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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 385

Posted on March 17, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

I am over winter. Thank you Uncle Sam, you can keep your snowy East Coast winters. That is all. The BritChick Meet the ‘BritChick’ (great name!), aka Bex Saunders. She is a very British girl, living in Canada. I like … Continue reading →

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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 383

Posted on March 16, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Everyone’s a Paddy It’s St Patrick’ Day weekend and in American everyone has a connection to Ireland. Honestly, they do – it’s amazing. 😉 Celebrations hit Baltimore yesterday and folk who didn’t want to drink green beer got out of … 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 381

Posted on March 13, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

American optimism / British stiff upper lip….. Recently there was a chat by British expats and others via the Twitter hashtag #mindthechat (from BBC America) about American optimism and British negativity, for which we are renowned and quite aware (almost … 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 →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 378

Posted on March 9, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

American bacon vs British bacon! A lot of Brits in the USA say they miss British bacon. It’s true. I hear it a lot: ‘Oooh, this bacon just isn’t like the bacon we have back home.’ Well, a certain six-year-old … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 376

Posted on March 7, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Eyeglasses…. The American term ‘eyeglasses’, which is used over the word simply ‘glasses’, never fails to amuse me, because I pretty much think the word ‘eye’ before ‘glasses’ is redundant when using the word in context. For example, if I … Continue reading →

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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 →