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anyone been/lived in malta?

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  • 08-09-2014 7:20pm
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    zweton
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    hi, thinking of making the move. what would it be like as a place to live?:)
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    Sir Arthur Daley
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    Smashing.


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    Princess Consuela Bananahammock
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    zweton wrote: »
    hi, thinking of making the move. what would it be like as a place to live?:)

    What attracted you to Malta in the first place?

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



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    zweton
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    have been offered a job there.


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    Tail Docker
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    zweton wrote: »
    have been offered a job there.

    DOB related? Seems everything else going on there is.


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    Yamanoto
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    There's a Consular position available at the US Embassy in Valletta....

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5q3acDm-rw


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    Tilly
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    Yup. The people are lovely. Gozo is like a third world country but the mainland is pretty in parts.


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    Tail Docker
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    Yamanoto wrote: »
    There's a Consular position available at the US Embassy in Valletta....

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5q3acDm-rw

    Pity he didn't just pop a wheel onto his bare toes...


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    Pawn
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    Yeah, been there a few times. Nice place, wouldn't live there though. Too many tourists (during the summer), dead in the winter. Stuff isn't exactly as cheap as you are probably imagining and the wages are average. Nice place for a couple of weeks -to a month, but that's all about it in my opinion.


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    Banjo String
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    Maltesers ftw.


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    zweton
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    Tail Docker wrote: »
    DOB related? Seems everything else going on there is.

    say what now!


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    Tail Docker
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    zweton wrote: »
    say what now!

    Denis OBrien - he has big interests there and is recruiting a lot of Irish people. One of my mates moved from Digicell(Jamaica) to Malta last week. Seems Malta is where it's at at the mo..


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    zweton
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    ah ok didnt know that.


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    Chucken
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    Tail Docker wrote: »
    Denis OBrien - he has big interests there and is recruiting a lot of Irish people. One of my mates moved from Digicell(Jamaica) to Malta last week. Seems Malta is where it's at at the mo..

    Would he give me a job for the winter? That'd be nice :)

    Malta is lovely. If I was moving away it would be in my top 3 countries.


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    zweton
    Registered Users Posts: 2,683 ✭✭✭zweton


    Tail Docker wrote: »
    Denis OBrien - he has big interests there and is recruiting a lot of Irish people. One of my mates moved from Digicell(Jamaica) to Malta last week. Seems Malta is where it's at at the mo..

    seems they dont have an office there, had a quick look at their website.


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    The Backwards Man
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    The buses are great craic. I spent a whole day going round and round the island on the bus, best day I ever spent anywhere.


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    zweton
    Registered Users Posts: 2,683 ✭✭✭zweton


    Chucken wrote: »
    Would he give me a job for the winter? That'd be nice :)

    Malta is lovely. If I was moving away it would be in my top 3 countries.

    what did you like about it?


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    TheBeardedLady
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    I've heard from people that it's a boring place to live. Had a friend from Malta and she was lovely.


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    Chucken
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    zweton wrote: »
    what did you like about it?

    The people! They are so friendly it's hilarious at times.
    It's very pretty and small and cosy and I found it inexpensive.


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    keith16
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    If by "Malta", you mean "Sweden", then no.


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    onazephyr
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    insane drivers!


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    FrKurtFahrt
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    I was there for only a week - off-season, cheap introductory offer- so I'm by no means an authority. However, the Maltese are far and away the nicest, most naturally friendly people I have ever met.

    I don't profess to know enough otherwise (in terms of living there) , but I certainly will to go back for a break.


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    The Backwards Man
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    Nono Toure wrote: »
    Did the bus go around backwards?
    The one's with dodgy handbrakes do. Fair amount of hills in it too, or maybe they are bomb craters, was the most bombed country on Earth in WWII (by square foot, I presume)


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    Leogirl
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    I really didn't like it. Lovely weather & scenery but it was boring & food wasn't great. Quite expensive too.

    Actually- apart from lovely weather, doesn't sound so different to this little island :-)


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    Iranoutofideas
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    What happens in Malta stays in Malta :D


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    recylingbin
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    If you're over 60, you'll have a great time.
    Longest week of my life there.


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    Mars Bar
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    I think DeV is regular enough to Malta. Best of luck with it OP!


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    zweton
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    Yeah I guess everyone is different, sun would be nice though.


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    Chucken
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    recylingbin wrote: »
    If you're over 60, you'll have a great time.
    Longest week of my life there.

    DeV won't like that comment :P


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    Starscream25
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    I'm half Maltese half irish, the women there are savage, been there many times, you can get a weekly bus ticket that will get you anywhere on the island for a small price, the Maltese are a very friendly folk, as someone else mentioned the wages there are not great, average is about 700 a month I heard but you can still get by.
    The stand out feature for me was just the chilled out nature of everyone, a very cosy island indeed with some great beaches, it's got a great history too if your into all that. They also love their beer, loads of irish over.


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    Tail Docker
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    zweton wrote: »
    seems they dont have an office there, had a quick look at their website.

    Digicell, no. Plenty of other businesses they have interests in there. I've been a few times, it's nice, people are indeed lovely and friendly, but it is very much older-centric. There's a huge amount of Medi-Tourists there too, it has excellent hospitals that offer "surgery holidays". I wasn't on one...


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