Tag Archives: People

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 265

Posted on October 12, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Being a tourist Yep, it’s time to be a tourist in full swing. So, hello Universal Studios and Florida sunshine, and goodbye rain and Maryland for a while. This is the ultimate ‘being-a-tourist-in-America’ thing, along with Disney. And so, tourism … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, attitude, Blog, Britain, British, Bury St Edmunds, Culture, Disney, England, expat, expats, Facebook, florida, friends and family, hocoblogs@@@, home, Interweb, Las Vegas, lifestyle, Live Work Travel USA, loneliness, military, money, Nevada desert, Orlando, People, phone call, positive outlook, snobby, telegram, Thoughts, tourism, tourist, Travel, Universal Studios, USA | 3 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 208

Posted on August 22, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Interpreting the Confederate flag On my journeys so far I have not crossed paths much with the Confederate flag. My young, ignorant British viewings of the flag came from, yes, you guessed it The Dukes of Hazzard and those naughty … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, BBC America, Blog, Bo and Luke, Chiari Malformation, civil war, Confederate flag, Culture, Dukes of Hazzard, Easton, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, Elon University, expat, General Lee, Gone with the Wind, Hello Awesome, history, hocoblogs@@@, hooping, Jason Pressburg, lifestyle, London, Mary Poppins, Mast Cell Disease, Murray, Nascar, North and South, North Carolina, Olympics, Patrica W, Pendulum, People, racism, Sarah Lyall, Shakespeare, South Carolina, southern pride, Southern states, Ta-Ta London, UK, Urban Dictionary, USA, Wars of the Roses, white power | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 129

Posted on May 16, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Amused, bemused, confused…. 1. Cabs…what cabs? It is soooooooooooooooo hard to get cabs here in Howard County. I shall never, ever again bemoan the UK’s public transport system, because at least you can get from town to town or city … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Blog, British, Brooke Ryan, Chris Evans, Columbia, copperhead, Culture, Dennis Lane, expat, hocoblogs@@@, Hocopopo, hocorising, homicides, Howard County, Jack Diamond, Jack Diamond Morning Show, lifestyle, Mix107.3, New York, People, public transport, Radio 2, snakes, taxis, The Bert Show, Thoughts, Travel, UK, USA, Washington, yellow cabs | 11 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 102

Posted on April 12, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Summer evenings John Travolta and old Olivia were right – ‘those suuuuuummmm-er-eh niigggggghhhttts’ are a blast! I’ve realised the thing I love most of all about this 94 degree weather we are having in Maryland is the warm evenings – … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged al fresco, America, Americans, Blog, British, car hops, Culture, drive-in, dumb blonde, Europe, food, Grease, hocoblogs@@@, maryland, People, rain, rollerstakes, Sonic Diners, summer nights, Travel, UK, USA, weather | 8 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 86

Posted on March 1, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

‘As the actress said to the bishop….’ vs ‘That’s what she said…..’ versus So, if you know me well, or even if you’ve only met me for half an hour, you will know I have a penchant for innuendo. How … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, As the actress said to the bishop, boxing, British, Carry On films, funny, hocoblogs@@@, humor, humour, innuendo, Jack Dee, Jimmy Kimmel, laughter, People, Steve Carell, That's what she said, The Office, UK, USA | 13 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 85

Posted on February 27, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Rock the blog party! So, I’m guessing many people are asking, what on earth is a blog party? Valid question – I asked myself the same thing. Many of us may be guilty of perceiving bloggers as geeks (okay, some … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Blog, blog party, British, Claire, Columbia, Culture, cup of tea, expats, fish and chips, football, hocoblogs@@@, language, Lemsip, lifestyle, maryland, People, phone booths, phone boxes, pissed, pissed off, pronunciation, pubs, rain, soccer, Ta of Sexology, UK, Union Jacks, USA, weather | 18 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 84

Posted on February 24, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Sparkles and Spurs: An evening in the stacks I write this now, feeling a little jaded, and it’s all because of margheritas. They are really rather nice, aren’t they?! So what on earth was this Sparkles and Spurs event? Well, … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, bars, Blog, British, Columbia, cowboys, Culture, drinking, Ellicott City, Emily Bronte, expat, expats, hocoblogs@@@, hocorising, Howard County, library, lifestyle, margheritas, maryland, People, slient auction, Sparkles and Spurs, swear words, swearing, USA | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 67

Posted on December 10, 2012 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Christmas lights in the USA So…..there are lights, lights everywhere. Christmassy ones. And blow up Santas, and blow up snowmen, and I even saw a blow up pineapple, though what that has to do with Christmas, I cannot fathom. Anyhow, … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 80s, America, Americans, Baltimore, Blog, British, Christmas, Christmas trees, class, Culture, decorations, Dukes of Hazzard, expats, guns, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, lifestyle, lights, maryland, People, Politics, Ravens, Santa, sheriff, snowmen, tailgaiting, Thanksgiving, Thoughts, UK, USA | 6 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 62

Posted on November 16, 2012 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Tire trouble So, I’m thinking that Mike the Mechanic from the Mafia may have had it in for me after all (did I not respond appropriately to his heartwarming proposal story…?) Anyhows, I get a tire ‘blow out’ 830 at … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, Americans, beans on toast, birthday parties, Blog, breakdown, British, cars, cold, crumpets, driving, expats, hocoblogs@@@, Italian, lifestyle, mafia, People, Thoughts, tires, toys | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 48

Posted on October 23, 2012 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Meeting Americans I am fortunate to have been able to meet lots of Americans. However, the poor things get a right old grilling from me – I want to know everything. So, here’s a list of things I have found … Continue reading →