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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 456

Posted on August 12, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

California, part 5 Plastic fantastic I really have to share this LA conversation that I totally eavesdropped on in a fancy Beverly Hills restaurant between two gay guys, who I later found out are make up artists in the industry. … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 451

Posted on August 6, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

California, part 1 ROADTRIP!!! So, off we popped just over two weeks ago to the West Coast from the muggy East Coast for our California roadtrip. A lot of people told us where we should visit, and some advice we … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 448

Posted on July 15, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Gobsmacked There was this little story on a Washington radio station yesterday involving British boy band One Direction, all about how this British girl, who couldn’t talk, was blown a kiss by member Harry Styles and then, apparently, she could … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 447

Posted on July 13, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Don’t park on the wrong side of the road Oooh, us Brits do get in wrong in America-land sometimes. Like parking. In the UK, if you spot a cheeky parking space on the opposite side of the road, there ain’t … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 446

Posted on July 9, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

State laws As I mentioned in my last blog, I get a little confuddled by state laws and how different they all are. In fact, someone mentioned to me only last week that America was just a big place with … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Britain, British, Buzzfeed, Culture, Declaration of Independence, Deputy Prime Minister, England, English, Europe, expat, expats, football, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, Magna Carta, state laws, Travel, UK, USA | 32 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 445

Posted on July 9, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Fireworks/guns In my state I can’t buy fireworks. Cos it’s illegal. But, if I want to, I can by a shotgun or a hunting rifle without getting fingerprinted and licensed. My friends who do buy fireworks for 4 July head … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 444

Posted on July 6, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Things Brits miss There was a list published recently about things Brits in the USA miss. To be honest, I don’t miss that much from this list. BUT….there is one thing I really, really miss whilst I live in here … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 443

Posted on July 5, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

International Creative I think I’ll be taking the title ‘International Creative’ as my new job title after reading this 😉 Delighted to get an ‘Alice’ award 🙂 Shakespeare in America There is a thing about Shakespeare in America and it’s … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 441

Posted on June 30, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

‘Put the what on?’ Episode #1 Recently I was at my American friend’s house and I asked if I could ‘put the kettle on’. Yes, this is a very British thing to do, naturally. Her husband looked up in shock. … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 440

Posted on June 29, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Football/soccer USA There’s some crazy broad in the USA saying that soccer is BAD for you. Not guns, or sugar, or drink(drunk)-driving, but FOOTBALL. In the midst of the world’s World Cup joy, that even the USA are sharing (yes, … Continue reading →