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КОМЕНТАРІ • 5 тис.

  • @GeographyNow
    @GeographyNow  5 років тому +1787

    Thanks everyone for your patience during the brief hiatus. Arabic-Italian-ish speaking people with ancient temples that like to eat dumplings filled with ricotta with mashed peas, This was a really fun country to research and thanks to all the Maltese geograpeeps that helped out and stay tuned for FLAG/ FAN FRIDAY in my NEW house!

  • @grandayy
    @grandayy 5 років тому +7609

    WE DID IT REDDIT
    very good vid in all seriousness good job!
    also twistees aren't even that good don't @ me

    • @martinlee556
      @martinlee556 5 років тому +524

      Grandayy hail lord commander of star force Grandayy

    • @tobiaspetersson6446
      @tobiaspetersson6446 5 років тому +234

      Hail Grandayy!

    • @Starsjepzi
      @Starsjepzi 5 років тому +174

      But sadly Dolan will become meme lord

    • @dirtyblock3894
      @dirtyblock3894 5 років тому +109

      I voted 4 u

    • @k1w197
      @k1w197 5 років тому +66

      its the meme lord himself!

  • @eliasfrahat7074
    @eliasfrahat7074 5 років тому +2426

    The amount of history in that small Island is impressive

    • @user-zc2xq7ji2z
      @user-zc2xq7ji2z 5 років тому +12

      I see you everywhere.

    • @eliasfrahat7074
      @eliasfrahat7074 5 років тому +2

      Daniel Tsiprun halo friend I'm a weak boy with weak personality :(

    • @eliasfrahat7074
      @eliasfrahat7074 5 років тому +2

      Mathias Eggert thanks for recommendations friend

    • @eliasfrahat7074
      @eliasfrahat7074 5 років тому +2

      [中国]毛泽东 many people tell me this lately

    • @navarro6148
      @navarro6148 5 років тому +7

      Elias Frahat You are the Justin Y. of these types of channels

  • @adhamhmacconchobhair7565
    @adhamhmacconchobhair7565 3 роки тому +690

    Fun fact: There's more Maltese people than Icelandic

    • @Kate-jf1fz
      @Kate-jf1fz 2 роки тому +6

      Very true lol

    • @KittyCat-dp2lc
      @KittyCat-dp2lc 2 роки тому +9

      I didnt even know that

    • @Maze_icon13
      @Maze_icon13 2 роки тому +8

      I knew that because I,live in malta

    • @KittyCat-dp2lc
      @KittyCat-dp2lc 2 роки тому +7

      @@Maze_icon13 i live in malta but i didnt know lol

    • @Maze_icon13
      @Maze_icon13 2 роки тому

      @@KittyCat-dp2lc i live in birgu aka vittoriossa in English

  • @elena-ug8vr
    @elena-ug8vr 4 роки тому +632

    Some facts being maltese myself:
    -everyone knows maltese and english. Older generations practically all know italian. Younger generations know french, german, italian or Spanish too
    -pastizzi are heaven
    -we re over half a million people
    - everyone knows everyone LITERALLY
    -very friendly and helpful people

    • @DanielZh3
      @DanielZh3 4 роки тому +17

      I have a Brazilian friend living in Malta. Did you know her?

    • @ijustwant2leaveyou
      @ijustwant2leaveyou 4 роки тому +14

      Knowing someone who use to live in Malta this is very true 😂

    • @gorgetheplatypus7797
      @gorgetheplatypus7797 3 роки тому +30

      "very friendly and helpful people" have you ever been to Hamrun?

    • @hazeleyeslis
      @hazeleyeslis 3 роки тому +13

      I am sicilian, I visited Malta back in 2017. Pastizzi are delicious!

    • @moving3999
      @moving3999 3 роки тому +4

      World of Pink as a Maltese I agree, though I can’t really speak Maltese as I’m not good
      At it, but I’m 100% Maltese

  • @danzer013
    @danzer013 5 років тому +2323

    I'm Maltese and as soon as I saw this video's title, I was like "Oh lord, this guy doesn't know what he got himself into". The reason for this is that a couple of years ago there was a popular-ish UA-cam channel that made a video about our accent and got it completely wrong and the comment section was bombarded with angry and offensive comments and thousands of Maltese people on Facebook were sharing the video and writing how disgusted they were with it. My first thought was that this video would be a repetition of that but I was wrong I'm surprised at how much research went into this detailed and very surprisingly accurate depiction of this small, secret island of ours. You even got some of our more obscure features and information right. Well done and thank you for doing my country justice with your work :)

    • @lyriclanguages3780
      @lyriclanguages3780 5 років тому +27

      What is it like living there?

