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Off topic & small talk: Malta - you want to go there right away

Topic created on 18th Jan. 2018 | Page: 1 of 1 | Answers: 5 | Views: 1,539
Anonym

Malta - you want to go there right away

18th Jan. 2018, at 10:47 am CET#1
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This Oliver Astrologo just always makes stunning travel videos.

The one on Malta is also just great. You want to go there immediately...


daniel, you are really to envy, beautiful there.

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Matthias
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Malta - you want to go there right away

18th Jan. 2018, at 11:13 am CET#2
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Great video, thanks for the link.
I myself could not like Malta 2 years ago - when I came with Daniel to the island, we were shocked by the November cold, the rain, the strange earthworms, the stinking hotel room in Attard...
I also found the construction "poor" - everything so broken, stones everywhere, sand, dirty cars, just different from what you are used to in Germany. All supply cables hang in free air outside the apartment, the windows have no seals, there are no radiators and in winter it gets clammy and wet-cold in the apartments, unless you have a gas heater (which may actually only be operated outdoors).

On the subject of the apartment:
After Daniel and I then found an apartment to stay in for the time being, we first felt how important it is - to check everything beforehand in Malta, before you fall for a visually beautiful apartment (it was!) and sign a rental agreement...
Next to the house entrance was a crane "which is soon gone - so 1-2 months, said the landlord"... he still stood after a year when moving out there... and the construction site noise was partly unbearable. If then times nobody on the building site was, drove in the summer various tourist buses before the window in the 1. floor long,... no pensioners, but young people on language journey, which had times desire on party...
They regularly drove along the beach promenade, bawling and playing loud music, right in front of our window...
The water pressure was too low (you could hardly wash your hands), the internet was slow, power outages were the order of the day when we tried to heat with the air conditioner or just turned on all the stove tops + oven. Until we had an electric heater, several days passed in the cold apartment - we then transported the electric heaters by cab and had to realize that as with everything - the quality in Malta varies and 2 pieces did not work properly.
The staircase in the first house was too narrow, the basement too small, the apartment door lock defective, the elevator coupled to the power grid of the apartment and also caused weekly power outages. The mailbox could not be opened (no mail came anyway) and the landlord wanted the money in CASH. By the way, paying the rent in cash is normal in Malta, but it seems strange when you come from Germany.
As I write this, I remember a situation where a small bird was trapped in the stairwell. Daniel and I tried to catch the bird, but it kept flying up until it got lost under the skylight in the stairwell.
We called the landlord, "a small bird is trapped in the stairwell, we need a ladder" as an answer came only "is only a bird, what the hell".
Animals are not so respected on the island. Cats are shooed away and you don't really see any dogs or other pets.

On the subject of life:
There are good and also not so good, so really also bad restaurants, where you have to expect diarrhea, and nevertheless they are well visited.
The traffic is sometimes really extreme - so many cars, so much congestion that you should plan for 10 minutes of distance then a whole 2 hours, if you are on the road at rush hour.

Meanwhile I was over 10x on the island and the more I get to know the island, the more I understand - why the island people, the Maltese - value this island so much.
Also I realize now after a few years only how beautiful these old rocks, castle walls, churches (even though I am not a believer) actually are and that Malta can really be a quiet and beautiful place to live.
In principle, there is everything you need on the island. There is good food (if you know where) and for leisure just like in any other big city everything you want:
Cinema, bowling, billiards, casinos, bars, clubs, laser tag, rentable boats, family parks and much more.
Even Lidl is at least 5x on the island, so that nothing is withheld from the "German shopping".

Malta has good health care, many good private schools and life is a little more stress free.
The driving distances are short, you move more on foot than in Germany, which is good for your health, the sea always gives you the feeling of vacation, the weather anyway. And if you look at documentaries, what Malta has to offer historically, it is interesting to deal with the island. The video you linked really gives a good impression of the island, if you are not biased and do not compare life on Malta with Germany.

Can I imagine myself living on Malta?
Well, I'm a creature of habit - I don't like to leave my familiar territory, but due to the numerous stays on the island you always hear new city names like "Marsaxlokk", "Rabat", Mdina", Mellieha" - back then I couldn't even pronounce them, today I know where these cities are, what's there, how it looks like and I got used to the island.
Every time I visit Daniel, I feel at home. You know almost every street after 2 years, recognize many employees in stores or restaurants, even they recognize me even though Malta is visited by many tourists.
It feels good to be there, but my roots are in Germany - whether I will really ever live in Malta is written in the stars, but basically I wouldn't mind.

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Malta - you want to go there right away

18th Jan. 2018, at 12:47 pm CET#3
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If you've ever been to India, you'll see that low water pressure and occasional power outages really are still among the problems of prosperity

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Malta - you want to go there right away

18th Jan. 2018, at 12:58 pm CET#4
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Dipson wrote on 01/18/2018 at 12:47 pm: If you've ever been to India, you'll see that low water pressure and occasional power outages are really still part of the prosperity problems


The normal problem of a Western European....Standard not to be seen as a luxury

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J****r

Malta - you want to go there right away

18th Jan. 2018, at 05:48 pm CET#5
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very interesting report as I find. I am always interested in "both" sides. Clear to form their own judgment is always the non plus ultra, but still cool written...


Greetings JoKer


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Malta - you want to go there right away

19th Jan. 2018, at 04:11 pm CET#6
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Dipson wrote on 01/18/2018 at 12:47 pm: If you've ever been to India, you'll see that low water pressure and occasional power outages are really still part of the prosperity problems

that's how it is

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