Tag Archives: Thoughts

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 198

Posted on August 5, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Texas Death Penalty As we are aware, the death penalty still exists in some States across the USA and the heart-strings are a-tuggin’ for poor Texas whose current problem with the death penalty is not ‘shall we abolish it?’, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, bacon sandwich, beer, beer garden, Blog, Brasserie Blanc, British, Cotswolds, Culture, cup of tea, curry, Daily Mail, death drugs, death row, death row inmates, Deep South, Dixie, driving, Ewen, executions, expat, food, hanging, hillbillies, hocoblogs@@@, lanes, lethal injection, lifestyle, manua car, maryland, racism, rain, stereotypes, Tamara Reynolds, Texas law, Thoughts, Travel, UK, USA, vindaloo, Virginia, weather, Wild Duck | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 194

Posted on July 30, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

British or American countryside? There is a little place off the 108 in Clarksville that I love. I love it because of its natural beauty and the fact that it sells fruit and veg and ‘pick your own flowers’ on … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, Air Force, America, American, Americans, Anglophile, Black Magic, Blog, Bradford on Avon, British, Clarks Elioaks Farm, cottage garden, Culture, cup of tea, DC, Eastenders, England, English countryside, expat, flying, food, fruit and veg, going home, Henry VIII, maryland, Mississippi, Northern Ireland, PBS, Queen, Queen's Coronation, Thoughts, tourist, Travel, Trinny and Susannah, TV, UK, USA, Wedgewood | 8 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 193

Posted on July 29, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

A slice of American suburbia A feature on the Daily Mail US site (yes, I am reading the DM again – sigh) featured a group of photos capturing the American middle class dream. It’s interesting to see, and from living … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American middle class dream, Americans, Baltimore Post Examiner, Blog, British, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, Daily Mail, east coast, Ellicott City, expat, fall, fintess, fitness, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, LA, New of the World, Nick Stern, Patapsaco Female Insititute, photography, seasons, Southern California, suburban, swingers, Taming of the Shrew, The Bard, Thoughts, UK, USA, water, weather, West Coast | 25 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 178

Posted on July 17, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Guns…. Oh, guns. This tweet was forwarded to me by an American friend today and it reads thus: Trying to explain our gun situation to people in other countries is like trying to explain Hitler to dogs. We Brits don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 10 o'clock news, 24, A Team, accents, America, American, Americans, beer, Beverly Hills, Blog, Breaking Bad, British, Cheltenham, cinemas, climate, countryside, cowboys, Culture, driving, drunken nights out, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, expat, fashion, Friends, fuel, gloucestershire, gun culture, guns, health care, hocoblogs@@@, Hollywood, hospitals, Kate, Kate and Wills, LA, lifestyle, Los Angeles, Louisiana, public transport, Royal baby, Royal Cheese, Snow cones, Sporanos, Starbucks, supermarkets, The Westminster William and Kate Royal Addition Cheddar, Thoughts, TOWIE, Travel, travelling, TV, UK, USA, WAGS, Waitrose, weather, Whole Foods | 7 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 176

Posted on July 15, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Funny fanny? Ok, let’s be clear about this. In the USA, ‘fanny’ means bottom or backside, and is an acceptable term. In the UK, ‘fanny’ means something else, which I had to explain a couple of times yesterday to my … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 4th July, accents, America, American, Americans, Blog, British, Cadillac, Carry On films, Culture, Danielle Leist, Europe, expat, fanny, food, hocoblogs@@@, holidays, lifestyle, maryland, Maryland laws, Michigan, Myrtle Beach, Romsey, Thoughts, Travel, Traverse City, UK, University of Southampton, USA, USA plates, weather | 13 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 173

Posted on July 11, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Brits in the USA There are a lot of us Brits in the USA. It’s funny how our paths cross, either in person or online. And we do drink tea at every opportunity, that is certainly correct. A girl also … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Andy Murray, beer, Blog, British, Colorado Springs, Coors, cowboys hats, Culture, cup of tea, driving, Embassy, England, expat, expats, food, hocoblogs@@@, Jaffa Cakes, London, Navy, Olympics, One Direction, pork pies, Prince Harry, Ruislip, Thoughts, UK, USA, Virginia | 13 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 141

Posted on June 3, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Hygiene obsessions! I have found recently that ’round these parts’ Americans (not all, but some) are obsessed with hygiene. Like, really obsessed. Like cleaning their weights before they pick them up at the gym obsessed. This behaviour is at odds … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Baltimore Post Examiner, British, Columbia, Columbia Lakefront, Columbia Patch, Culture, Democratic, expat, Food truck competition, governor, graduation, Healthy Howard, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Huffington Post, hygiene, Ken Ulman, kindergarten, lifestyle, Lt. Gov Anthony Brown, maryland, NY TImes, obsessions, PK4, Politics, PR, school, Thoughts, UK, university, USA | 13 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 133

Posted on May 20, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The Soccer Mom I hear this phrase a lot. When I came out to the USA people joked with me that I would become a ‘soccer mom’ and I laughed, not really knowing what one was. And I’ve been hearing … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged American, Americans, British, Culture, detox, expats, hocoblogs@@@, middle class, Prada heels, Soccer Mom, suburban, SUV, Thoughts, UK, USA, Victoria Beckham, Yummy Mummy | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 129

Posted on May 16, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Amused, bemused, confused…. 1. Cabs…what cabs? It is soooooooooooooooo hard to get cabs here in Howard County. I shall never, ever again bemoan the UK’s public transport system, because at least you can get from town to town or city … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 119

Posted on May 7, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Bank Holibobs UK vs National Holibobs USA This is a condensed version of my various conversations with people back in the UK on Monday May 6th… Me: Are you having a nice day? UK peeps: Ooh, yes we are, we’ve … Continue reading →