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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 563

Posted on February 1, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

British stuff wot I spotted in the UK These are some of the things that amused me and that charmed me whilst I was in the UK. Just take a look at the gallery 🙂 Expat Austin Mum Here is … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Travel, UK | Tagged America, Austin, Black Friday, Britain, British, Culture, England, expat, Expat Austin Mum, Halloween, Lacock, lifestyle, Texas, Thanksgiving, Travel, UK, USA | Leave a comment

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 →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 484

Posted on September 14, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Scotland and America I’ve heard a little rumour that if Scotland decide they don’t want to be part of the UK anymore then America might quite like to take their place. I’m not quite sure how the logistics of this … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Baltimore, Blog, Britain, British, British accent, California, Culture, England, English, expat, Fort McHenry, hocoblogs@@@, John Denver Christmas Special, lifestyle, maryland, Socttish independence, Star Spangled Banner, Texas, UK, United Kingdon, USA, War of 1812 | 11 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 414

Posted on May 5, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Prom time! Well, it was Prom Weekend in the USA this week, and all the young lads and lasses at high school here donned their highly sequined gowns and tuxes (I don’t know if the tuxes were sequined or not, … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, American and British differences, Americans, Berry's Coaches of Taunton, Bill Bryson, Blog, Bringing UP Brits, Britain, British, Culture, driving, England, English, expat, Expat Parents Raising Cross-Cultural Kids in Britain, expats, Inspiring Global Entrepreneurs, lifestyle, limousine, Maine, Meghan Fenn, Midlands, Pennsylvania, proms, Sixth Form, South Carolina, Sussex, Tennessee, Texas, Thoughts, Tokyo, UK, USA, Virginia, White Ochre Design L | 6 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 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 393

Posted on March 30, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

British Pub I forgot to mention the British pub in San Antonio in the last blog chapter. There it was on the riverwalk, complete with British bulldog, post box and….girls in short skirts and knee-high socks and black boots. For … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Billy Bob, Blog, Britain, British, British bulldog, British pub, clubbing, country music, cowboy hat, cowboys, Coyote Ugly, Culture, England, expats, Gruene, hocoblogs@@@, lasso, Marks and Spencers, pub, riverwalk, rock n roll, San Antonio, Texas, Tom Gillam Kosmic Messengers, trilby hat, UK, USA | 5 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 391

Posted on March 30, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Mommy Dearest My name has changed. There is no longer a ‘u’ in my name, but an ‘o’ instead. Yes, this does break my British-mummy heart, particularly when I am told he was corrected at school by his peers and … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, bbc, Blog, Britain, British, Britishness, California, Culture, English speaking, expats, hocoblogs@@@, language, lifestyle, Los Angeles, Louis Theroux, mommy, mummy, prison, Texas, Travel, UK, USA, Westboro Baptist Church, Wimberley | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 390

Posted on March 24, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The Wall at the Mall When the shooting happened at Columbia Mall in January the news went international. Friends and family in the UK were very aware of it through news coverage in the UK, as it happened and for … Continue reading →