Tag Archives: UK

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 618

Posted on June 4, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Searching for bodies and tutoring kids Well that’s a heading for a blog I never imagined writing! Today was one of those eclectic, ‘only in America’ days today. Firstly, I went to a photoshoot for a Learning Center/Centre in Crofton … Continue reading →

Posted in American, expat, expat life, Travel, UK | Tagged America, American, Australia, Bad Teacher, Bath, British, British accent, Cameron Diaz, Candice Johnson, Chipotle, England, expat, extra work, filming, hocoblogs@@@, House of Cards, Investigation Discovery, Kevin Spacey, London, Nightmare Next Door, Patapsco State Park, Romans, TV, TV show, UK, USA, Veep | 3 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 617

Posted on June 2, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Rain, rain UK stylie When it rains in Americaland, like it is doing today for a change (it’s been sweltering this past week!), people do say to me ‘it must be just like being back in England’. Yes, I can … Continue reading →

Posted in American, American customs, American dream, British, British American differences, expats, Travel, UK, USA | Tagged #hocomd, America, American dream, Americans, blogging, British, Brits, Columbia, England, expat, expat life, hocoblogs@@@, summer, Travel, Truman Show, UK, USA | 18 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 615

Posted on May 26, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Bye Bye Blog Party Well, folks, it’s back to afternoon teas, going ‘to the loo’, driving on the left and making innuendos without having to a) apologise or b) explain them as I depart the wonderful haven that is Howard … Continue reading →

Posted in American, bloggers, blogging, England, Howard County | Tagged American, blog party, blogging, Britain, British, British accent, Columbia, Ellicott City, England, expat, expat life, From America to England, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, lifestyle, maryland, Travel, UK, USA | 7 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 614

Posted on May 26, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

A Desperate Desperate Housewife in Washington This morning I got up at 515am to go down to DC to appear on the Good Morning Washington show, presenting a segment about insomnia and all the fabulous new products out there to … Continue reading →

Posted in American customs, blogs, British, British American differences, culture, expat | Tagged America, Americans, Britain, British, British accent, British vs American, Columbia, DC, expat, expat life, Good Morning Washington, hocoblogs@@@, hocohomos, Howard County, insomnia, maryland, Mrs Doubtfire, sleep, Travel, UK, USA, USA mailboxes, Washington | Leave a comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 613

Posted on May 20, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Nashville and Memphis Second up – Memphis It was hard for Memphis to live up to Nashville. Many people expressed preference for one over the other. Nashville is cool and funky and I liked keeping it country. Memphis is emotional; so … Continue reading →

Posted in Elvis, Memphis, Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Arkansas, Beale St, Blue Hawaii, British, Brits, civil rights, Columbia, Dr Martin Luther King, Elvis, expat, Graceland, hocoblogs@@@, maryland, McMansion, Memphis, Mississippi, Nashville, rock n roll, Sam Phillips, Sun Studio, Tennessee, UK | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 611

Posted on May 7, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Desperate Housewife-y stuff As I am writing this blog there is a chap outside cutting my grass and pruning my bushes. Our landlord sorts this out for us, and I am thinking of having serious words with this landlord because … Continue reading →

Posted in American, British, Cadbury's, chocolate, expat, Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, British expat, Cadbury's, chocolate, Chocolate Mailbox, desperate housewife, Double Decker, expat life, food, hocoblogs@@@, Travel, UK, USA | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 610

Posted on May 5, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Brit gals in the Bahamas, part 4 Three Teeth Tony and Snorkelling Lovely cheery chappy on the beach, Three Teeth Tony (not his actual name), was drumming up some business and us Brit gals looked like likely candidates for a … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Bahamas, blogging, Britain, British American differences, celebrations, culture, expat, Travel, UK, USA | Tagged Alpheus Finlayson, American, Americans, athletics, Bahamas, Ben Blankenship, Britain, British, British accent, cup of tea, English, expats, International Association of Athletics Federation, Jamaica, Lord Sebastian Coe, Molly Beckwith-Ludlow, Nassau, Princess Charlotte, Royal baby, Seb Coe, snorkelling, sport, Team GB, Team USA, Thomas Robinson Stadium Nassau, Travel, UK, USA, Usain Bolt, water sports | Leave a comment

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 607

Posted on May 4, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Brit gals in the Bahamas, part 1 This is a brief travel blog of two Brit gals living in the USA who headed to the Bahamas for a long weekend. You don’t want the long version, cos we nattered non stop … Continue reading →

Posted in Bahamas, blogging, British, culture, expat life, expats, Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Bahamas, beaches, Blog, Britain, British, British accent, Brits, Caribbean, Columbia, Culture, driving, expats, Gibraltar, history, hocoblogs@@@, holidays, Nassau, Queen Victoria, reggae, residents association, rum, Sky Juice, Torquay, tourism, Travel, UK | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 606

Posted on April 29, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

British taps and lights. Sigh! Americans call them faucets, we call them taps. That we know. There are also, dear friends, differences in the way these things function in the USA from the way they do in back home and … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 605

Posted on April 27, 2015 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

USA prom etiquette It’s a good job I am not out here in the USA as a 17 or 18 year old, cos, quite frankly, I would most likely be ejected from the Senior Prom. Fact. Take a look at … Continue reading →