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Tag Archives: Howard County
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 226
Cop ride along and shooting Yeeehah! I got me a police ride along and shooting practice lined up. Totally bricking it and looking forward to it at the same time 😉 When I told my friend this she told me … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970s, 1980s, America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Baltimore City Western District, Blog, British, Columbia, cops, Culture, expat, fall, guns, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, junk, maryland, mullet hair, neighbourhoods, police, shooting, summer, The Wire, UK, USA, weather, yard sales
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 224
What the expats have to say about America I hung out with a bunch of British and Aussie expats last night. It’s always interesting to get an insight into how different expats view their experiences and listen to their perspective … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, American football, Americans, Aussie, Australia, Australian, Australian expat, Baltimore, Baltimore Ravens, Blog, Britain, British, Culture, drive on the left, drive on the right, dry cleaning, expat, expat life, expat living, expats, food, guns, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, language, lifestyle, living in America, road rage, road signs, shopping, turn on red, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 222
Dunkin’ Donut thefts No! Not donuts being stolen in Howard County?! Deep breaths….. It’s okay, folks, the thieves who hit three Howard County Dunkin’ Donuts locations in the early morning hours of Sunday were after the cash, not the donuts. … Continue reading
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 220
American TV shows….and how they influenced my view of America A recent article by Ruth Margolis, who writes for the BBC America site Mind the Gap, touched on American TV shows, where she stated (I am guessing with her tongue … Continue reading
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 215
Diversity in the USA I’ve said before that one of the reasons I like living in Howard County is because of the diversity of the people here. One of Jim Rouse’s goals when he ‘made’ Columbia was to achieve a … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, bbc, British, Chicago, Columbia, Columbia Patch, Confederate flag, Culture, David Oyelowo, diversity, expat, Forrest Gump, Forrest Whitaker, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Inward Escape, Justin Shaw, lifestyle, maryland, Mid-West, Oprah Winfrey, OScars, race, segregation, The Black Print, The Butler, Tom Geoghegan, UK, Univeristy of Virginia, USA, Wired.com
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 214
Harry has a new name… ‘Walker’. That’s what they call him at Breakfast Club. I was very confused until I worked out why. Here’s the tale. ‘Good morning Walker,’ says Missy, the Breakfast Club leader. Harry sort of looks embarrassed … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Baltimore County police, BBC News, Blog, Breakfast Club, Britain, British, bulletproof vest, Culture, dads, expat, firearms, guns, hocoblogs@@@, Hocopopo, Howard County, Howard County police, Howard County Police Department, Jason Schneider, Mark Kessler, maryland, Pennsylvania Police Chief, police officers, school, Tevon Smith, UK, USA, walker
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 211
School starts… …and parents everywhere breathe a sigh of relief. Children herd along the streets or wait on street corners for the ubiquitous yellow school bus to pull up, their backpacks full of newly labelled stuff that will almost certainly … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, Back to School, British, bucket list, Culture, expat, gym, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, mothers, NFL, parents, school, snow, summer, SuperBowl, UK, USA, weather, winter, yellow school bus, Yosemite fire, Yosemite National Park
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 209
Peter Popoff’s Miracle Juice So, when we stay in hotel rooms I get the joy of flicking through American TV channels. It’s a whole new world of crazy TV shows – but even more mind-blowing are the commercials (adverts, I … Continue reading
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 202
Alan Partridge in the USA? On my trip back to the UK last week I wish I had done one thing: go and see the Alan Partridge movie, Alpha Papa. I LOVE Alan Partridge! He’s ‘First Class’! Anyhow, I wish … Continue reading
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