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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 352

Posted on February 2, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Superbowl Sunday Today is Superbowl Sunday. It’s not like last year’s buzz here on the East Coast when the Baltimore Raven’s were playing, but I guess in Seattle and Denver they are whooping it up! I’ll be watching the commercials … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Baltimore Ravens, Beast Mode, Britain, British, chicken wings, Culture, Denver, England, expat, expats, food, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, London, Marshawn Lynch, Seattle, Skittle Sausages, Superbowl commercials, Superbowl Sunday, UK, USA | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 351

Posted on January 30, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

American thoughts on the UK and British thoughts on America We two countries love each other right? Of course! And we two countries love to criticise each other, right? Of course! Well, I asked a bunch of expat Brits in … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged American, Americans, Britain, British, Columbia, criticism, Culture, England, expat, expat psychology, expats, hocoblogs@@@, open mind, Smitten by Britain, Thoughts, Travel, UK, USA, war | 3 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 350

Posted on January 29, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Valentine’s Day – Bah Bloody Humbug! (Note: grumpy Brit post follows… 😉 ) I’ve already had it with Valentine’s Day and the ‘everybody gets a card’ nonsense at school and it’s only January. Is this ridiculousness happening in the UK, … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, British slang, British words, colloquialisms, Columbia, Culture, England, English, expat, heartbroken, hocoblogs@@@, humbug, kids, kindergarten, language, Lost in the Pond, maryland, Mormons, Oprah Winfrey, Rugby, school, soccer, teenagers, The Color Purple, UK, USA, Valentines cards, valentines day, Wilde Lake | 9 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 346

Posted on January 24, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Nudity! I recently wrote a piece for the Union Jack Newspaper (a Brit paper in the USA) about USA vs UK attitudes to nudity. It’s amazing where my research will take me! Are our cultures divided by whether or not … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 4th July parade, America, American, Americans, attitude, Blog, Bridget Bardot, Britain, Culture, England, English, expat, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Liverpool, Manchester City, nudity, Pittsburgh Steelers, snow day, Tom Coale, UK, Union Jack Newspaper, USA | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 341

Posted on January 20, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

MLK day Today is Martin Luther King Day in the USA, which makes it a Federal holiday in honour of his birthday on 15 January. There are a host of parades taking place in American cities. I love these pictures … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore, birthday, Blog, Britain, British, Culture, England, Governor of Maryland, guns, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Martin Luther King, Martin O'Malley, maryland, MLK day, parade, snow, stink bugs, UK, USA, weather | 1 Comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 340

Posted on January 18, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

What do I know about the States? I really don’t know much about the other states of the USA apart from Maryland. I do, however, have some stereotypes in my head about them, mainly brought about from books and movies … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, California, celebrity bartender, Culture, Eastenders, England, Evening in the Stacks, florida, Geico commercials, guns, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Howard County Libraries, movie theater shooting, Norfolk, Pennsylvania, Texas, UK, UK Housewife USA, United States, USA, Vermont, Virginia | 6 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 339

Posted on January 15, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

USA musings today I love living in America, but the weather sucks right now. It doesn’t matter what country you are in, if the weather is effing miserable and grey, it’s just plain crappy. Come on East Coast America, find … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 1066, America, American, American football, Americans, Baltimore, Bayeux Tapestry, Blog, Britain, British, Culture, Emmy Rossum, England, expat, football, Henry VIII, history, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, Lt. Col. Robert Bateman, military time, NHS, Private healthcare, Ravens, roast dinner, school, Social studies, Spurs, UK, USA, walking, weather, wellies | 16 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 337

Posted on January 11, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Things I have pondered in America-land today I awoke at 4am today. Gawd knows why – might have been the lashing rain reminding me of England… Anyway, I wondered about the following things in America. They are neither controversial nor … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Arkansas, Blog, Britain, British, Columbia, Culture, diners, drive up banking, driving licence, Elephant and Piggie, England, expat, Haven on the Lake, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Illinois, Leslie Knope, maryland, Mo Willems, Parks and Recreation, Piegeon, Rosamund Pilcher, silverware, Thoughts, UK, USA, weather | 13 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 330

Posted on January 2, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Heading out west The UK Desperate Housewife has a plan and that plan is to hit the West Coast of the USA this year. San Fran, LA, Grand Canyon, Vegas etc. Woopie! The thing that I am looking forward to … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, Boston, Britain, British, Culture, Daisy Dukes, east coast, England, expat, Facebook, hocoblogs@@@, LA, Las Vegas, Latin, lifestyle, Mark Zuckerberg, patriotism, San Francisco, Travel, UK, USA, Wall Street, West Coast | 7 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 328

Posted on December 28, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The Christmas Break So, what has the UK Desperate Housewife UK been up to over Christmas week? Taking in a lot of American history, don’t ya know. And pondering about what makes American people American, and what made them not … Continue reading →