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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 625

Posted on June 23, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Twirly-wirly padlocks Let me tell you a little story about me and the twirly-wirly American padlock. Every Friday I work at a gym that has a locked cabinet that contains the stereo. Every Friday I have to do the combination on … Continue reading →

Posted in American, American customs, British, British American differences, expat, UK | Tagged America, American, Blog, blogging, British, expat, expat life, Fox 45, From America to England, high school, hocoblogs@@@, padlocks, summer, Travel, UK | Leave a comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 617

Posted on June 2, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Rain, rain UK stylie When it rains in Americaland, like it is doing today for a change (it’s been sweltering this past week!), people do say to me ‘it must be just like being back in England’. Yes, I can … Continue reading →

Posted in American, American customs, American dream, British, British American differences, expats, Travel, UK, USA | Tagged #hocomd, America, American dream, Americans, blogging, British, Brits, Columbia, England, expat, expat life, hocoblogs@@@, summer, Travel, Truman Show, UK, USA | 18 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 461

Posted on August 13, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

American ‘schools’ I get very confused when Americans say, for example: ‘My girlfriend is at school’, especially when those Americans are in their 20s and 30s, because then I have to remind myself that when they say ‘school’ they actually … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 435

Posted on June 18, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Today in the USA 1. It’s v v v v v hot. So hot, they cancelled the After-School Track and Field Event. Yes, it’s that hot. I have to keep remembering to talk in farenheit and not in celsius, so … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 418

Posted on May 13, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The heat is on I don’t really have much to say about life in America except that it is now V HOT AND STICKY. Hoorah! 🙂 Snogging/making out This is true fact: USA folk: you make out. We Brits ‘snog’. … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, American English, Americans, Britain, British, British English, Culture, England, English, expat, heat, language, Lost in the Pond, making out, poo, poop, school, snogging, summer, sun, UK, USA, weather | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 402

Posted on April 13, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Sunshine (at last) Well, after two days of Spring, summer’s here on the East Coast, and gloriously hot it was too. It’s warmer than England now, don’t ya know (and bloody right, so it should be – summer’s one of … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 368

Posted on February 26, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Liberty Insurance Man This man was dressed as the Statue of Liberty today in the cold. He was promoting Liberty Insurance on the side of the road. Just made me laugh. I don’t think we’d get this kind of thing … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 259

Posted on October 7, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Tornado Watch! Yesterday we sat sweating at the beach in the 98 degree heat, feeling smug that summer was still upon us in Maryland. See here for evidence…. Today, we’re only on flippin’ tornado watch! With torrential rain! And umbrellas! … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 226

Posted on September 8, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Cop ride along and shooting Yeeehah! I got me a police ride along and shooting practice lined up. Totally bricking it and looking forward to it at the same time 😉 When I told my friend this she told me … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 211

Posted on August 26, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

School starts… …and parents everywhere breathe a sigh of relief. Children herd along the streets or wait on street corners for the ubiquitous yellow school bus to pull up, their backpacks full of newly labelled stuff that will almost certainly … Continue reading →