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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 179

Posted on July 17, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Hot in the UK! Proof! Coming to the the USA A lot of Brits come and go in the USA, but makes them stay? Judy Ratner fell in love with an American and that was her passport to an all-new … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Blog, British, British Bobby, Cheltenham, Culture, expat, Falkalnd Islands, food, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Judy Ratner, Maggie Thatcher, maryland, mid-atlantic, Politics, pot luck lunch, pub, race, religion, Ronald Reagan, UK, USA, weather | 21 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 178

Posted on July 17, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Guns…. Oh, guns. This tweet was forwarded to me by an American friend today and it reads thus: Trying to explain our gun situation to people in other countries is like trying to explain Hitler to dogs. We Brits don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 10 o'clock news, 24, A Team, accents, America, American, Americans, beer, Beverly Hills, Blog, Breaking Bad, British, Cheltenham, cinemas, climate, countryside, cowboys, Culture, driving, drunken nights out, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, expat, fashion, Friends, fuel, gloucestershire, gun culture, guns, health care, hocoblogs@@@, Hollywood, hospitals, Kate, Kate and Wills, LA, lifestyle, Los Angeles, Louisiana, public transport, Royal baby, Royal Cheese, Snow cones, Sporanos, Starbucks, supermarkets, The Westminster William and Kate Royal Addition Cheddar, Thoughts, TOWIE, Travel, travelling, TV, UK, USA, WAGS, Waitrose, weather, Whole Foods | 7 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 177

Posted on July 15, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Aussies in the USA Well, bung a shrimp on the barbie and get me a cold one, there’s only some Aussies hanging out in the USA! Jane found my blog whilst doing her research about Columbia, Maryland in anticipation of … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Australia, Baltimore, Blog, Brisbane, British, Columbia, Culture, driving, Europe, expat, hocoblogs@@@, holiday, Howard County, John Lennon, Kylie Minogue, lifestyle, London, maryland, neighbours, pub, Scotland, Scott and Charlene, Shootings, the Queen, Travel, UK, USA, weather, yorkshire puddings | 6 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 176

Posted on July 15, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Funny fanny? Ok, let’s be clear about this. In the USA, ‘fanny’ means bottom or backside, and is an acceptable term. In the UK, ‘fanny’ means something else, which I had to explain a couple of times yesterday to my … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 4th July, accents, America, American, Americans, Blog, British, Cadillac, Carry On films, Culture, Danielle Leist, Europe, expat, fanny, food, hocoblogs@@@, holidays, lifestyle, maryland, Maryland laws, Michigan, Myrtle Beach, Romsey, Thoughts, Travel, Traverse City, UK, University of Southampton, USA, USA plates, weather | 13 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 174

Posted on July 12, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The weather ‘It’s pretty much the worst summer we’ve had in a long time.’ Harsh, harsh words to the delicate ears of a sun-loving Brit just yesterday. Come on, America-land, give me that sunshine! I know you have it (and … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 4th July, America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Blog, British, Columbia, cosmetic enhancements, Culture, Detroit, expat, fast food, Fells Point, gangs, hocoblogs@@@, Matt Renouf, McDonalds, news, North Michigan, parenting, religion, Shootings, soccer, Southampton University, sport, sunbathing, sunshine, teeth, Thanksgiving, Travel, UK, USA, weather | 7 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 172

Posted on July 11, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

American bands In the UK I haven’t seen many bands with the enthusiasm of this teenage band that I saw outside the Howard County Library Miller Branch (the celebrations were about the Howard County Library System winning Library of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Blog, British, Cocktails at Naptime, Columbia, Culture, driving, Ellicott City, Emma Kaufmann, expat, grammar, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Howard County Libraries, irony, Jilly Cooper, Ken Ulman, language, London, marching band, royal family, Ryans Daughter, teeth, UK, USA, weather, When the Saints go Marching in | 4 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 168

Posted on July 7, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Things I learned about America today 1. Cars with a white flag, bag or towel hanging from a closed window…I’ve seen a few of these recently. Cars that are parked up on the side of a highway or freeway and … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Andy Murray, Baltimore, Blog, British, broken down car, cars, code red, G&T, heat, heateave, hocoblogs@@@, Pimms, scones, strawberries and cream, tennis, UK, USA, weather, Wimbledon | 3 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 164

Posted on July 4, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Adult beverages In the UK, we simply call it ‘booze’. In the USA, it’s called an ‘adult beverage’. I find that interesting. Meeting British people I have met some random Brits recently in the USA. Just like that – ‘Hello’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Ab Fab, adult beverage, America, American, Americans, Andy Murray, British, British comedy, Brits, carpe diem, Cockney Rhyming Slang, cowboy hat, Culture, Ellicott City, Europe, expat, hocoblogs@@@, hocohomos, Howard County, Kassini, netball, NYS, semi finals, tennis, UK, USA, weather, West Country, Wimbledon | 6 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 163

Posted on July 3, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

General Hospital So it was nail salon day this week, which means I got to indulge in USA TV for a whole hour. And, lo, what nonsense is this….? It’s General Hospital! A new, enthralling, bizarre and unknown territory for … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 4th July, America, American, Americans, British, Culture, expats, General Hospital, hocoblogs@@@, nail salon, Spanky, sunshine, TV, UK, USA, weather | 6 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 161

Posted on June 30, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

American Fairs Fairs in the USA are totally made of awesomeness, and as Americana as they come. Yesterday ’twas Clarksville Fair, and a great big slice of American pie it was too. Fried chicken, people told me – ya gotta … Continue reading →