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•  How to make nice and be Friends with the British
  I had an email from a reader expressing her frustration at being an American expat. I was thrilled and touched, of course, so I emailed her back. She had questions. She was also a bit confused about not having made … Continue reading →...
  Wed, 15 May 2013 20:27:49
•  I Blog Because? I am an embarrassment, a spokes-person and a goodenough mum.
  God I love the emails from folks saying ‘wow, awesome, I hear your voice, it speaks to me’. I should do stand-up. But I don’t. I blog. So lemme tell you a funny story. So the other night, I put … Continue reading →...
  Mon, 13 May 2013 12:13:48
•  I am raising a racist douchbag. I am sorry.
  One of my kids is so embarrassing, it is beyond belief, and it isn’t the one that you think. The White Rose is hugely, massively inappropriate. She is also racist. I wrote about it once here. It is depressing. All of the things … Continue reading →...
  Sun, 14 Apr 2013 19:03:19
•  Customer Service. Worse in the UK or the US? You decide.
  I cannot name the UK ‘business’ yet but I will name the US one. I bet you want to hear about the UK one because we are used to awesome service in the US.   These fools…\……../   so many … Continue reading →...
  Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:18:45
•  The top ten things I miss about living in America (England bashing again)
  I love the UK. I never want to leave. No, really, I am never leaving Devon. If I need a passport, then no. BUT, there are some things that I would love to have here. My top Ten list starts … Continue reading →...
  Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:40:52