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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 343
My poem about the Winter Storm, Janus We are in the grip of a snow storm, and it’s doing me ‘ead in! So, confined to the house yesterday, I wrote this very poem…. Dear Janus, you can kiss my an*s. … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, blogging, Britain, British, Crawleys, Culture, cup of tea, Downton Abbey tea, expat, Her Majesty the Queen, hocoblogs@@@, Janus, language, lifestyle, Lord Grantham, Lost in the Pond, polar vortex, UK, USA, weather, winter storm
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 342
Expert expat Apparently, I am classed as an expert expat – well, whaddya know!? An opinionated expat, maybe…. Anyway, these guys asked me, along with some other expats, for some expat advice on getting along in your host country, money … Continue reading
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 336
Brits subtitled My British friend here in the USA mentioned that she sat down to watch the telly last night and (don’t judge her for this) there was a programme on called Party On on the E! Channel. Yes, it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Being Liverpool, Britain, British, Cheryl Cole, Culture, E! Channel, expat, freezing rain, Geordie, hocoblogs@@@, Irish, language, lifestyle, Liverpool, Party On, school delay, Scouse, subtitles, The Saturdays, The Wire, Thoughts, TV, TV audiences, weather, X factor
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 334
Reaching out… Recently I’ve heard the term ‘reaching out’ a lot in America-land. ‘Thanks for reaching out, we appreciate it.’ ‘I’m reaching out to see if anyone knows anyone who sharpens knives and tools.’ (Yes that is a real one … Continue reading
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 332
Damn, it’s cold! Right, so it’s going to get very cold in the USA. Like super cold. Like freezing your wotsits off cold. Like don’t even think about reaching for the Daisy Dukes cold. Apparently some of the coldest air … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, American English, Americans, bathroom, Britain, British, British English, cars, cold, Culture, customised tags, elevators, English, Eskimos, expat, freezing, hocoblogs@@@, language, loo, pocket book, purse, snow, snow day, toilet, UK, USA, weather
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 325
Walmart virgin Actually, read that as I am now no longer a Walmart virgin. I made a strange and curious decision to go to Walmart today. I had not been there before and some people have said DON’T DO IT … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, Bradford on Avon, Britain, British, candy canes, carrier bags, Culture, expat, food, hocoblogs@@@, j102.7 Jack FM, Jesus Jones, language, Merry Christmas, pint, pub, rock music, UK, USA, Walmart, Wiltshire
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 318
Sometimes it still feels like I’m abroad It does sometimes feel like that, even after 16 months. I can’t explain it (okay, I will give it a try….) Sometimes I have a ‘moment’ and go to myself ‘ooh, look at … Continue reading
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 317
Sledding or sledging Right, so the snow, it cometh. And bloody well lots of it, as they predicted. In fact, after reports last night, I was preparing for another six inches (as the actress said to the bishop / that’s … Continue reading
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 314
Shooting baskets Today I sat and watched two young African-American dudes play some craaaazy basketball. Wow, they were bouncing two balls at the same time, and there’s only one other place I’ve seen that done, but that’s another story about … Continue reading
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 310
The Best of Howard County Yes, I live in Howard County, Maryland, USA and it is pretty awesome. There are some great things, some super things and some things which are simply the best. Voters voted and the best of … Continue reading
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