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Surviving the Election With An American Breakfast
Tomorrow (November 8) is going to be a very long day. The polls open at 7:00 a.m. here in Pennsylvania and close at 8:00 p.m., but it’ll be another three hours before voting ends on the west coast. It will … Continue reading
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An English Visitor Meets CVS
It takes a visit from someone “back home” to remind me of the little things that are different over here. Recently, a relative from the UK wrapped up a week-long trip to the States with a couple of days in … Continue reading
“How Are You?”
Yesterday, while out shopping, I bumped into someone I hadn’t seen in a while. “Oh, hi!” she said, with an enthusiastic grin, “How are you?” I automatically answered: “Great! How are you?” And we launched into a quick catch-up chat. … Continue reading
The U.S. Presidential Election.
A friend asked me a few days ago why I haven’t said anything yet about the U.S. presidential election. Frankly, I’ve been trying to avoid it, but here goes. The Trump Phenomenon Back in the summer, a visiting relative from … Continue reading
Divided By a Common Language
It was likely George Bernard Shaw who, sometime in the early 1940s, first coined that phrase about Britain and America being divided by a common language. (I actually thought it was Winston Churchill until I looked it up.) Whoever … Continue reading
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Tagged American language, Brit Abroad, British accents, Expat Life
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American Children: Be Seen, Be Heard, and Play a Sport
I seem to have raised two thoroughly American sons. One likes marmite and the other is a Dr. Who fan; they both have British passports; and they may be the only kids in the area who understand the word “loo.” … Continue reading
Choices
One of the things most expats in the USA quickly notice is the ubiquity of choice: whether it’s types of breakfast cereal, what options to add to your new car, or the size of a restaurant menu, America is all … Continue reading
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Tagged American restaurants, Brit Abroad, Choices, Expat Life
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