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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 562

Posted on February 1, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Take out boxes/bags USA vs UK I love the American take out boxes in restaurants. It means you don’t have to eat all your dinner in one go – save it for lunch = economical! Nothing is wasted! You can … Continue reading →

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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 →

Posted in bloggers, Travel, UK, USA | Tagged accents, America, American, Austin, Blog, British, Brits, England, expat, expat lives, expats, mummy blog, Pledge of Allegiance, St Particks Day, Texas, Travel, UK, USA | Leave a comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 560

Posted on January 27, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Back in the USA So, I’ve had 10 days in the UK. It was a strange experience being back. It’s almost like I’ve been having a love affair for nearly three years with a glamorous, crazy, amusing and confusing, challenging and … Continue reading →

Posted in American, expat, Travel, UK | Tagged #hocomd, accents, America, Americans, Britain, British, chavs, Columbia, driving, England, English, English accent, English countryside, expat, expat life, expats, family, Greggs, hocoblogs@@@, hooking up, Hot Fuzz, Howard County, Jeremy Kyle, Joanna Trollope, maryland, sausage rolls, teenagers, Travel, TV, UK, USA, Vicar of Dibley, villages | 10 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 559

Posted on January 14, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The Cadbury’s Creme Egg Diplomatic Issue I think America and England are going to break up over an egg. But it’s not any old egg; it’s the iconic Cadbury’s Creme Egg wot we ate when we wos kids in England. … Continue reading →

Posted in expat, lifestyle, Travel | Tagged #hocomd, accents, America, American, American accent, Austria, Britain, British, British accent, Cadbury's Creme Eggs, cocoa egg shell, England, English, expat life, expat wife, Hersheys, lifestyle, school USA, snow delays, speaking English, Travel, UK, USA | 7 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 558

Posted on January 12, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Letter boxes UK stylie When the weather is as gawd-awful as it currently is in Maryland, USA I miss one thing very much: my UK letterbox that is in my door. It’s a very American First World problem that I … Continue reading →

Posted in British customs, netball, Travel | Tagged America, American, Blog, Britain, British, British sport, Culture, England, English, expat, First World problems, letter box, lifestyle, mail, netball, postman, snow, Travel, UK, USA, USA netball championships, winter | 3 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 555

Posted on January 8, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

‘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 | 17 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 553

Posted on January 7, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Honest expat interview I wrote this interview last year in November. It’s interesting to read it again as I hit the ‘7 months till I go home mark’. Some of the things that stand out to me about how my … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, Americans, Blog, British, Columbia, community, Desperate Housewives, England, English, expat, expat life, hocoblogs@@@, Little Britain, maryland, suburban, suburbia, Travel, UK, USA | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 550

Posted on January 3, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Tennessee! I was very excited to get to Tennessee, not only because I love the way it’s spelled, but because I wished to be fascinated by its ‘Southerness’. And I was not disappointed… These are my Tennessee observations 🙂 1. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged American, Americans, Appalachian Trail, baptist churches, British, Cabin in the Woods, Coca-Cola cake, Dolly Parton, Downton Abbey, English, expat life, Gatlinburg, Great Smoky Mountains, Hairspray, hocoblogs@@@, mom jeans, roadtrip, Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum, Sevierville, Tennessee, Travel, USA, Wheatlands plantation | 3 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 549

Posted on January 3, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Plantation in the South FYI, none of this post is fun to read, but you might learn something 😉 Plantations are a part of USA history. The history of them is difficult to fully digest since they are based on … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged American, American history, Americans, British, Cherokee history, Cherokee Indians, Cherokee reservation, Cherokee town, English, expat, Georgia, Indian casinos, Noble Jones, North Carolina, Private John G Burnett, roadtrip, Tennessee, The Trail of Tears, Travel, UK, USA, USA history, Wormsloe plantation | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 546

Posted on January 1, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Ham and eggs with The Lord in South Carolina On roadtrips we make it a mission NOT to eat in chain restaurants. That’s sometimes easier said than done when the road sides are adorned with signs indicating hundreds of McDonald’s, … Continue reading →