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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 302
Thanksgiving in the UK Yes, folks, it has happened. Apparently the UK is ‘doing’ Thanksgiving. This is the report that came back to me direct from the UK yesterday. I don’t get it! Thanksgiving is about American history; it’s not … Continue reading
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Tagged 1863, Abraham Lincoln, America, American, Americans, autumn harvest festival, Blog, bonfire, British, chocolate, civil war, Culture, Dairy Milk, dinner, driving, fireworks, Guy Fawkes, history, hocoblogs@@@, Houses of Parliament, kindergarten, London, November, Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians, restaurants, Tesco, Thanksgiving, tipping, turkey, UK, UK roads, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 285
Move over Martin O’Malley So, you might know if you’ve been following this blog for a while that, even before I moved to the USA, I had a big crush on Martin O’Malley, Governor of Maryland. Well, now I have … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, American history, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, Calvin Ball, County Council, Culture, District 2, District 9B Ellicott City, Ellicott City, expat, Governor of Maryland, history, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Howard County Historical Society Museum, Martin O'Malley, maryland, Mobbies, Tom Coale, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 276
Halloween awesomeness Okay, so here’s the deal. American does do Halloween superbly. Fact. It’s like one massive party, and everyone wants to dress up as anything they can think of (seriously, anything goes) and have a good time. Why do … Continue reading
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Tagged airport, America, American, Americans, Anchorman, Blog, Britain, British, costumes, Culture, Easter parade, expat, Fright Night, Halloween, history, hocoblogs@@@, Hollywood, Joanna Rohrback, knives, lifestyle, Myrtle Beach Rock 107, Prancercise, pyjamas, Ralph Lauren, Scoty, slippers, supernatural, Tim Burton, Travel, trick of treat, UK, USA, Walmart
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 275
Tea and us Brits 🙂 Before we begin the next installment about South Carolina, here is something I need to share with you. It’s about being British and the phenomenon that is tea. I am currently having a cuppa (okay, … Continue reading
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Tagged alcohol, alligators, America, American, American history, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, British tea, Charleston, civil war, Culture, cup of tea, drinking age, expat, history, hocoblogs@@@, Jim Crow, lifestyle, Magnolia Plantation, movie set, segregration, slave cabins, South Carolina, swap, Travel, UK, USA, Yellow Brick Road, Yorkshire tea
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 252
Brits in the USA I like reading other Brits’ views of the USA and Anthony Windram’s amusing views of his time in the USA always make me chuckle. Anthony writes for The Displaced Nation and often comments on his time … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, Anthony Windram, black pudding, Blog, Britain, British, comedy, Culture, England, Europe, expat, expats, history, hocoblogs@@@, humour, Keith Lemon, language, lifestyle, Morecambe & Wise, New York, pastry, Philidelphia, pronunciation, San Francisco, The Clangers, The Displaced Nation, Thoughts, Travel, UK, USA, weather
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 227
Gettysburg I don’t know enough about the Civil War, as I’ve said before, apart from that which I’ve gleaned from movies and TV series. So a trip to Gettysburg was what was needed to rectify that. I’ll be honest, I … Continue reading
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Tagged academic, Alpha Gamma, America, American, American Civil War, American history, Americans, battlefields, beer, Blog, Britain, civil war, Confederate, Culture, Desperate Housewives, England, expat, fraternities, Freshers' Week, Gettysburg, Gettysburg Address, history, hocoblogs@@@, lip gloss, Robert Smith, societies, sorotities, The Cure, UK, underwear, Union, university, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 208
Interpreting the Confederate flag On my journeys so far I have not crossed paths much with the Confederate flag. My young, ignorant British viewings of the flag came from, yes, you guessed it The Dukes of Hazzard and those naughty … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, BBC America, Blog, Bo and Luke, Chiari Malformation, civil war, Confederate flag, Culture, Dukes of Hazzard, Easton, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, Elon University, expat, General Lee, Gone with the Wind, Hello Awesome, history, hocoblogs@@@, hooping, Jason Pressburg, lifestyle, London, Mary Poppins, Mast Cell Disease, Murray, Nascar, North and South, North Carolina, Olympics, Patrica W, Pendulum, People, racism, Sarah Lyall, Shakespeare, South Carolina, southern pride, Southern states, Ta-Ta London, UK, Urban Dictionary, USA, Wars of the Roses, white power
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 191
High school lockers Why high school lockers today? Because they are iconic to us Brits and epitomise American high school. In the movies and TV series all the romances, arguments, life-changing adolescent happenings take place at the locker. The locker … Continue reading
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 190
Rudey-nudey killjoys in the UK Look, in Europe (yes, the UK is in Europe!) we’re not adverse to a bit of nudity. In fact, we like it – generally. So the council shirt and tie killjoys in Clacton are trying … Continue reading
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Tagged American, Americans, Baltimore, baseball, Boston, British, Broadway, California, Clacton on Sea, council, cowgirls, Culture, cupcakes, DC, Disneyland, driving, dust, east coast, economy, Ellicott City, England, Essex, florida, freeways, guns, Halloween, history, hocoblogs@@@, Hogwarts, Howard County, Italian food, Leominster, lifestyle, maryland, maternity leave, Mexican food, nude bike ride, NYC, Ohio, Philly, pizza, public transport, Rose Rocca, schools, skinny dipping, snow, Travel, UK, USA, villages, weather, West Coast, white Christmas, yoga
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