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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 389
Life in La-La Land In the summer I am heading out to LA, and I’m not ashamed to admit that I am fascinated by the place, its celebrity culture, weather, lifestyle and differences from where I live. Owing to the … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, Asian food, Australian expat, Bette Midler, Beverly Hills, Blog, booze, British, British rock stars, California, celebrities, Cheers, Culture, Disneyland, driving, east coast, expat, expats, food, Golden Globes, Growing Pains, gun culture, guns, Gwen John, hocoblogs@@@, Hollywood, It Started in LA, Joan Collins, LA, LA earthquake, La-La land, Leonardo di Caprio, lifestyle, Los Angeles, marketing and PR, Melrose Avenue, Oz, paparazzi, right to bear arms, Rodeo Drive, schools, sense of humour, speed limit, swearing, Sydney, Travel, Universal Studios, USA, valet parking, weather, West Coast
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 383
Everyone’s a Paddy It’s St Patrick’ Day weekend and in American everyone has a connection to Ireland. Honestly, they do – it’s amazing. 😉 Celebrations hit Baltimore yesterday and folk who didn’t want to drink green beer got out of … Continue reading
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Tagged 3.14, America, American, American Pie, American politics, Americans, Baltimore, Baltimore St Patrick's Day parade, British, cherry pie, Columbia, Culture, Ellicott City, food, Green beer, hocoblogs@@@, Ireland, lifestyle, Paddy, Pi, Reddiwip, Shamrock 5k Baltimore, St Patrick's Day, Steak and Guinness Pie, The American Dream, Tom Coale, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 379
The Deer Truck I saw something that I’d not seen before in the USA yesterday and it took me a bit by surprise. It was the dead deer pick up truck. Yes, it was the truck that goes along the … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, Culture, dead deer, deer truck, driving, education, England, English, expat, expats, food, hocoblogs@@@, language, lifestyle, Minnesota, Queen Mary, schools, snow, Thoughts, Travel, UK, USA, Visa, weather
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 378
American bacon vs British bacon! A lot of Brits in the USA say they miss British bacon. It’s true. I hear it a lot: ‘Oooh, this bacon just isn’t like the bacon we have back home.’ Well, a certain six-year-old … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, American bacon, Americans, author, bacon, Baltimore, Blog, boarding school, Britain, British, British bacon, Canadian bacon, Cocktails at Naptime, Columbia, Culture, Emma Kaufmann, England, English, expat, food, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, lifestyle, maryland, Mommy has a headache blog, pork belly, Real Housewives of Baltimore, The Paupered Chef, UK, USA
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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 368
Liberty Insurance Man This man was dressed as the Statue of Liberty today in the cold. He was promoting Liberty Insurance on the side of the road. Just made me laugh. I don’t think we’d get this kind of thing … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, bagels, Baltimore, Blog, Britain, British, California, Centennial Park, coffee, Columbia, Columbia Mall, Culture, Daisy Dukes, driving, Ellicott City, expat, food, Girl Scout cookies, guns, Howard County, Liberty Insurance, Macy's, maryland, Po-Po, police, shorts, Slough, St Patrick's Day, summer, sun, The Wire, Thoughts, toilet doors, Travel, TV commercials, UK, weather, yield sign
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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
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