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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 373
Titan Yeah, this is the new storm here on the East Coast of the USA messing with our daily lives. I think everyone’s pretty much had it with this weather malarkey. Mother Nature owes me a few $$$ is lost … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, antibiotics, banking, Blog, Britain, British, checks, cheques, Comcast video, Culture, east coast, Ellen De Generes, Evening in the Stacks, expat, flu, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, OScars, snow, storm, Titan, Twitter, UK, USA, weather, West Coast
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 372
Mailbox / letterbox Study this picture: Harry’s homework was to draw a picture of the ‘Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe’. Being the creative type he is, he actually drew the ‘Old Woman Who Lived in a Tiger Foot’. … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, American football, American pubs, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, British accent, California, Christmas, Culture, cup of tea, England, English, English pubs, expat, expats, food, football, Gobby Brit, hocoblogs@@@, ketchup, language, letterbox, lifestyle, mailbox, Queen's English, Rugby, tea with lemon, Thanksgiving, Thoughts, turkey, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 371
Love Actually I’ve been talking to my friends about Love Actually, that Brit movie in which Brits go to America and Hugh Grant is Prime Minister. There is a lot of love for it in the USA. Especially, this bit… … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Britain, British, crepe, Culture, David Cameron, England, English, expat, Fat Tuesday, food, hocoblogs@@@, Hugh Grant, Kris Marshall, Lent, Love Actually, Pancake Day, pancakes, Prime Minister, Shrove Tuesday, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 369
Arizona Well, I’ve been following this Arizona nonsense about discriminating against same-sex couples. And, at last, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer vetoed a controversial bill that would have allowed businesses in the state to deny service to gays and lesbians if … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, anti-gay legislation, Arizona, Beatles, bicep curl, Blog, Britain, British, Brookside, Culture, dialect, English, expat, Governor Jan Brewer, hocoblogs@@@, language, Liverpool accent, Martin Luther King Day, Scouse, Somerset, Super Bowl, Thoughts, UK, USA, weather
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 368
Liberty Insurance Man This man was dressed as the Statue of Liberty today in the cold. He was promoting Liberty Insurance on the side of the road. Just made me laugh. I don’t think we’d get this kind of thing … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, bagels, Baltimore, Blog, Britain, British, California, Centennial Park, coffee, Columbia, Columbia Mall, Culture, Daisy Dukes, driving, Ellicott City, expat, food, Girl Scout cookies, guns, Howard County, Liberty Insurance, Macy's, maryland, Po-Po, police, shorts, Slough, St Patrick's Day, summer, sun, The Wire, Thoughts, toilet doors, Travel, TV commercials, UK, weather, yield sign
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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
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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
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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
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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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