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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 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 362
Taco/taco Apparently, I don’t say Taco correctly, like the Americans do, according to Harry. And he might very well be right. ‘Would you like a taco?’ (I pronounce it TACK-O) ‘A what? It’s not TACK-O. Americans say TAH-KO. But it’s … Continue reading
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 359
What happens when a bunch of British women in the USA get together…..? Tea! Scones! McVities Digestives! Millionaire’s Shortbread! That’s what happens! I met up with a group of British ladies this week, all of whom have been in the … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, American accents, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, British accents, British expats, British teeth, Cheerio!, cheese and biscuits, Culture, cup of tea, cuppa, England, expat, expats, Great Britain, Her Majesty the Queen, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, maryland, Millionaire's Shortbread, quintessentially British, scones, Smitten by Britain, tea, teeth, The Calendar Girls, Travel, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 358
USA basketball is messing with my head! So, yesterday I encountered American basketball for the first time (Washington Wizards vs the Sacramento Kings). I’d seen the Harlem Globtrotters before (see here for a reminder of THAT experience!), but this was … Continue reading
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Tagged acid trip, American, Americans, baseball, basketball, Blog, Britain, British, cheerleaders, Culture, Dude Ranch, England, expat, expats, food, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, music, noise, pizza, pulled pork, Sacramento Kings, school snow days, soda, Travel, UK, USA, Vicar of Dibley, Washington Wizards, Wimbledon
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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
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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
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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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