Tag Archives: Howard County

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 433

Posted on June 14, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Two American firsts 1. Costco After my blog about not having been to various stores in the USA after two years here, some folk were in shock and had to be taken to hospital with heart palpitations. Actually, that’s a … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, American football, Americans, baseball, beer, Blog, Britain, British, Costco, Culture, England, English, food, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, maryland, Orioles, Ravens, shopping, UK, USA | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 426

Posted on June 2, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

American Theater/Theatre So, American theater is no different from British theatre, right? People are in the audience watching, and people are on stage acting. Just the same. Except there are differences – of course there are! We saw The Wizard … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, British, Chief Executive Howard County, Courtney Watson, Culture, England, expat, gay marriage, Governor of Maryland, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, ice cream, LGBT, marriage equality, Martin O'Malley, maryland, pride, same-sex marriage, theater, theatre, UK, USA | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 423

Posted on May 26, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Holibobs Today is a holibobs in the USA (Memorial Weekend), and the UK has its May bank holibobs too today so there was no need to feel jelly about anything, especially when we get to spend time here in Southern … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, beaches, Britain, British, Culture, cup of tea, Ellicott City, England, English, expat, expats, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, maryland, Memorial Weekend, Politics, race, South Maryland, Tom Coale, UK, USA, water parks | 16 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 420

Posted on May 18, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Georgie and Poppy – Brits in the USA Brits in the USA. Most of us are pretty ‘normal’, I’d say, unless you count Prince Harry when he comes on over to Vegas and does his thing, or celebs when they … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, Almost Royal, America, American, Americans, Baltimore, BBC America, Blog, Britain, British, British accents, British American relations, British royal family, Culture, England, English, expats, Georgie and Poppy, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, language, lifestyle, maryland, UK, USA, War of 1812, wedding | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 419

Posted on May 16, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Today in America This: Oh. My. Gawdness. This: I caused a traffic jam on the 32 in Howard County rescuing three groundhogs sat in the middle of the road. One went off in the other direction and I thought I … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, American English, Americans, Britain, British, British English, Culture, England, expat, expats, groundhogs, guns, hocoblogs@@@, hocohomos, Howard County, language, Montana, Papa John, pizza, UK, USA | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 407

Posted on April 21, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Cool American friends A British friend noticed that I had an American friend on Facebook with the surname ‘Kanicki’ ‘That’s just cool,’ she said. ‘Cos of the Grease dude.’ It’s true, that is a very cool name for a friend. … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American healthcare, Americans, axe-murderer, bbc, Blog, Britain, British, California, Culture, England, English, expat, food, Grease, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, James Van Leer, Kenickie, lifestyle, Memphis, movies, NHS, soccer, Thoughts, Transatlantically Speaking, UK, USA | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 400

Posted on April 9, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

400 posts! Holy cow, that’s a lot of writing. Fact. British eccentricity I wrote a piece recently about how the British liked to take their clothes off a lot at sporting events. I’m told this also happens in America at … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Abraham Lincoln, America, American, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, British eccentricity, Culture, drive up banking, England, Erica Roe, expat, expats, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Mr Bean, racism, streaking, UK, USA | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 399

Posted on April 6, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

My So-Called Teenage Life in the USA I am a bit fascinated about what it must be like to be a teenager in the USA. Why? Because, quite simply, I grew up as a teenager in the UK and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, AS levels, Breakfast Club, Britain, British, cheerleaders, Columbia, Culture, drinking, education, England, English, expat, expats, Gibraltar, Glee, graduation, Grease, high school, high school lockers, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, jocks, lifestyle, marching bands, Politics, proms, school, social, teenagers, UK, UK schools, USA, yellow school bus | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 398

Posted on April 6, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Hanging it all out to dry So, let’s talk dirty laundry, or rather clean laundry. In the UK I had a lovely little garden to go with my lovely little house and at the end of the lovely little garden … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 20th Century, accents, America, American history, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, church, Columbia, Coronation Street, Culture, DC, England, English, environmentally friendly, history, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Jaffa Cakes, laundry, lifestyle, maryland, Sunday, the Queen, The Royal Family, tumble drier, UK, USA, washing, Washington, weather | 8 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 390

Posted on March 24, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The Wall at the Mall When the shooting happened at Columbia Mall in January the news went international. Friends and family in the UK were very aware of it through news coverage in the UK, as it happened and for … Continue reading →