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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 561

Posted on January 29, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Expat lives in the USA There are a lot of us Brits out in the USA, all living and working and homemaking in different places. I get a lot of expats contact me through the blog, which is awesome. We … Continue reading →

Posted in bloggers, Travel, UK, USA | Tagged accents, America, American, Austin, Blog, British, Brits, England, expat, expat lives, expats, mummy blog, Pledge of Allegiance, St Particks Day, Texas, Travel, UK, USA | Leave a comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 555

Posted on January 8, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

‘In the Club’ There’s a radio commercial I keep hearing at the moment for a wholesale store called Sam’s Club and it makes me chortle every time because the British meaning of the phrase that they keep repeating is interpreted … Continue reading →

Posted in American, American customs, British, British American differences, British customs, culture, Reddit, tipping, Travel, UK, USA | Tagged American, American customs, American history, Americans, Britain, British accent, British American differences, British customs, cultural differences, Culture, English, expat, expat life, hocoblogs@@@, language, Pledge of Allegiance, Reddit, Sam's Club, tipping, Travel, UK | 17 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 532

Posted on December 2, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

A slice of Americana Yesterday was the County Council installation ceremony for Howard County, which is more jazzy and funky than it sounds, because this is American politics, innit. The UK equivalent might be held in an Abbey or a … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged #hocomd, #hocopolitics, accents, America, American, Americans, Australian, Britain, British, Chief Executive Howard County, Claire, County Council, Culture, England, expat, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, maryland, National Anthem, Pledge of Allegiance, UK, USA, USA high schools | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 403

Posted on April 15, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Weird Americans, weird Brits There’s been a bit of America-bashing going on over the Interweb recently. Articles like this one*, where the writer, when amusing herself with the fact that some Brits are only ‘somewhat proud’ of our country, reflects … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, American flag, American national anthem, Americans, Austin, Blog, Britain, British, British pride, Common Core, Culture, England, English, expat, God Save the Queen, hocoblogs@@@, jubilee, lifestyle, Pledge of Allegiance, Queen, royal family, squirty cheese, St George's Cross, tipping, toilet doors, UK, Union flag, USA, weird | 14 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 256

Posted on October 3, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Parenting in the USA I have come to believe, since living out here, that the UK and USA parenting style are v v v v v different. (For some people, that is – we have met some parents who parent … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, BBC Radio Gloucestershire, Blog, Britain, British, Brits Across the Pond, childrens' parties, Columbia, Culture, expat, football, government shutdown, guns, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, lifestyle, maryland, parenting, parties, Pledge of Allegiance, sleepovers, Soccer Mom, sports, UK, USA, yellow school bus, zoo | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 116

Posted on May 3, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Baltimore Prison Saga The current dinner table talk in my neck of the woods is of worthy of an HBO drama series….and it’s all true. The synopsis of the current ‘can you believe this is happening’ story is this: The … Continue reading →