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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 384

Posted on March 17, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

St Patrick’s Day shenanigans in Baltimore There is a lot of love for the Irish in Baltimore (and across the USA), in fact so much so that it got me to thinking that with all the ‘Irish’ folk celebrating yesterday, … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 382

Posted on March 15, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Funny old things in America 🙂 These are just things that have fascinated, intrigued or amused me in the land of Uncle Sam this week. 1. The school loud-speaker. Every day at the elementary school, as school is just about … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 380

Posted on March 12, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Tales of America The wonder and beauty of the Interweb is that I am able to connect with Brits and Americans all over the place. Obviously, since I live in America, it is most excellent that they are based in … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 379

Posted on March 11, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

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 →

Posted in Travel | 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 | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 375

Posted on March 6, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Cheeky buggers! Oooh, my American chums are being right cheeky buggers, messing with my head. I used a phrase today ‘get cracking’ (as in, ‘Yes, I will get cracking with that’ – to start doing something quickly) and I asked … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 372

Posted on March 2, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

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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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 369

Posted on February 27, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Arizona Well, I’ve been following this Arizona nonsense about discriminating against same-sex couples. And, at last, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer vetoed a controversial bill that would have allowed businesses in the state to deny service to gays and lesbians if … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 367

Posted on February 25, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Little British kid Poor little Harry is struggling a little with some areas of American reasoning. Like being told off for saying ‘Darn it’ at the child care place he goes to. Apparently when they told him off he responded … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 366

Posted on February 23, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Spelling dilemma So, Harry had to write down the book he likes to read most of all in the ‘class book’ to share with his friends as part of his homework on Friday. Simple, right? Not when the sentence includes … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 350

Posted on January 29, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Valentine’s Day – Bah Bloody Humbug! (Note: grumpy Brit post follows… 😉 ) I’ve already had it with Valentine’s Day and the ‘everybody gets a card’ nonsense at school and it’s only January. Is this ridiculousness happening in the UK, … Continue reading →