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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 351
American thoughts on the UK and British thoughts on America We two countries love each other right? Of course! And we two countries love to criticise each other, right? Of course! Well, I asked a bunch of expat Brits in … Continue reading
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 337
Things I have pondered in America-land today I awoke at 4am today. Gawd knows why – might have been the lashing rain reminding me of England… Anyway, I wondered about the following things in America. They are neither controversial nor … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Arkansas, Blog, Britain, British, Columbia, Culture, diners, drive up banking, driving licence, Elephant and Piggie, England, expat, Haven on the Lake, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Illinois, Leslie Knope, maryland, Mo Willems, Parks and Recreation, Piegeon, Rosamund Pilcher, silverware, Thoughts, UK, USA, weather
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 336
Brits subtitled My British friend here in the USA mentioned that she sat down to watch the telly last night and (don’t judge her for this) there was a programme on called Party On on the E! Channel. Yes, it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Being Liverpool, Britain, British, Cheryl Cole, Culture, E! Channel, expat, freezing rain, Geordie, hocoblogs@@@, Irish, language, lifestyle, Liverpool, Party On, school delay, Scouse, subtitles, The Saturdays, The Wire, Thoughts, TV, TV audiences, weather, X factor
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 334
Reaching out… Recently I’ve heard the term ‘reaching out’ a lot in America-land. ‘Thanks for reaching out, we appreciate it.’ ‘I’m reaching out to see if anyone knows anyone who sharpens knives and tools.’ (Yes that is a real one … Continue reading
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 328
The Christmas Break So, what has the UK Desperate Housewife UK been up to over Christmas week? Taking in a lot of American history, don’t ya know. And pondering about what makes American people American, and what made them not … Continue reading
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Tagged accents, America, American, American history, American people, American Revolution, Americans, Bradford on Avon, Britain, British, chocolate milk, Christmas, cockney, Colonial, Culture, driving, England, English, expat, history, hocoblogs@@@, Jamestown, King George, McDonalds, Native American Indians, natives, Norfolk, rain, Thoughts, UK, USA, Virginia, Virginia Beach, War of Independence, weather, Williamsburg, Yorktown
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 318
Sometimes it still feels like I’m abroad It does sometimes feel like that, even after 16 months. I can’t explain it (okay, I will give it a try….) Sometimes I have a ‘moment’ and go to myself ‘ooh, look at … Continue reading
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter313
Yes, it’s bl*ody well true! Marylanders are second-most likely to swear (but also third-most likely to be courteous) – says a recent poll about cursing (that’s ‘swearing’ to us Brits!) Ohio beat out Maryland as the state in which people … Continue reading
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 298
Americans don’t do crackers for Christmas…. I heard this terrible news yesterday. What? No crackers at Christmas?! But how do you make each other laugh with terrible, terrible jokes or annoy each other with random facts? How do you not … Continue reading
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 303
What happens when the place you live becomes the ‘norm’? Your blogs ‘die’, apparently. ‘Your blogs are dying.’ That’s what I got told today. And I have to ‘step it up a notch’. I don’t really mind this comment, because … Continue reading →