Tag Archives: President of the USA

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 527

Posted on November 20, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Living in the ‘Columbubble’ I don’t know who coined this phrase for our little part of Desperate Housewife suburban America, but Columbia is a bubble and shall henceforth be forever more known as ‘Columbubble’. I attribute this clever name to … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, Alan Partridge, America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Blog, Britain, British, Columbia, Columbubble, Culture, desperate housewife, driving, Ellicott City, England, English, expat, expats, George Washington, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, lifestyle, maryland, McDonalds, McMansions, President of the USA, Stepford Wives, suburban, suburbia, The Truman Show, Thoughts, Tom Coale, Travel, Truman Burbank, UK, USA, Whole Foods | 9 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 388

Posted on March 22, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

America-ca-ca I feel the need to clarify why I call America ‘America-ca-ca’, and it’s not because I think it’s crap or dirty. You see, Urban Dictionary states that ‘ca-ca’ is a term meaning ‘fecal matter’ used by Hispanics to deter … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Barbie, basketball, beer, Blog, Bob Mortimer, Britain, British, ca-ca, Cheesecake Factory, college basketball, crap, Culture, curry, Duke, expat, Famous Dave's, food, growler, Hispanic, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, language, March Madness, Mercer, President of the USA, Ruby Murray, Ruby Murry, Shooting Stars, UK, Ulrika Jonsson, USA, Vic Reeves | 1 Comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 370

Posted on February 28, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Being sick or poorly….. I am confused about whether I am sick or ill or poorly in America. I’ve been right old ‘poorly’, as we would say in the UK. But in the USA – or is it just this … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Abraham Lincoln, accents, America, American, Americans, Barack Obama, being sick, Blog, blog parties, Britain, British, Courtney Watson, Culture, English, expat, George Washington, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, ill, poorly, President of the USA, sick, UK, USA, vomit | 1 Comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 296

Posted on November 19, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

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 →