    • @danzer013
      @danzer013 5 років тому +134

      If you've never been here, you will be surprised at how much there is to see and enjoy on this tiny island. I sometimes feel like it is too small and limited, but that's only because I've been here almost 27 years. It has something for everyone. It has a lot of clubs for the younger generation, a lot of restaurants and a lot of places to chill for people who have retired. There are plenty of nice views, especially whenever the sea is involved. The sea and our beaches are beautiful. As you can clearly see from the video, there's a lot of culture, as well. The wages aren't good, but then again, the cost of living isn't high, except for rent. My French and Italian friends say it is much easier to find a job here, so that's a plus.

    • @giuliamuscat8294
      @giuliamuscat8294 5 років тому +22

      It is true I'm from Malta too

    • @smileyface6997
      @smileyface6997 5 років тому +19

      I’m Maltese too lol

    • @Lugrer3113
      @Lugrer3113 5 років тому +11

      Did he just connect Christianity with crime level's? 8:20

  • @etherealhawk
    @etherealhawk 5 років тому +147

    The reason the flag has a medal on it is because the entire island was awarded the St George's across after WW2 for the role they played and bombing they went through

    • @redbloxninja784
      @redbloxninja784 2 роки тому +9

      it's not medal, its called "George cross"

  • @schneider0086
    @schneider0086 4 роки тому +322

    I've lived in Malta for 4 years, it is an amazing island with lovely people, I love every peace of it, greetings from 🇱🇾 🇲🇹

  • @aibasbnge6178
    @aibasbnge6178 3 роки тому +79

    my dad told me about Maltese fishers that always fished off the shore of libya back in the 60s-90s & how one of them decided to live in his childhood neighbourhood & he was just the old maltese guy that lived alone but was loved & invited to all the neighbourhood's events. We also used to have a quite large maltese community in my hometown in Libya.

    • @gghaded3577
      @gghaded3577 2 роки тому

      وش الوضع عندكم الآن؟ عساه زين ؟

    • @antoineborg5536
      @antoineborg5536 2 роки тому +3

      Lol now way my dad is the same way in my neighborhood the old maltese guy everyone enjoys to have around

  • @mat7279
    @mat7279 5 років тому +514

    So Maltese is a mixture of Arabic, Italian, French and English. Never knew that!

    • @ronanvialon7695
      @ronanvialon7695 5 років тому +84

      To be precise, a tunisian dialect structure with a lot of italian vocabulary and some french and english

    • @maryavatar
      @maryavatar 5 років тому +30

      Mat 727 yup. You listen to them speak, you think ‘Arabic’, you watch them drive, you think ‘Italian’. Seriously, do not ever try to drive in Malta, even if you live through it, you’ll have PTSD. They have fantastic and cheap public transport, so I’ve no idea why car ownership is so high. I LOVE Maltese buses.

    • @tomas8155
      @tomas8155 5 років тому

      Nick Soccer yes, you too nick

    • @yannakiarrizza8085
      @yannakiarrizza8085 5 років тому +15

      To share, Malta has more a shared cultural link in common with the island of Sicily itself than with Italy as both were under Islamic Rule (Emirate of Sicily, or Siquilya) during the 9-10th century until the Normans conquered in 12th century) and then the Kingdom of Sicily afterwards, resulting in shared lexicology from Siculo-Arabic which is a direct descendant of Maltese - l-lingwa Maltija (it became extinct in Sicily but survived in Malta as its current form) - Both Sicilian and Maltese have words and place names derived from Siculo-Arabic (babbaluciu/bebbuxu, zagara/zahra, tanura/kenur, zibbibu/ zebbib...etc...) - very cool!
      And to note, much of Maltese's more Italian-like words come via route of the Sicilian language (which developed separately from Italian [itself derived from a dialect of Tuscan which came much later than Sicilian]), and was the language of the Kingdom of Sicily). For example, saying Thank You - Grazzi/Grazzi in both Sicilian and Maltese compared to Grazie in Italian...or...Nannu/Nannu for grandfather vs. Nonno in Italian.
      SICILY/MALTA - Mediterranean cousins to the South from across the sea 🇲🇹🇮🇲

