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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 569
Fat Tuesday, USA I wish I was in New Orleans for Fat Tuesday this coming week. Oh, what fun! I love me a bit of Bourbon Street! The beads! The booze! The bands! I’ll be finding something to do though … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged America, Americans, Bourbon Street, British, English, expat, expat life, Fat Tuesday, hocoblogs@@@, Mardi Gras, New Orleans, Pancake Day, schools, Shrove Tuesday, UK, USA, USA schools, Valentine cards, valentines day
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 568
Accents in The Wire As a Brit in the USA, I am fascinated by how fascinating my accent is to Americans. ‘Say this word and this one and this one!’ they cry (often British swear words appeal to a certain … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged accents, America, American, American accents, Americans, Bath, Britain, British, British accent, cockney, Desperate Housewives, drive up banking, drive-thru, English, Gringotts, Harry Potter, hocoblogs@@@, hole in the wall, New Jersey, Southern accent, states, Talking Well Consulting, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 566
The White House West Wing Visit Well, scrub it off the bucket list! We visited The White House. And jolly nice and white it was too 🙂 . If I tell how we got in there I would have to … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged accents, America, American, Americana, Americans, attractive accents, British, British accent, DC, England, English, expat life, French, House of Cards, Irish, Michelle Obama, Obama, The West Wing, The White House, UK, USA, War of 1812, Washington
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 565
My American friend’s commentary on the USA This week in the USA it’s been a busy news week (depending on how you view news). An American friend of mine seemed slightly overwhelmed and exasperated by his own country and asked … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged #hocomd, Aaron Schock, America, American, American accent, British, British accent, Columbia, Culture, dancing sharks, Downton Abbey, English, Englishness, foreign, Howard County, James Roberston, Jenny McCarthy, language, maryland, measles, news, school, srpay painted cars, Super Bowl, Travel, two nations divided by a common language, UK, USA, vaccinations
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 564
Rosie runs across America “The idea for this journey is to run across America and to run into America and to celebrate the lives of people nobody knows. At my age, you can’t wait for the world to come to you. … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged America, American, Britain, British, cup of tea, Desperate Housewife problems, England, English, Expat problems, expats, Giant Supermarket, Harry Potter, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, kebab, London, London snow, maryland, math, Rosie Swales Pope, running across America, Travel, UK, USA, Wales, watermelon, Welsh
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 563
British stuff wot I spotted in the UK These are some of the things that amused me and that charmed me whilst I was in the UK. Just take a look at the gallery 🙂 Expat Austin Mum Here is … Continue reading
Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 562
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
Posted in American, American customs, British, British American differences, culture, Travel
Tagged American, American football, Britain, British vs American, Cadbury, chicken wings, Culture, England, English, expat, expat life, expats, food, Hershey, hocoblogs@@@, Katy Perry, Obama, Patriots, Seahawks, Super Bowl, take out boxes, Tom Brady, Travel, UK, USA
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 561
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
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 560
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
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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 559
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
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