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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 420

Posted on May 18, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Georgie and Poppy – Brits in the USA Brits in the USA. Most of us are pretty ‘normal’, I’d say, unless you count Prince Harry when he comes on over to Vegas and does his thing, or celebs when they … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, Almost Royal, America, American, Americans, Baltimore, BBC America, Blog, Britain, British, British accents, British American relations, British royal family, Culture, England, English, expats, Georgie and Poppy, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, language, lifestyle, maryland, UK, USA, War of 1812, wedding | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 413

Posted on May 4, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The American Dream The American Dream: what does that mean? I think it means achieving happiness and success and wotnot in all that you do, whether that’s working your arse off in a corporate company and making lots of money … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, American dream, Americans, Baltimore, Blog, Britain, British, British Bobby, British fete, British garden party, cake, Culture, cup of tea, Dallas, Eastenders, England, English, expat, expats, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, maryland, Punch and Judy, Travel, UK, USA | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 412

Posted on May 1, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Baltimore Yesterday we had a massive rain storm in Maryland like, well like, a massive rain storm. And this happened because of it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ma8ND8OJ9sc How nuts is that!? Poor old Baltimore and those people’s cars. My mate, Bill Hughes (photographer … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Baltimore landslide, Britain, crime, Downtown Baltimore, Fell's, hocoblogs@@@, Inner Harbor, James Rouse, landslide at 26th and Charles Street, Martin O'Malley, maryland, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, poverty, rain in Maryland, USA | 1 Comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 409

Posted on April 26, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Bacon festivals, USA stylie Do we have festivals dedicated to bacon in the UK? Not that I am aware of. Our British ode to bacon is performed on a Saturday or Sunday morning with the obligatory fry up, if that’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, American accents, Americans, bacon, Baltimore, Britain, British, British accents, Culture, deep fried food, English, expat, food, fry up, hocoblogs@@@, language, maryland, Maryland Bacon Festival, Paleo, Thoughts, UK, United States of America, USA | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 408

Posted on April 23, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Happy St George’s Day! Many Englishers ( 😉 ) in America are celebrating ‘English’ day today. That’s because it’s St George’s Day, who is our patron saint. Sadly, the celebrations aren’t up to St Patrick’s Day style (British reserve, perhaps?!), … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, bible belt, Britain, British, British accent, Cajun food, California, Culture, cup of tea, education, England, English, expat, expats, fish and chips, Hershey chocolate, hocoblogs@@@, Hull, language, Louisiana, maryland, NYC, religion, Roast beef, Romeo and Juliet, scones, Shakespeare, Shakespeare's birthday, St George's Day, SuperBowl, UK, USA, village fete, white t-shirts, Yorkshire pudding | 14 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 404

Posted on April 16, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Getting sick, USA stylie I still don’t get the USA medical system. Fact. Chicken Maryland I live in Maryland, where Chicken Maryland must come from – right? Wrong! ‘The dish known in the UK as Chicken Maryland, popular in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Austin, Blog, Britain, British, Chicken Maryland, country music, Culture, cup of tea, Daisy Dukes, England, English, expat, hocoblogs@@@, Keith Richards, KFC, Leeds, lifestyle, maryland, music, New Jersey, radio, rock and roll, Texas, Tom Gillam, Tom Gillam Kosmic Messengers, UK, USA, Wichita | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 398

Posted on April 6, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Hanging it all out to dry So, let’s talk dirty laundry, or rather clean laundry. In the UK I had a lovely little garden to go with my lovely little house and at the end of the lovely little garden … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 20th Century, accents, America, American history, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, church, Columbia, Coronation Street, Culture, DC, England, English, environmentally friendly, history, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Jaffa Cakes, laundry, lifestyle, maryland, Sunday, the Queen, The Royal Family, tumble drier, UK, USA, washing, Washington, weather | 8 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 394

Posted on March 31, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Austin, Texas I like to think I’m a little quirky, dress a little differently and wotnot. But in Austin, I felt pretty normal and, shock horror, conservative. Austin stood out because of its eccentricities, and very proud of them the … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 6th Street, America, American, Americans, Austin, Austin art, Austin bats, Austin fashion, Austin music, Baltimore, Blog, Britain, British, British music, Culture, dreadlocks, expat, Glastonbury, Greggs the bakers, hailstorm, hocoblogs@@@, Keep Austin Weird, kooky Austin, lifestyle, maryland, quirky Austin, suit, Texas, UK, USA | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 392

Posted on March 30, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Texas: San Antonio, Gruene and Austin Before going to the State of Texas, I’m not ashamed to admit that these things sprung to mind: – Dallas and JR – Jerry Hall – Cowboys – Steak – Rednecks – Waco and … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, cowboys, Culture, Dallas, Ewings, expats, food, Gruene, hocoblogs@@@, Jerry Hall, JR, Larry Hagman, Mariachi band, maryland, Mexican food, Mexico, neighbourhoods, oil barons, rednecks, San Antonio, San Antonio riverwalk, snow, Southfork, steak, sunshine, Texas, The Alamo, Travel, UK, USA, Waco and David Koresh, weather | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 387

Posted on March 21, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

America is… Today I asked a few folks on my Desperate English in Washington Facebook page to complete this sentence: ‘America is….’ These are some of the responses: ‘Beautiful’ ‘Bloody wonderful’ (love that an American used the word ‘bloody’!) ‘Incredibly … Continue reading →