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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 618

Posted on June 4, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Searching for bodies and tutoring kids Well that’s a heading for a blog I never imagined writing! Today was one of those eclectic, ‘only in America’ days today. Firstly, I went to a photoshoot for a Learning Center/Centre in Crofton … Continue reading →

Posted in American, expat, expat life, Travel, UK | Tagged America, American, Australia, Bad Teacher, Bath, British, British accent, Cameron Diaz, Candice Johnson, Chipotle, England, expat, extra work, filming, hocoblogs@@@, House of Cards, Investigation Discovery, Kevin Spacey, London, Nightmare Next Door, Patapsco State Park, Romans, TV, TV show, UK, USA, Veep | 3 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 596

Posted on April 8, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The Streets of Philadelphia So, when I think of Philly, my mind immediately turns to 80s movies such as Rocky and Trading Places, where the 80s struggling economy made an impact and the streets were grey and filled with homeless … Continue reading →

Posted in American, American customs, British, expats, roadtrip, USA | Tagged America, American, American cities, American history, Americans, Betsy Ross, Britain, British, Elfreth Alley, expat, expats, food, freedom, liberty, Liberty Bell, London, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philly art museum, roadtrip, Rocky, Rocky steps, tourism, Travel, USA | 3 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 589

Posted on March 26, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Funny things I hear in the USA… I hear funny things like this, in the school playground to me…. ‘Oh you’re going back to England? What season is it there right now? Do they have the same seasons as the … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Travel, UK | Tagged America, Americans, British, bucket list, cup of tea, expats, London, repatriation, seasons, Travel, UK, USA | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 564

Posted on February 4, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Rosie runs across America “The idea for this journey is to run across America and to run into America and to celebrate the lives of people nobody knows. At my age, you can’t wait for the world to come to you. … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Britain, British, cup of tea, Desperate Housewife problems, England, English, Expat problems, expats, Giant Supermarket, Harry Potter, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, kebab, London, London snow, maryland, math, Rosie Swales Pope, running across America, Travel, UK, USA, Wales, watermelon, Welsh | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 523

Posted on November 15, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Baltimore crime/ English city crime I’ve been reading up a lot on the differences and similarities between crime in Baltimore and crime in London and Manchester via top Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton. When The Wire got popular in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Baltimore police, Baltimore Sun, Blog, crime, Daisy Dukes, gun crime, guns, Independent newspaper, Justin Fenton, lifestyle, London, Manchester, maryland, pronouncing numbers, The Wire, Travel, UK, USA | Leave a comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 510

Posted on November 1, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

See ya Halloween Well, that’s it. Halloween is over. Next up: Thanksgiving. It feels like from Halloween to New Year it’s just a bunch of partying and eating in America-land! I have decided that everyone should really dress up as … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, Americans, Arundel, Britain, British, Buckingham Palace, dressing up, England, English, ginger beer, Halloween, hocoblogs@@@, Lancaster, Lancaster Castle, Liverpool, London, Scotland, Scottish independence, Thanksgiving, the Queen, Travel, UK, Union Jack, War of 1812, Washington DC | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 509

Posted on October 29, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Pumpkin carving This is a big deal in America. I shan’t show you my poor effort. It’s just sad. I won’t be entering any competitions, put it that way. But look at these! Amazeballs! Reflections on the UK, part 3 … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, BBC America, Boba Fett, Britain, British, British accent, civil war, Downton Abbey, England, English, Halloween, hocoblogs@@@, House of Cards, Kensington Gardens, Leicester, London, pregnant pumpkin carving, pumpkin carving, pumpkins, Revolutionary War, Sherlock, Star Wars, Travel, UK, USA, War of 1812 | 1 Comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 508

Posted on October 28, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Today in America I realised that I can’t get used to calling ‘kitchen roll‘ paper towel. I learned that whilst we Brits call this thing -1 ‘minus 1’, Americans call it ‘negative 1’. I learned that American Fall can be … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, American accent, Britain, British, British accent, British food, Christmas, English, fall, Great Britain, Guy Fawkes, Halloween, hocoblogs@@@, King Henry VIII, Lancashire hotpot, London, London Dungeon, pasty, Thanksgiving, Trafalgar Square, Travel, UK, USA | 7 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 506

Posted on October 27, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Dates USA style Oh, I can’t do this month/day/year thing that Americans do. I can’t. It just feels muddled in my British head. Harry has been taught at school to write the date this way, and when I told him … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, American toilet doors, Britain, British, British accent, British toilets, civil war, day, England, gloucestershire, hocoblogs@@@, London, Travel, UK, Union flag, Union Jack, USA, USA date | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 410

Posted on April 27, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Gun(g)-ho I asked some questions about using guns in their homes to a group of American men this afternoon at a BBQ. The subject both fascinates and repels me, probably because it is so alien. What I asked…. 1. Do … Continue reading →