Tag Archives: UK

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 523

Posted on November 15, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Baltimore crime/ English city crime I’ve been reading up a lot on the differences and similarities between crime in Baltimore and crime in London and Manchester via top Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton. When The Wire got popular in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Baltimore police, Baltimore Sun, Blog, crime, Daisy Dukes, gun crime, guns, Independent newspaper, Justin Fenton, lifestyle, London, Manchester, maryland, pronouncing numbers, The Wire, Travel, UK, USA | Leave a comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 522

Posted on November 15, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Baltimore City Police Ride-Along I can’t say too much about my ride-along cos of the confidentiality with the Homicide Department whom I rode along with last night, but I can say this: 1. It is like The Wire in areas … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, Americans, Baltimore, Baltimore Homicide Department, Baltimore police, British humour, Canade, cops, David Simon, expat life, homicide, maryland, murders, ride along, The Corner, The Wire, UK, USA | 6 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 519

Posted on November 12, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Blog giveaway! On Monday I’m talking on Fox 45 News about what ‘moms’ (yes, British folk, that’s ‘mums’ – and I am still one of those) might want for Christmas this year. And included in this list of items is … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, Baltimore, Blog, British, Christmas, Cushies, Daisy Dukes, Downton Abbey fragrance, Fox 45 news, gifts for moms, hocoblogs@@@, Light Affections, netball, Sachi Bags, Sound Oasis, Tiles for Occasions, UK, USA, walking | 1 Comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 518

Posted on November 11, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Writing the date today! I realised that today I can write the date the British way in America-land and not get it wrong! (11/11/14) In fact, then I realised, being the Brains of Britain that I am, that I can … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged American, Americans, Baltimore police, blogging, British, bucket list, dates UK, dates USA, England, Fox 45 news, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle expert, police ride-along, risk, risk taking, Travel, UK, USA | Leave a comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 517

Posted on November 9, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Bit of British grub I honestly, truly don’t crave much British food here in the USA. I really don’t. Unless it’s put in front of me, that is, and then I can shove down a Flake, some sausages, toffee, some … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, American bacon, British, British bacon, British chocolate, British food, British luck, British UK, English, expat, expat life, expats, Flake, hocoblogs@@@, Mars Bar, maryland, MD, Nicola Edwards, online food store, sausages, SCampi Fries, Shepherd's Pie, St Geroge's Day, the Queen, The Queen's Grocer, UK, USA | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 516

Posted on November 7, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Expat life realities Let’s be honest – expat life can sometimes be hard. It’s not all a bed of roses over a cocktail in the afternoon. Sometimes you get lonely; sometimes it’s hard to meet people and make friends; sometimes … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Allegra Stein, America, British expressions, cup of tea, desperate housewife, expat, expat journey, expat life, expats, Global Living Magazine, hocoblogs@@@, journey, life coach, life experiences, lifestyle, negative experiences, positive experiences, swearing, UK, USA | Leave a comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 515

Posted on November 7, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

British flag in the USA I only found out a few weeks ago that if you’re a Brit in the USA and you fancy flying the Union Flag outside your house, like many do, you’ve kind of got to fly it … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, American flag, Baltimore, Blog, blogger, British, British flag, England, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, Mobbies 2014, Stars and Stripes, Travel, UK, Union flag, USA, vote UK Desperate Housewife USA | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 514

Posted on November 5, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Gutted After yesterday’s election results in Maryland I’m a bit gutted for some of my friends who were running for office. That said, they’re all super folk who will pick themselves up and get on with making things happen. There’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Bonfire Night, elections, England, fireworks, gutted, Guy Fawkes, hocoblogs@@@, Houses of Parliament, maryland, Politics, UK, USA | 1 Comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 511

Posted on November 1, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Taking the piss UK style How we Brits love to take the piss out of each other, out of events, out of everyone else, and out of ourselves. ‘Taking the piss – one of the things Americans find hardest about … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged American, American comedy, American humor, British, British humour, comedy, English, expat, hocoblogs@@@, irony, Ricky Gervais, sarcasm, sarcastic, taking the piss, UK, USA | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 510

Posted on November 1, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

See ya Halloween Well, that’s it. Halloween is over. Next up: Thanksgiving. It feels like from Halloween to New Year it’s just a bunch of partying and eating in America-land! I have decided that everyone should really dress up as … Continue reading →