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Tag Archives: Dallas
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 551
America’s love affair with Downton Abbey I’ve been invited tonight to a Downton Abbey party. I’m not sure what to wear – do I go for the downstairs maid’s uniform or totally upscale it with a Lady Mary ensemble? Will … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, bbc, British, British accent, class, Culture, Dallas, Downton Abbey, England, English, expat, George Clooney, hocoblogs@@@, Hollywood, Lady Mary, Lady Sybil, lifestyle, Richard E Grant, Season 5 Downton Abbey, soap operas, society, TV, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 496
American accents – blurred lines! I keep getting comments about my TV news appearance from folks in the UK saying I sound really American! What???!!! I donned my best British accent for that piece! I suspect there are a few … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, American, American accent, Americans, Baltimore, Becky Martin, Britain, British, British accent, Chris Addison, Culture, Dallas, Downtown Baltimore, England, English, expat, expats, hocoblogs@@@, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, maryland, Orioles, Peep Show, Sue Ellen, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Thick of It, Travel, UK, USA, Veep
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 477
My name American-stylie American woman to me: ‘What’s your name?’ ‘Claire.’ ‘How do you spell that?’ ‘C-L-A-I-R-E’ ‘Oh…Claire! That’s my middle name!’ ‘Oh ha ha! How do you say it then?’ ‘I say it Clay-air. I am from the South, … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, Blood ties, Britain, British, Chaz Higgs, cop, Dallas, Deadly Affairs, English, expat, firefighters, hocoblogs@@@, Investigation Discovery, Kathy Augustine, pronunciation, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 413
The American Dream The American Dream: what does that mean? I think it means achieving happiness and success and wotnot in all that you do, whether that’s working your arse off in a corporate company and making lots of money … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, American dream, Americans, Baltimore, Blog, Britain, British, British Bobby, British fete, British garden party, cake, Culture, cup of tea, Dallas, Eastenders, England, English, expat, expats, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, maryland, Punch and Judy, Travel, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 144
Wrong side / right side of the road Every time (and I mean every time) I get in to the car and drive I do consciously still say to myself ‘drive on the right, drive on the right’. (Note, I … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Bowie, British, Columbia, cowboys, Culture, Dallas, DC, driving, expat, freeways, Governor of Maryland, highways, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Hugh Laurie, Interstates, John Ross Jr, language, Martin O'Malley, maryland, Texas, UK, USA, Washington
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 103
How NOT to do drive-up banking So, drive-up banking is, as I have declared before – BLOODY BRILLIANT. I love it! When people come to stay I just want to show them drive-up banking, so even the smallest amount of … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, baseball, Blog, British, Columbia, Dallas, drive up banking, expat, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Jackie Robinson, lifestyle, maryland, nail salon, Patrick Duffy, The People's Court, The View, Thoughts, Travel, TV, UK, USA, walking, weather, Whoopie Goldberg
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