughts, Travel, Union, USA, Virginia | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 65

Posted on December 2, 2012 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

New York, New York And so, I am no longer a New York virgin, and I confess there was much pleasure to be had in allowing that virginity to be taken. I love New York, it’s my kind of place. … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 42nd street, Americans, bars, British, Broadway, Bryant Park Hotel, cars, Chelsea Market, christmas preparations, Christmas trees, fashion, food, hocoblogs@@@, ice-staking, jazz bars, lifestyle, mayors of nyc, movies, Naked Cowboy, nd Street, New York, NYC, Rockefeller Tower, Salvation Army, Simon Cowell, underground, virgin, winter, yellow cabs | 12 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 62

Posted on November 16, 2012 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Tire trouble So, I’m thinking that Mike the Mechanic from the Mafia may have had it in for me after all (did I not respond appropriately to his heartwarming proposal story…?) Anyhows, I get a tire ‘blow out’ 830 at … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, Americans, beans on toast, birthday parties, Blog, breakdown, British, cars, cold, crumpets, driving, expats, hocoblogs@@@, Italian, lifestyle, mafia, People, Thoughts, tires, toys | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 59

Posted on November 13, 2012 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Some little stories about America Mike the Mechanic “Hello there,” (Best British Accent), “there is a light on my dashboard and I don’t know what it means. Can anyone help me?” Room of mechanics turns round. (There are times being … Continue reading →