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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 319
Chicken on the Roof This is the sad, sad story of the Chicken on the Roof. There is a restaurant called Chicken on the Roof in Joppa, MD (I had to check that this Joppa WAS in Americaland and not … Continue reading
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 316
Snow storm, snow, ice, stormy weather conditions, blah, blah Well, there it is, the snow. And I still don’t like it. Snow days mess with grown up plans – like WORK 😉 Anyhow, best pull on my thermals under my … Continue reading
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter313
Yes, it’s bl*ody well true! Marylanders are second-most likely to swear (but also third-most likely to be courteous) – says a recent poll about cursing (that’s ‘swearing’ to us Brits!) Ohio beat out Maryland as the state in which people … 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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Tagged America, American, Americans, Best blog, Blog, Britain, British, common language, controversy, Culture, Dennis J. Lane, driving, England, expat, George Bernard Shaw, hocoblogs@@@, hocorising, Howard County, Howard Magazine, HowChow, language, lifestyle, maryland, shrimp and grits, Tale of Two Cities, UK, USA, words
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 305
One of my favourite things One of my very favourite things is to listen to my friend Jeff’s accent here in America. He has, what I can only describe as, a lovely, soft comforting ‘drawl’. His accent is a hybrid … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, Alabama, alien, America, American, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, Culture, expat, food, hocoblogs@@@, inclusive, maryland, Mid-Atlantic Southern, Oreo cookie turkeys, smoked turkey, Tennessee, Thanksgiving, Travel, UK, USA, y'all
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 301
School buzzers / PTA Okay, so in the UK schools you have to press a buzzer to get in to the school and there are cameras and wot not and you have to sign in and it’s all very security … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Baltimore Sun, beer pong, blagger, Blog, Britain, British, Clarksville, Columbia, Culture, DC, drinking games, flip cup, guns, hocoblogs@@@, homelessness, Howard County, humour, language, lifestyle, maryland, poverty, PTA, River Hill High School, Sandy Hook, school security, Super Zips, tickets, to blag, UK, USA, Vera Bradley, Washington, Washington Post, wealth, zipcodes
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 296
Martin O’Malley Rocks (still) Okay, so I still have the hots for Martin O’Malley, the [ripped] Governor of Maryland. And this video explains why… Reasons I think Martin is amazeballs – despite the crazy tax thing in Maryland, which sucks, … Continue reading
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 295
Cheers! I’ve noted that I say ‘Cheers’ a lot. This is a mostly Brit thing. And I think it confuses my American chums on occasion. What I am saying is either ‘Thanks’ or ‘You’re welcome.’ It seems that we Brits … Continue reading
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