    • @yannakiarrizza8085
      @yannakiarrizza8085 5 років тому +9

      Ronan Vialon Yes, Maltese is a descendant of Siculo-Arabic which in turn is from the Maghrebi Arabic branch so it's no surprise that Tunisian and Maltese are pretty understandable in mutual intelligibility. I knew a Tunisian gal who loved this aspect of both Sicily and Malta and could understand a good part of Maltese.

  • @matt.muscat
    @matt.muscat 4 роки тому +845

    7:35 as a Maltese speaking Maltese, I am still laughing and crying at this after a year.

  • @njitsugua1883
    @njitsugua1883 2 роки тому +38

    This UEFA EURO 2020 soccer thing must have one big madness for them😂😂

    • @harrythake2242
      @harrythake2242 2 роки тому +3

      Yes there were huge fights

    • @Luke-wt5fe
      @Luke-wt5fe 2 роки тому +2

      As a Brit living in Malta trust me it was a madness

  • @toxicviper1078
    @toxicviper1078 4 роки тому +32

    Malta was probably one of the best country I visited
    From 🇦🇪

  • @bb3ca201
    @bb3ca201 4 роки тому +704

    Denmark dragging the Faroe Islands away was hilarious!

  • @Lukekho
    @Lukekho 5 років тому +602

    Pls Send Keith some twistees

    • @Belteshazzar_Antalan
      @Belteshazzar_Antalan 5 років тому +3

      I agree completely!

    • @theskyisfalling_6849
      @theskyisfalling_6849 5 років тому +12

      ULM I once was so close to forming Germany as Ulm, it was just me and Austria and I will say... it did not go well (side note: this is when I was new to the game and didn’t understand that aggressive expansion meant nothing if you had strong enough allies)

    • @hmmmborg4040
      @hmmmborg4040 5 років тому +14

      Ye sure I'll try send him some Twistees.... I'm from Malta :P

    • @Belteshazzar_Antalan
      @Belteshazzar_Antalan 5 років тому +3

      Horray! The day is Saved!

    • @some1156
      @some1156 5 років тому +5

      Give me the address , I’ll send him some 😆

  • @firecrispygaming
    @firecrispygaming 2 роки тому +17

    I love how that satellite map showed how small Malta was, as you could see the ferry boats (when he was talking about the ferries between the Main Island and Gozo)

  • @thefidgetspinner2007
    @thefidgetspinner2007 3 роки тому +37

    As a Canadian, I love learning about this tiny country, it’s a cute little place. I hope I can visit it when COVID is over

    • @LexUniverse
      @LexUniverse 2 роки тому +2

      you definitelly should :) I was there only some days ago and the place is incredibly alive :) the place looks beautiful and people are so friendly :)

    • @reigenarataka5387
      @reigenarataka5387 2 роки тому +2

      Nice and I love hearing about Canada too! I REALLY wish to go there when covid is over too

    • @grekii
      @grekii 2 роки тому

      im half maltese and sadly have not had the opportunity to visit yet due to my holiday cancellation in 2020

  • @leowilly29
    @leowilly29 5 років тому +299

    Fun fact: the name of the capital, Valletta came directly from the name of the french grand master of the order of saint John of malta ( Jean de La Valette) who was the grand master at the time of the Great Siege by the turks. It was a crushing victory for the order against overwhelming odds. The decisive actions and wise choices of the grand master had an important part in this victory. For french the name of the capital is "La Valette".

