Tag Archives: Desperate Housewives

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 604

Posted on April 26, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Explaining my blog title This weekend a local chap approached me at a festival. He’d seen me at some blog parties in Howard County and a few political events. He found the title of my blog confusing. ‘So you’re a desperate … Continue reading →

Posted in American, American customs, bloggers, blogging, blogs, British, British American differences, British customs, Travel, UK, USA | Tagged America, American, Americans, baseball, blogging, blogs, British, cricket, Desperate Housewives, English, fish and chips, fish on Friday, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Howard County magazine, ironic, irony, mitts, pizza, school lunches, spring, UK, USA | 7 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 570

Posted on February 15, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Basketball courts It has been pointed out to me that American basketball courts are, if looked upon at the correct angle, mildly amusing. Snigger like school children if you will. 🙂 The Real Desperate Housewives of Howard County It’s been … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, basketball court, British, Bunco, dentists, desperate housewife, Desperate Housewives, doctors, drinking, England, expat, expat life, flamingo happy hour, going to the loo, happy hour, hocoblogs@@@, McMansion, medical bills, NHS, parlor game, private health insurance, toilet seats, UK, USA | Leave a comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 568

Posted on February 12, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Accents in The Wire As a Brit in the USA, I am fascinated by how fascinating my accent is to Americans. ‘Say this word and this one and this one!’ they cry (often British swear words appeal to a certain … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, American accents, Americans, Bath, Britain, British, British accent, cockney, Desperate Housewives, drive up banking, drive-thru, English, Gringotts, Harry Potter, hocoblogs@@@, hole in the wall, New Jersey, Southern accent, states, Talking Well Consulting, UK, USA | Leave a comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 567

Posted on February 11, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Swearing in a British accent Some American friends I have actually ASK me to swear because they like the sound of it in my British accent. One even said to me that they think it’s funny how everything sounds more … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, bloody, British, British accent, bugger, desperate housewife, Desperate Housewives, expat, expat life, swearing | Leave a comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 553

Posted on January 7, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Honest expat interview I wrote this interview last year in November. It’s interesting to read it again as I hit the ‘7 months till I go home mark’. Some of the things that stand out to me about how my … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, Americans, Blog, British, Columbia, community, Desperate Housewives, England, English, expat, expat life, hocoblogs@@@, Little Britain, maryland, suburban, suburbia, Travel, UK, USA | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 354

Posted on February 4, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

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 | 8 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 227

Posted on September 9, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Gettysburg I don’t know enough about the Civil War, as I’ve said before, apart from that which I’ve gleaned from movies and TV series. So a trip to Gettysburg was what was needed to rectify that. I’ll be honest, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged academic, Alpha Gamma, America, American, American Civil War, American history, Americans, battlefields, beer, Blog, Britain, civil war, Confederate, Culture, Desperate Housewives, England, expat, fraternities, Freshers' Week, Gettysburg, Gettysburg Address, history, hocoblogs@@@, lip gloss, Robert Smith, societies, sorotities, The Cure, UK, underwear, Union, university, USA | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 220

Posted on September 3, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

American TV shows….and how they influenced my view of America A recent article by Ruth Margolis, who writes for the BBC America site Mind the Gap, touched on American TV shows, where she stated (I am guessing with her tongue … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Alexia Ath, aliens, America, American, Americans, Athens, Baltimore, Baywatch, BBC America, bikinis, Blog, British, Culture, Deliverance, Desperate Housewives, ET, Europe, expat, Glee, Greece, hocoblogs@@@, houses, Howard County, lifeguards, lifestyle, London, Martin O'Malley, Mind the Gap, movies, Mum in London, parenting, Ruth Margolis, school, schooling, The Wire, Travel, tv shows, UK, USA, X Files | Leave a comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 131

Posted on May 19, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Wino in the Woods Yep, we did Wine in the Woods yesterday, so this blog comes to you with a large cup of tea and aspirin on the side. I went in on a press pass, which was an ace … Continue reading →