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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 481
How to be British An American friend asked me if her British accent passed muster the other day. It was pretty good. She said she had found a site about being British and she would attempt to pass herself off … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged accents, African-American, America, American, Americans, Baltimore Post Examiner, Blog, Britain, British, British accent, British language, England, English, hocoblogs@@@, homesick, Lie back and think of England, lifestyle, New Orleans, Ruby Bridges, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 479
On the telly! Well, Desperados, I had my USA TV debut last night and in case you missed it, here are some shots from the show, Investigation Discovery’s Season 3 episode, Blood Ties, where I play a cop! If you … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged 1812, Alexandria, America, American, American independence, Americans, Blog, Blood ties, Britain, British, British American relations, British Embassy, bucket list, cricket, DC, England, expat, expats, hocoblogs@@@, House of Cards, ID season 3, Investigation Discovery, sailing, tug of war, UK, USA, Virginia
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 476
How Brits celebrate Labor Day Labor Day in the USA is like the Bank Holibobs in the UK. So, how do we Brits celebrate it? Playing a traditional British sport, of course. Cricket, with rain intervals, naturally. Welcome Fall It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged America, American, Americans, Autumn, Bank Holidays, Britain, British, bucket list, cricket, Culture, England, English, expat, fall, hocoblogs@@@, holibobs, Labor Day, maryland, repatriation, tradition, UK, USA, weather
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 469
Back with the Amish One of the places in the USA that made an impression on me the first time I visited it was Lancaster, PA and the Amish country. I wanted to go again to feel its surrealness and … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged America, American, American flag, Americans, Amish, Amish people, Blog, Britain, British, British Embassy, British flag, Culture, England, expat, hocoblogs@@@, Lancaster PA, lifestyle, President, Travel, Twitter, UK, USA, Washington, White House, White House BBQ
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 465
Let’s talk New Orleans! When I flew back from Louisiana’s little French/Creole/Spanish swampy party kooky culture-fest last night I felt like I was heading back to Maryland from a completely different country. New Orleans, whilst it might be described as … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged America, American, Americans, beads, Blog, boobs, booze, Bourbon Street, Britain, British, Creole, crime, Culture, Detroit, Disneyland, England, expat, expats, French, French Quarter, Frenchman Street, Garden District, guns, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, Mardi Gras, maryland, murder capital, New Orleans, NOLA for Life, Travel, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 462
The missing H I love to tease my American friends about their pronunciation of the word ‘herbs’. ‘Say the words I spell out,’ say I. ‘H-E-R-B-S.’ ‘Oh, ‘erbs,’ they say. ‘What are you, effing French!? It’s only acceptable to say … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Britain, British, Culture, Eddie Izzard, England, Enid Blyton, expat, Helena Bonham Carter, herbs pronunciation, hocoblogs@@@, language, lifestyle, tennis shoes, The Famous Five, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 461
American ‘schools’ I get very confused when Americans say, for example: ‘My girlfriend is at school’, especially when those Americans are in their 20s and 30s, because then I have to remind myself that when they say ‘school’ they actually … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, bacon festival, Best in Show, British, corn dogs, Culture, Deep Fried Oreos, driving, England, expat, holidays, Howard County, Howard County State Fair, ice cream, kettles, Miami, school, summer, Travel, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 459
California – the final part! San Francisco I was very excited to be approaching San Francisco because, as anyone who has ever worked with me will know, when I am bored I like to play games and when we played … Continue reading
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Tagged Alcatraz, America, American, Americans, Blog, Bourbon Street, Britain, British, California, Chinatown, Columbia, Crookedest Street, Culture, England, expat, Golden Gate Bridge, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, maryland, New Orleans, roadtrip, San Fran, San Francisco, Travel, UK, USA
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