Tag Archives: Thoughts

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 375

Posted on March 6, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Cheeky buggers! Oooh, my American chums are being right cheeky buggers, messing with my head. I used a phrase today ‘get cracking’ (as in, ‘Yes, I will get cracking with that’ – to start doing something quickly) and I asked … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 372

Posted on March 2, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Mailbox / letterbox Study this picture: Harry’s homework was to draw a picture of the ‘Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe’. Being the creative type he is, he actually drew the ‘Old Woman Who Lived in a Tiger Foot’. … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, American football, American pubs, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, British accent, California, Christmas, Culture, cup of tea, England, English, English pubs, expat, expats, food, football, Gobby Brit, hocoblogs@@@, ketchup, language, letterbox, lifestyle, mailbox, Queen's English, Rugby, tea with lemon, Thanksgiving, Thoughts, turkey, UK, USA | 6 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 369

Posted on February 27, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Arizona Well, I’ve been following this Arizona nonsense about discriminating against same-sex couples. And, at last, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer vetoed a controversial bill that would have allowed businesses in the state to deny service to gays and lesbians if … 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 →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, bagels, Baltimore, Blog, Britain, British, California, Centennial Park, coffee, Columbia, Columbia Mall, Culture, Daisy Dukes, driving, Ellicott City, expat, food, Girl Scout cookies, guns, Howard County, Liberty Insurance, Macy's, maryland, Po-Po, police, shorts, Slough, St Patrick's Day, summer, sun, The Wire, Thoughts, toilet doors, Travel, TV commercials, UK, weather, yield sign | 3 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 367

Posted on February 25, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Little British kid Poor little Harry is struggling a little with some areas of American reasoning. Like being told off for saying ‘Darn it’ at the child care place he goes to. Apparently when they told him off he responded … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 366

Posted on February 23, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Spelling dilemma So, Harry had to write down the book he likes to read most of all in the ‘class book’ to share with his friends as part of his homework on Friday. Simple, right? Not when the sentence includes … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 365

Posted on February 21, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Two nations divided by a common language George Bernard Shaw was correct when he said/wrote that line. (Some think it was Oscar Wilde who said it, and as much as I love that dude, I’m pretty convinced it was GBS.) … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, American English, Americans, Britain, British, British English, Columbia, Culture, driving, England, English language, expat, George Bernard Shaw, hocoblogs@@@, indicators, ladder, larder, Oscar Wilde, pantry, Thoughts, turn signals, UK, USA | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 364

Posted on February 19, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Walgreens, you make me happy when skies are grey/gray… The Walgreens where I live, in Columbia, is a very happy place. It is very American to me – in a good way. The music, what’s on the shelves, the people … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, BBC America, Blog, Britain, British, Columbia, Culture, expat, federal offence, hocoblogs@@@, mailbox, pants, phramacy, post box, Thoughts, UK, underpants, USA, Walgreens | 11 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 360

Posted on February 13, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Spring is just round the corner Well, this is what I told myself when I was smacked in the face with 14 inches of the white stuff this morning. And they say we can expect a few more inches before … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 354

Posted on February 4, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

This ad is the dog’s b*llocks! Well, I trawled through the Superbowl commercials from Sunday and I liked the Doritos one, because it was cute, and I don’t get what all the fuss is about the Coca-Cola one. Some folks … Continue reading →