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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 365
Two nations divided by a common language George Bernard Shaw was correct when he said/wrote that line. (Some think it was Oscar Wilde who said it, and as much as I love that dude, I’m pretty convinced it was GBS.) … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged accents, America, American, American English, Americans, Britain, British, British English, Columbia, Culture, driving, England, English language, expat, George Bernard Shaw, hocoblogs@@@, indicators, ladder, larder, Oscar Wilde, pantry, Thoughts, turn signals, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 364
Walgreens, you make me happy when skies are grey/gray… The Walgreens where I live, in Columbia, is a very happy place. It is very American to me – in a good way. The music, what’s on the shelves, the people … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged America, American, Americans, BBC America, Blog, Britain, British, Columbia, Culture, expat, federal offence, hocoblogs@@@, mailbox, pants, phramacy, post box, Thoughts, UK, underpants, USA, Walgreens
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 363
Mountains I have to be honest, until you see something, sometimes you don’t even realise you miss it. Like mountains. We’ve been wedged in between work and snow days for the past few weeks, and with the knowledge that we’re … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged America, American, American Civil War, American history, Americans, apartment blocks, Appalachian mountains, bucket list, Caribbean, Columbia, Culture, Deliverance, expat, Harpers Ferry, history, hocoblogs@@@, John Brown, mall, maryland, mountains, Potomac, river, Shenondoah, Travel, UK, USA, weather, West Virginia
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 357
Opinions divided on Baltimore Ah, Baltimore. You are a conundrum. Some parts of Baltimore are rough: fact. Some parts are lush: fact. I, for one, would not saunter through some of the areas of Baltimore in my Daisy Dukes whistling … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged 'erbs, America, American, American pronunication, Americans, Austin Powers, Baltimore, Britain, British, British pronunciation, British teeth, Columbia, cricket, crime, Culture, Daisy Dukes, dentists, England, expat, herbs, hocoblogs@@@, Huffington Post, knocked me for six, lifestyle, maryland, Mulberry, NHS, pirates, Rosemary's Baby, school, scurvy, tea, teeth, UK, USA, violence
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 355
Letter boxes I miss my letter box being in my front door. Why? Well, the other day my friend wanted to drop something round for me in an envelope, but because I wasn’t in, so she couldn’t just push it … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, Columbia, Columbia Association, Culture, England, English, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, ice storm, Jeremy Paxman, letterbox, lifestyle, mail, man's house is his castle, post, residents' associations, streets, taxes, treehouse, UK, USA, valentines day, weather
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 354
This ad is the dog’s b*llocks! Well, I trawled through the Superbowl commercials from Sunday and I liked the Doritos one, because it was cute, and I don’t get what all the fuss is about the Coca-Cola one. Some folks … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged #AmericaisBeautiful, America, American, Americans, attorney, Blog, Brighton, Britain, British, CocaCola, Columbia, commericals, Culture, Desperate Housewives, Doritos, Ellicott City, expat, Facebook, Georgia, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Jamie Casino, lifestyle, maryland, New York, residents' associations, Roast Beef Monster Munch, Stepford Wives, Super Bowl, Thoughts, Torquay, treehouse, UK, USA, violation
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 351
American thoughts on the UK and British thoughts on America We two countries love each other right? Of course! And we two countries love to criticise each other, right? Of course! Well, I asked a bunch of expat Brits in … Continue reading
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 350
Valentine’s Day – Bah Bloody Humbug! (Note: grumpy Brit post follows… 😉 ) I’ve already had it with Valentine’s Day and the ‘everybody gets a card’ nonsense at school and it’s only January. Is this ridiculousness happening in the UK, … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, British slang, British words, colloquialisms, Columbia, Culture, England, English, expat, heartbroken, hocoblogs@@@, humbug, kids, kindergarten, language, Lost in the Pond, maryland, Mormons, Oprah Winfrey, Rugby, school, soccer, teenagers, The Color Purple, UK, USA, Valentines cards, valentines day, Wilde Lake
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 348
#hocounited The Mall in Columbia re-opened today at 1pm, after the shooting at the weekend. It felt subdued, but people proudly made their way around Mall, confirming that they were indeed #hocounited. People were sombre as they reflected on the … Continue reading
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Tagged #hocounited, America, American, Americans, Britain, British, Columbia, Culture, guns, Howard County, Mall in Columbia, Mall shooting, maryland, UK, USA
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