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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 489

Posted on September 29, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Friday night lights On the bucket list was a desire to attend a high school football game and watch the marching band geek it up with their trombones and aubergine slacks, see cheerleaders flick flack, high kick and shake their … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, American football, American humor, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, British hunour, Central Park, cheerleaders, Chris Williams, comedy, Culture, England, English, expat, expats, Friday night lights, Ground Zero, high school, hocoblogs@@@, jocks, marching band, New York, NYC, NYPD, That Brit Guy NYC, The High Line, Times Square, Travel, UK, Uncle Sam, USA, Washington Square | Leave a comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 399

Posted on April 6, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

My So-Called Teenage Life in the USA I am a bit fascinated about what it must be like to be a teenager in the USA. Why? Because, quite simply, I grew up as a teenager in the UK and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, AS levels, Breakfast Club, Britain, British, cheerleaders, Columbia, Culture, drinking, education, England, English, expat, expats, Gibraltar, Glee, graduation, Grease, high school, high school lockers, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, jocks, lifestyle, marching bands, Politics, proms, school, social, teenagers, UK, UK schools, USA, yellow school bus | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 397

Posted on April 3, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Knowing me, knowing you – aha! America is missing something, and that thing is most excellent and needs to enjoyed. That thing is Alan Partridge, aka Steve Coogan. America knows him for Philomena, but we Brits knew him a long … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Alan Partridge, Alpha Papa, cheerleaders, crisps, ice hockey, marmite, Minnesota, Philomena, Rugby, Somerset, Steve Coogan, Twiglets, Wellington School, Wisconsin | Leave a comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 358

Posted on February 10, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

USA basketball is messing with my head! So, yesterday I encountered American basketball for the first time (Washington Wizards vs the Sacramento Kings). I’d seen the Harlem Globtrotters before (see here for a reminder of THAT experience!), but this was … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged acid trip, American, Americans, baseball, basketball, Blog, Britain, British, cheerleaders, Culture, Dude Ranch, England, expat, expats, food, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, music, noise, pizza, pulled pork, Sacramento Kings, school snow days, soda, Travel, UK, USA, Vicar of Dibley, Washington Wizards, Wimbledon | 7 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 309

Posted on December 2, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Back to college? Whilst I am here in the USA I really, really want to find out more about what college (university) life is like. Look, I’ve watched enough crappy TV shows and movies (yes, I am totally basing this … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Amazon, America, American, American Pie 2, Americans, Britain, British, California, cheerleaders, coffee, college, college football, Culture, cup of tea, England, expat, fraternities, Freshers' Week, freshman, Friday night lights, hocoblogs@@@, Mid-West, Monsters University, PoPo, sorotities, UK, UK universities, university, USA | 7 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 216

Posted on August 30, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Cheerleaders suspended for hazing I confess that I did not know what ‘hazing’ was when I read this cheerleading story on CBS. I asked my husband. ‘Do you know what hazing is?’ ‘Yes,’ he replied. ‘It’s when people do initiation … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, Americans, British, cheerleaders, Culture, expat, hazing, hocoblogs@@@, Ken Ulman, Labor Day weekend, maryland, suspension, Towson University, UK, USA | 6 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 212

Posted on August 27, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

A glimpse of USA schooling The best things about walking to school in the USA is (hold on, we walk? – yes, WE WALK!!!)…anyway, the best thing, for me, is personality spotting in the groups of kids as they head … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, British, cheerleaders, Culture, detention, Emos, expat, geeks, Glee, high school, hocoblogs@@@, jocks, Judd Nelson, poo jokes, stereotyping, The Breakfast Club, UK, USA, walking | 3 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 137

Posted on May 28, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

George Washington Harry is singing a lovely song all about George Washington being a ‘great, great man’ at the moment, which he was taught at school. And a super little ditty it is too, except that when I listen to … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, BBC America, British, cheerleaders, cheese, cheese rolling, coffee, Cooper's Hill, Culture, expat, fruitcake, George Washington, gloucestershire, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Johnny Carson, July 4th, Mind the Gap, Ohio, Paul McCartney, UK, USA, Walmart | 8 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 79

Posted on February 4, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

My Virgin Super Bowl So, get a cup of tea (hot for UK peeps and iced for USA folks) and prepare for my Super Bowl installment….. 🙂 Pre-Super Bowl My previous blog got me two invitations to Super Bowl parties, … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 49ers, America, American, Americans, balloons, Baltimore, Beyonce, British, cake, cheerleaders, chicken wings, commercials, Culture, expat, expats, Fifty Shades of Grey, food, football, grocery store, gumbo shrimp, half-time, Harbaugh brothers, hocoblogs@@@, holidays, hospitality, Howard County, lights out, Man with Two Brains, maryland, men, monkey bread, parties, Ravens, Ray Lewis, San Francisco, school, sobriety test, Steve Martin, Super Bowl, Super Bowl Sunday, Thoughts, Travel, UK, USA | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 78

Posted on January 30, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Superbowl weekend So, it’s the Superbowl this weekend and that means A LOT of talk about football (and chicken wings, which, apparently, Americans will consume over 1 billion of during the game. Super Bowl Sunday is the second-largest day of … Continue reading →