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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 555
‘In the Club’ There’s a radio commercial I keep hearing at the moment for a wholesale store called Sam’s Club and it makes me chortle every time because the British meaning of the phrase that they keep repeating is interpreted … Continue reading
Posted in American, American customs, British, British American differences, British customs, culture, Reddit, tipping, Travel, UK, USA
Tagged American, American customs, American history, Americans, Britain, British accent, British American differences, British customs, cultural differences, Culture, English, expat, expat life, hocoblogs@@@, language, Pledge of Allegiance, Reddit, Sam's Club, tipping, Travel, UK
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 403
Weird Americans, weird Brits There’s been a bit of America-bashing going on over the Interweb recently. Articles like this one*, where the writer, when amusing herself with the fact that some Brits are only ‘somewhat proud’ of our country, reflects … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged America, American, American flag, American national anthem, Americans, Austin, Blog, Britain, British, British pride, Common Core, Culture, England, English, expat, God Save the Queen, hocoblogs@@@, jubilee, lifestyle, Pledge of Allegiance, Queen, royal family, squirty cheese, St George's Cross, tipping, toilet doors, UK, Union flag, USA, weird
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 302
Thanksgiving in the UK Yes, folks, it has happened. Apparently the UK is ‘doing’ Thanksgiving. This is the report that came back to me direct from the UK yesterday. I don’t get it! Thanksgiving is about American history; it’s not … Continue reading
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Tagged 1863, Abraham Lincoln, America, American, Americans, autumn harvest festival, Blog, bonfire, British, chocolate, civil war, Culture, Dairy Milk, dinner, driving, fireworks, Guy Fawkes, history, hocoblogs@@@, Houses of Parliament, kindergarten, London, November, Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians, restaurants, Tesco, Thanksgiving, tipping, turkey, UK, UK roads, USA
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