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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 579
Saying things in the English accent I still don’t mind if Americans want me to talk to them just so they can get off on my accent. That’s cool with me. I guess it could be considered that I am … Continue reading
Posted in American, British, British American differences, culture, expats, language
Tagged accents, Americans, brilliant, British, British accent, Culture, Dick Van Dyke, expat, expat life, hocoblogs@@@, language, pimping out, Travel, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 565
My American friend’s commentary on the USA This week in the USA it’s been a busy news week (depending on how you view news). An American friend of mine seemed slightly overwhelmed and exasperated by his own country and asked … Continue reading
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Tagged #hocomd, Aaron Schock, America, American, American accent, British, British accent, Columbia, Culture, dancing sharks, Downton Abbey, English, Englishness, foreign, Howard County, James Roberston, Jenny McCarthy, language, maryland, measles, news, school, srpay painted cars, Super Bowl, Travel, two nations divided by a common language, UK, USA, vaccinations
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 555
‘In the Club’ There’s a radio commercial I keep hearing at the moment for a wholesale store called Sam’s Club and it makes me chortle every time because the British meaning of the phrase that they keep repeating is interpreted … Continue reading
Posted in American, American customs, British, British American differences, British customs, culture, Reddit, tipping, Travel, UK, USA
Tagged American, American customs, American history, Americans, Britain, British accent, British American differences, British customs, cultural differences, Culture, English, expat, expat life, hocoblogs@@@, language, Pledge of Allegiance, Reddit, Sam's Club, tipping, Travel, UK
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 472
A blog post dedicated to all the ‘Randy’ men There are a lot of men called ‘Randy’ in the USA. I don’t think there are many men at all called ‘Randy’ in the UK. This is probably due to the … Continue reading
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 470
Mooching USA stylie The other day I wrote a blog post about living in America as a Brit and I used the term ‘mooching’, as in I was going to mooch around the new Whole Foods supermarket that has been … Continue reading
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 462
The missing H I love to tease my American friends about their pronunciation of the word ‘herbs’. ‘Say the words I spell out,’ say I. ‘H-E-R-B-S.’ ‘Oh, ‘erbs,’ they say. ‘What are you, effing French!? It’s only acceptable to say … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Britain, British, Culture, Eddie Izzard, England, Enid Blyton, expat, Helena Bonham Carter, herbs pronunciation, hocoblogs@@@, language, lifestyle, tennis shoes, The Famous Five, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 429
Horseback riding You know, in the USA, these lovely Americans call riding a horse ‘horseback riding’. I mentioned this to an American friend, who was driving me and some Brits around DC. ‘We just call it horse riding,’ said I. … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambassador's residence, America, American, Americans, Britain, British, British Ambassador, British Embassy, Culture, cup of tea, driving, England, English, expat, Ferrero Rocher, Her Majesty the Queen, hocoblogs@@@, horse riding, horseback riding, language, Obama, Prince Harry, Tea Party, Thoughts, Washington, Washington DC
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 425
Cock up Apparently, Americans don’t use the phrase ‘cock up’. When I say it, I think they are shocked that I just used the word ‘cock’ randomly in a sentence. As if I would! 😉 (Cock up = another word … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, British, British slang, cock up, crab cakes, drive-thru, expat, graduation, hocoblogs@@@, language, maryland, The Wire, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 421
East Coast Beaches I love a beach. Oooh, I do. I love the sun and the sea and the sand (actually, I don’t love the last one when it’s in my food and my bikini, but I like the IDEA … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, American Civil War, Americans, beaches, Britain, British, Butter Pecan Ice Cream, Chesapeake, Culture, Deadly Affairs, Delaware, east coast, England, English, Evil Kin, expat, hocoblogs@@@, Investigation Discovery, language, lifestyle, maryland, North Beach, Southern Fried Homicide, Tangier accent, Tangier Island, Torquay, UK, USA, Virginia
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 420
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
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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
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