Tag Archives: Cheltenham

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 189

Posted on July 24, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

George Alexander Louis And that’s the baby’s name! So now we know. Job done. Not Wayne, or Gary, or Alan? Nope, it’s as royal as they come (a little French royal even…!) Ellicott City Colored School This place has intrigued … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 183

Posted on July 19, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Wrong side of the road Today, for the first time in a while, I drove on the wrong (that is left handside of the road…). Weird. Not sure why I did that. Preparing for those roads in the UK, perhaps? … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, Alabama, America, American, Americans, Blog, British, Cheltenham, cockney, Culture, dentist, driving, dumb laws, expat, expats, gloucestershire, hocoblogs@@@, Home Depot, insurance, Jewish Quarter, laws, Long Island, Manhatten, New York, Ring Dings, Robert Moses Beach, state laws, sue, TastyKake, teeth, Tennessee, Texas, Travel, UK, USA | 8 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 179

Posted on July 17, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Hot in the UK! Proof! Coming to the the USA A lot of Brits come and go in the USA, but makes them stay? Judy Ratner fell in love with an American and that was her passport to an all-new … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Blog, British, British Bobby, Cheltenham, Culture, expat, Falkalnd Islands, food, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Judy Ratner, Maggie Thatcher, maryland, mid-atlantic, Politics, pot luck lunch, pub, race, religion, Ronald Reagan, UK, USA, weather | 21 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 178

Posted on July 17, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Guns…. Oh, guns. This tweet was forwarded to me by an American friend today and it reads thus: Trying to explain our gun situation to people in other countries is like trying to explain Hitler to dogs. We Brits don’t … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 93

Posted on March 29, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Chuffed of Cheltenham / Columbia Today’s little episode that brought a smile to my face….. Man to me in the mall: Excuse me, do you write a blog about living in the States? Me: Yes, I do…. Man: Oh, I … Continue reading →