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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 590

Posted on March 28, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The expat child The expat child can have a confusing time. For example, you live/are from England, but you currently live in America. As this map, drawn my very own expat child shows… He is tremendously patriotic! Whenever I say … Continue reading →

Posted in expats, Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, British, Columbia, Culture, England, English language, expat, Expat child, expats, Hobbits Glen, hocoblogs@@@, JRR Tolkien, life abroad, Mark Twain, maryland, MD, Robert Frost, soliciting, Solicitors, Travel, UK, USA | 3 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 586

Posted on March 20, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Spring Maryland style Well, first day of Spring here on the East Coast looks like this: It sucks. Big time. Why I’m slightly partial to the USA An American friend yesterday gave an excellent description of the differences between the … Continue reading →

Posted in British American differences, culture, expat, UK, USA | Tagged American, Americans, British, England, expat, expat life, expats, first day of spring, maryland, seasons, spring, Travel, UK, UK vs USA, Walmart, winter | 7 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 580

Posted on March 12, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Things I still don’t understand about America Oh America, I love you and weird ways! But…. there are things I still don’t understand and I get all confuddled 😦 Like these three things that have been confusing me this week: … Continue reading →

Posted in American customs, British, culture, expat, expat British, expat life, expats, lifestyle, UK, USA | Tagged America, American, Blog, British, Culture, east coast, expat, expat life, expats, flip flops, four way stop, lifestyle, maryland, Punxsutawney Phil, spring, toilet doors, Travel, UK, UK Desperate Housewife USA | 7 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 575

Posted on March 2, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Everyone’s talking about… In my part of the USA, here on the East Coast, everyone’s talking about the following… The effing weather Another snow day. That means in the past 11 weeks the children have not had a full week … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged British, Claire Underwood, east coast, England, expat, hocoblogs@@@, House of Cards, maryland, Paul Daniels, repatriation, Robin Wright, Season 3 House of Cards, snow, snow day, UK, USA, weather, winter | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 574

Posted on February 27, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

For the love of real estate Today I’ve been discussing with my American chums the difference between a UK sestate agent and a USA real estate agent. It appears that the USA ‘realtor’ develops a relationship with the people who are … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, Americans, British, Brits, Columbia, estate agents, expat, expats, French, hocoblogs@@@, maryland, McMansions, Pierre Charles L'Enfant, real estate, realtor, UK, USA, War of 1812, Washington, Washington DC | 7 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 573

Posted on February 25, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Six degrees of separation to Harry Connick Jr My life in the USA is kind of bizarre and that’s probably why I love it! Last year I filmed a TV show for the Investigation Discovery Channel called Deadly Affairs: To … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American Idol, Americans, Baltimore, British, Brits, Columbia, electric shocks, expat life, expats, Harry Connick Jr, hocoblogs@@@, manners, maryland, Shi, table etiquette, UK, USA | 6 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 571

Posted on February 20, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Really bloody cold There’s not much going in UK Desperate Housewife land at the moment because it’s just really cold and that’s about it. Snow days, blah, school delayed, blah, really cold, blah, freezing temperatures, blah. The Number One thing … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged American, British, Cadbury, chocolate, English, expat, Hershey, hocoblogs@@@, maryland, President of the USA, Presidents' Day, school closings, schools, snow days, UK, USA | 6 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 565

Posted on February 5, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

My American friend’s commentary on the USA This week in the USA it’s been a busy news week (depending on how you view news). An American friend of mine seemed slightly overwhelmed and exasperated by his own country and asked … Continue reading →

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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 560

Posted on January 27, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Back in the USA So, I’ve had 10 days in the UK. It was a strange experience being back. It’s almost like I’ve been having a love affair for nearly three years with a glamorous, crazy, amusing and confusing, challenging and … Continue reading →