Tag Archives: Washington

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 335

Posted on January 9, 2014 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The state I live in This refers to the actual geographical state I live in, not the kind of psychological state I live in. So, this state is Maryland and there’s been a lot of recent banter (read as ‘social … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 2014 calendar, America, American, Americans, Annapolis, Baltimore, baseball, Bay Bridge, Blog, Britain, British, Cal Ripken Jr, California, crabs, Culture, Hairspray, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, jousting, lacrosse, lifestyle, maryland, Mason-Dixon line, Old Bay, Orioles, Ravens, Renaissance Festival, South Carolina, Travel, UK, USA, Washington, Washington State | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 301

Posted on November 23, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

School buzzers / PTA Okay, so in the UK schools you have to press a buzzer to get in to the school and there are cameras and wot not and you have to sign in and it’s all very security … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Baltimore Sun, beer pong, blagger, Blog, Britain, British, Clarksville, Columbia, Culture, DC, drinking games, flip cup, guns, hocoblogs@@@, homelessness, Howard County, humour, language, lifestyle, maryland, poverty, PTA, River Hill High School, Sandy Hook, school security, Super Zips, tickets, to blag, UK, USA, Vera Bradley, Washington, Washington Post, wealth, zipcodes | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 293

Posted on November 16, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

If Thanksgiving had been about pizza….. I endured a movie last night called ‘Free Birds’. It’s a kids’ cartoon and it was all about what would happen if Thanksgiving had not involved turkeys. So did they succeed in freeing the … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, bank, Blog, Britain, British, children, cops, Culture, expat, florida, Free Birds, give thanks, guns, hocoblogs@@@, kids, pizza, police, security guards, Thanksgiving, Toni Hargis, Travel, turkey, UK, uniform, USA, Washington | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 264

Posted on October 11, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Fall Traditions Fall is brilliant in the USA – it’s like the Americans can always find an excuse to find something to celebrate. Like this….. What’s this all about? In Fort Bragg, California on Labor Day weekend from Aug. 30 … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American folklore, Americans, Barak Obama, Blog, Britain, British, California, Cinco de Mayo, Culture, Dan Snyder, expat, fall, Fort Bragg, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, lumberjack, maryland, NFL, Paul Bunyan, Transatlantically Speaking, ugly dog contest, UK, USA, Washington, Washington Redskins | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 257

Posted on October 4, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Outside view of America After all the recent events in the USA, I heard someone say this yesterday: ‘What must the image of America be from the outside?’ I don’t know, and I’m not one to care what other people … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, Capitol shooting, Culture, exchange rate, expat, freedom of speech, government, government shutdown, hocoblogs@@@, humor, humour, Politics, take the piss, Texas, UK, USA, visitors, Washington | 14 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 253

Posted on October 1, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

British sayings in the USA I love British colloquialisms (okay, slang) – they are part of my culture and often make a sentence all the merrier! I use them frequently in conversations in the USA to my friends, sometimes leaving … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, balls up, Blog, Britain, British, British slang, Buzzfeed, colloquialisms, Culture, expat, government shutdown, hocoblogs@@@, knackered, language, legless, Mall in Columbia, Mei Xiang, National Mall, Pandacam, shopping, UK, USA, Washington, Washington National Zoo | 3 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 251

Posted on September 30, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

USA government shut down! I am confused. This is because I don’t really get what the statement above means. Stuff is shutting down, everybody in the government / public sector goes home early and doesn’t work and you can’t call … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, Britain, British, British food, camping, chippy, Culture, expats, food, fried food, government shutdown, lifestyle, national museums, National Parks, Politics, postal service, Quite Peckish, school lunches, spending bill, UK, US Government, USA, Washington | 9 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 249

Posted on September 28, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

South East DC Today I headed out at 6am to a training in DC. I hadn’t been to South East DC before. The advice we get as Brits here is that if we find ourselves in this area, just head … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 235

Posted on September 17, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The Miss America debate Well, I can’t blog today without mentioning this debate engulfing America. So, the The Miss America pageant broke new ground this year by crowning Miss New York, Nina Davuluri, the first contestant of Indian descent to … Continue reading →

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 203

Posted on August 13, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Amish mafia I heard an advert (commercial) on the radio for a TV programme yesterday that I had no idea existed. It’s is called Amish Mafia. Let me repeat that title: AMISH MAFIA. What is this glorious monstrosity that I … Continue reading →