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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 629

Posted on June 30, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Things about the USA that I won’t miss and things that America should adopt from the UK or just get rid of America, USA, The U.S, Uncle Sam – I loves ya, you know I do, but having been here … Continue reading →

Posted in American, American customs, blogging, Britain, British, British American differences, British customs, culture, England, expat, expat British, expat life, expats, Travel | Tagged #hocomd, America, American, American and British differences, American history, American problems, Americans, blogging, Boxing Day, Britain, British, Columbia MD, commercials, driving, England, expat, expat life, hocoblogs@@@, holidays, July 4th, maryland, roundabouts, soda, TV, UK, Uncle Sam, underaking | 16 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 607

Posted on May 4, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Brit gals in the Bahamas, part 1 This is a brief travel blog of two Brit gals living in the USA who headed to the Bahamas for a long weekend. You don’t want the long version, cos we nattered non stop … Continue reading →

Posted in Bahamas, blogging, British, culture, expat life, expats, Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Bahamas, beaches, Blog, Britain, British, British accent, Brits, Caribbean, Columbia, Culture, driving, expats, Gibraltar, history, hocoblogs@@@, holidays, Nassau, Queen Victoria, reggae, residents association, rum, Sky Juice, Torquay, tourism, Travel, UK | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 560

Posted on January 27, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Back in the USA So, I’ve had 10 days in the UK. It was a strange experience being back. It’s almost like I’ve been having a love affair for nearly three years with a glamorous, crazy, amusing and confusing, challenging and … Continue reading →

Posted in American, expat, Travel, UK | Tagged #hocomd, accents, America, Americans, Britain, British, chavs, Columbia, driving, England, English, English accent, English countryside, expat, expat life, expats, family, Greggs, hocoblogs@@@, hooking up, Hot Fuzz, Howard County, Jeremy Kyle, Joanna Trollope, maryland, sausage rolls, teenagers, Travel, TV, UK, USA, Vicar of Dibley, villages | 10 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 545

Posted on December 31, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The Christmas Roadtrip ‘Down South’ Before we start at the beginning, we need to start at the end. The end happened yesterday and I declared that, whilst the trip had been brillopads, that was enough roadtripping for me for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, American accent, American biscuits, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, British accent, Chapel Hill, Chicken Poop Bingo, driving, English, expat, food, Hob Nob, holidays, North Carolina, rich tea, roadtrip, roadtripping, Southern accent, southern charm, Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen, Travel, UK, USA | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 534

Posted on December 5, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Visitor from the UK So my visitor has only been here 24 hours now from the UK, but she’s noticing the differences already. She’s been to the States before, but she’s never lived here, and as you and I know, … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Blog, brilliant, Britain, British, Claire McGill, Culture, driving, England, English, expat, Fox 45, fridges, hocoblogs@@@, roads, Travel, TV, UK, USA, visiting | 1 Comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 527

Posted on November 20, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Living in the ‘Columbubble’ I don’t know who coined this phrase for our little part of Desperate Housewife suburban America, but Columbia is a bubble and shall henceforth be forever more known as ‘Columbubble’. I attribute this clever name to … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, Alan Partridge, America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Blog, Britain, British, Columbia, Columbubble, Culture, desperate housewife, driving, Ellicott City, England, English, expat, expats, George Washington, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, lifestyle, maryland, McDonalds, McMansions, President of the USA, Stepford Wives, suburban, suburbia, The Truman Show, Thoughts, Tom Coale, Travel, Truman Burbank, UK, USA, Whole Foods | 9 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 503

Posted on October 23, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Confusion about undertaking! In my last post I ranted about ‘undertaking’ on the USA roads. Some people thought I was talking about funeral homes (WTF?!), or they thought undertaking was just like overtaking. Mais non! Undertaking is this: To overtake a vehicle … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, driving, English, expat, expats, farting, Halloween, hocoblogs@@@, school, UK, undertaking, USA | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 502

Posted on October 21, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Undertaking, USA style I’ve mentioned before how I love driving on the roads in the USA because they are [mostly] big and open and it takes less time to get to places than it does in the UK, because of … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Brillopads, Britain, British, British slang, cars, driving, English, road rage, swearing, UK, undertaking, USA, V sign | 7 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 492

Posted on October 5, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Poems about America and Britain Last night I woke up in the middle of the night and I was laughing. Why was I laughing? Because I had made up some poems / limericks about the differences between America and Britain … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, British vs America, Culture, driving, England, English, expat, expats, hocoblogs@@@, poems, poop, road rage, sport, Ted Hughes, toilet humour, UK, USA | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 482

Posted on September 10, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Creatives award A piece that my lovely friend Kate Evans and I put together for Global Living Magazine about her expat experience in Botswana and the difficulty of coming back home has won a ‘creatives’ award. How lovely! See the … Continue reading →