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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 342

Posted on January 21, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Expert expat Apparently, I am classed as an expert expat – well, whaddya know!? An opinionated expat, maybe…. Anyway, these guys asked me, along with some other expats, for some expat advice on getting along in your host country, money … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Britain, British, doomed, expats, expert expat, hocoblogs@@@, language, money, pants, polar vortex, snow day, suspenders, UK, USA, Washington DC, weather | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 324

Posted on December 18, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Christmas cards in the USA So, in the UK, we send Christmas cards that we bought at the shop/supermarket/discount store/posh shop or we make them with crafty bits or our child’s scribbles become the main feature of the card to … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, Buzzfeed, Christmas, Christmas cards, Culture, dancing in the snow, exapt blog, expat, expats, happy holidays, hocoblogs@@@, photocards, seasons greetings, snow, UK, USA, weather | 3 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 321

Posted on December 14, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Expat wife swapping So, I’m what’s known in the expat world as a ‘trailing spouse’. What a hideous term. It kind of conjures up images of us women lugging all the suitcases about behind our husbands as they do important … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 1950s housewife, America, American, Americans, Britain, British, Culture, expat life, expats, hocoblogs@@@, trading spouses, trailing spouse, UK, USA, wife swap | 6 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 306

Posted on November 27, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The American Tooth Fairy So, the American Tooth Fairy had to make an appearance for the first time last night. But it did not happen. Why? Because we stumbled at the American gold coin bit. And believe me, we were … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, connecting global minds, currency, dollars, England, expats, high fructose corn syrup, hocoblogs@@@, Internations blog, man drawer, Michael McIntyre, pounds, teeth, the Queen, tooth fairy, UK, USA, Washington DC | 9 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 297

Posted on November 20, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Reading my blog at Barnes and Noble in Annapolis! This Friday, 22 November, at 10am, in between kids’ story time and someone playing the bagpipes, I will be all dressed up like a proper British lady, don’t you know, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accent, advert, America, American, Americans, Annapolis, Baltimore, Barnes and Noble, Blog, boarding school, boxer shorts, Britain, British, Christmas, cider, Columbia, commercial, Culture, Discovery Friday, Downton Abbey, expats, hard cider, hocoblogs@@@, hocorising, Howard County, HowChow, Huffington Post, Jingle Bells, K-Mart, London, maryland, Mickey Gomez, Mobbies, Prince Charles, residents's association, stink bugs, UK, USA | 6 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 296

Posted on November 19, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Martin O’Malley Rocks (still) Okay, so I still have the hots for Martin O’Malley, the [ripped] Governor of Maryland. And this video explains why… Reasons I think Martin is amazeballs – despite the crazy tax thing in Maryland, which sucks, … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 280

Posted on November 2, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Limericks Dear American chums. Do you have limericks? I don’t know if you do, but we Brits enjoy them very much, especially saucy ones. A limerick is a short, humorous, often nonsense ‘poem’ and comes in a five-line anapestic meter … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, cockney, Cockney Rhyming Slang, Culture, Eastenders, Edward Lear, English, expats, hocoblogs@@@, limerick, poem, Roger the Sod, UK, USA | 7 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 267

Posted on October 20, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Florida So, we return from our Florida holibobs! Yes, the sun shone and it was super hot. Yes, we got stuck at the top of the Hulk rollercoaster, and yes, it was scary….. Yes, we saw geckos. Yes, there are … Continue reading →