anyone been/lived in malta?

zweton

hi, thinking of making the move. what would it be like as a place to live?:)

Sir Arthur Daley

Smashing.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

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?

zweton

have been offered a job there.

Tail Docker

zweton wrote: »

have been offered a job there.

DOB related? Seems everything else going on there is.

Yamanoto

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

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

Tilly

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

Tail Docker

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...

Pawn

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.

Banjo String

Maltesers ftw.

zweton

Tail Docker wrote: »

DOB related? Seems everything else going on there is.

say what now!

Tail Docker

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..

zweton

ah ok didnt know that.

Chucken

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.

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.

The Backwards Man

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.

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?

TheBeardedLady

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

Chucken

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.

keith16

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

onazephyr

insane drivers!

FrKurtFahrt

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.

The Backwards Man

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)

Leogirl

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 :-)

Iranoutofideas

What happens in Malta stays in Malta

recylingbin

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

Mars Bar

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

zweton

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

Chucken

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

Starscream25

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.

Tail Docker

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...

Sh1tbag OToole

Mighty place, I went there this year. No property tax, goood weather and no Fianna Fail. If I was offered a job there I'd be on the first flight out, wouldn't bother making a thread on boards

recylingbin

Chucken wrote: »

DeV won't like that comment :P

Why so? Is he a fan of old people and wind (both the meteorological phenom and the bodily function) ?

bear1

I went there on holidays once, and as a holiday place I would go back no problem.
That being said, the island is so small (I think 20km from side to side) that you get a serious claustrophobic feeling.
As people have already said, the locals are quite nice and all speak English but it isn't cheap.
I wouldn't move there tbh but good luck in whatever you chose.

Tilly

recylingbin wrote: »

Why so? Is he a fan of old people and wind (both the meteorological phenom and the bodily function) ?

He has a place over there.

errlloyd

if you've been offered a job and you're getting paid will you an discount most of this thread.

I loved Malta, went for 10 days with my girlfriend in the spring. Felt there was loads to do, it was a nice size. It was busy, that's the only thing. Like I get the impression that unless you like the sea and can get out on a boat then there isn't much escapism from city life.

I actually also thought it was well priced...

recylingbin

Tilly wrote: »

He has a place over there.

Where's he getting that kind of scran? I keep hearing the poor mouth about the site losing money :PAC:

Tilly

recylingbin wrote: »

Where's he getting that kind of scran? I keep hearing the poor mouth about the site losing money :PAC:

I'm not his accountant. You'll have to ask him.

biko

http://www.boards.ie/search/submit/?subforums=1&forum=213&query=malta yw

recylingbin

Tilly wrote: »

I'm not his accountant. You'll have to ask him.

I think you might be a diplomat.

Tilly

recylingbin wrote: »

I think you might be a diplomat.

Wrong again.

zweton

Sh1tbag OToole wrote: »

Mighty place, I went there this year. No property tax, goood weather and no Fianna Fail. If I was offered a job there I'd be on the first flight out, wouldn't bother making a thread on boards

Sounds good, can't be any worse than here I guess.

Sh1tbag OToole

zweton wrote: »

Sounds good, can't be any worse than here I guess.

When I was there walking around in the warm (but not too warm) sun in March I was wondering why there are people living in Ireland at all

zweton

That nice?

Sh1tbag OToole

zweton wrote: »

That nice?

For the weather anyway. It was warm but you could still chop a few blocks of timber if you had to without the sweat pouring off you. I need to go back there and see how it is different times of the year

Wouldn't be mad on Valletta though but I reckon I could live somewhere along the south coast in a glorified shed made with yellow blocks, solar panel on the roof, Peugeot 504 pickup outside the door, you'd need feck all heating. Maybe a scrap of land for growing the spuds and an old tiller. I need to find a job there first though I swear if I was offered one I'd pack up and go, even if the pay was bad

zweton

what part did you stay in?

zweton

anyone else been:)

Egginacup

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..

Who's Denis O'Brien?

Egginacup

ok...just googled him.

Egginacup

I was there twice and found the place quite boring. I checked out Sliema and I suppose it was ok. I did feel a bit cut off from the rest of the world as in you can only get to Tunisia or Sicily in any short period of time. And despite the fact that it's a mediterranean island, the food wasn't great. You'd expect loads of tomatoes, onions, olive oil etc for next to nothing but every cafe just seemed to serve lots of stodge like pizzas and (believe it or not) Cornish pasties.
Now don't get me wrong, if I was a rich bastard I definitely have a little escape flat there. But I wouldn't live there.

The Backwards Man

Suppose it is a bit strange that the national dish is a cheesy sausage roll, but there are some great restaurants around in fairness.

Love the wee delis that are so narrow they have to put the counter in at an angle.