    • @rentabullet4048
      @rentabullet4048 5 років тому +17

      Sir Leonor damn knights we won won at rhodos but couldnt in malta
      Nice fight bois u guys are good fighters
      Assalmu aleikum from turkey former enemies

    • @leowilly29
      @leowilly29 5 років тому +16

      To be fair, everyone had his moment of glory. The turks were formidable conquerors during many years. But during the great siege they were outmatched by the knights ( 1 knights was cleary worth 10 or more normal ottomans soldiers). We must also not forget the bravery of the maltese people who were of a great help during the fight (notably during the fight in the port were they fought ottomans with knife in the sea to defend the chains garding the entrance to the port). In the end, ottomans chose the retreat in fear of the reinforcements coming from spain when the knights were at the breaking point (only between 300 and 350 knights left on the 600 who took part in the battle). To the opposite, between 10000 and 20000 turks died. Thanks to that the order gained eternel glory and survive until today. Fortunatly nowodays they came back to their first occupation: being a humanitarian association.
      Aleikum assalam from perhaps a future member of this order.

    • @gaucisam
      @gaucisam 5 років тому +4

      I know, I am from Malta.I am learning that in school

    • @himanshuchauhan2783
      @himanshuchauhan2783 5 років тому

      www.historynations.com/2018/08/a-brief-history-of-malta.html

    • @Kelly14UK
      @Kelly14UK 5 років тому +3

      Yeah, died hunting only 3 years after The Siege. His Tomb is with Starkey in St John's Co Cathedral. Seen it. Far end from entrance to the left, down the stairs.

  • @wildyanhakim3280
    @wildyanhakim3280 5 років тому +803

    Summon grandayyy

  • @patricksacco5745
    @patricksacco5745 3 роки тому

    I liked every minute of it. Thank you for filming and sharing. Greetings from Malta.

  • @romdhanyucef3650
    @romdhanyucef3650 3 роки тому +28

    I meet many Maltese people in Tunisia and I always find myself understanding them, it's like they are speaking my dialect with some Sicilian vocabulary... btw they are the loveliest ppl you can ever meet ❤

    • @boltz44
      @boltz44 2 роки тому

      Hi it feels so good the English people are still appreciate our country malta especially after the war I think u don't know this but the English attacked us and wanted to rules our country but we forgive everyone and we just want to say....thank you

    • @targetech
      @targetech 2 роки тому +1

      @@boltz44 haha you are really zero in history? He said he is from Tunisia not english. The english never attacked us. Germans and italians attacked us. English were invited here to rid of the French occupation. They helped us defend the island in WW2. Also, we never kicked them out, they left after a referendum.

    • @Laura-jr1jl
      @Laura-jr1jl 2 роки тому

      They are only lovely if u keep us fed lol jk it depends some are (excuse my language) assholes while most ish are quite nice I like to think of us as a gumdrop on the map so it’s nice to get some recognition

  • @doso4782
    @doso4782 5 років тому +51

    Malta was bombed more than London during WW2, and it was completely isolated as almost all ships going there were sunk by the Germans and Italians. They could not send children away, and many died. If only their buildings were made of the same stuff as their balls.

  • @DanielBudiP-25-12-1991
    @DanielBudiP-25-12-1991 2 роки тому +12

    0:52 Politcal Geography
    1:22 Physical Geography
    6:06 Demographics
    9:45 The Friend Zone

  • @carmelo1509
    @carmelo1509 3 роки тому +7

    I recently discovered your videos and, since I am Maltese and know (almost) everything about Malta, I thought I would use this video as a litmus test: if you can get Malta right, I will trust you with the rest. And you did. Good job, and thank you.

  • @salokin3087
    @salokin3087 5 років тому +91

    The little island that could and did!

  • @tomgreen7618
    @tomgreen7618 5 років тому +229

    Your merch is the only merch I actually considered getting

    • @zoehenfen6154
      @zoehenfen6154 5 років тому +1

      Billy Bob that right on it bro

    • @randallgibson4598
      @randallgibson4598 5 років тому +3

      no offense I would DEFINITELY buy merch but im not a huge fan of your new logo :( maybe I have bad taste

    • @BanAhchad
      @BanAhchad 5 років тому

      Ikr

  • @boyan.guitar
    @boyan.guitar Рік тому +1

    I've been to Malta so many times and I can never get enough of it - it's so beautiful and the Maltese are such lovely people, all my love to Malta, can't wait to visit again soon ❤️

  • @Sophia-eb7iz
    @Sophia-eb7iz 2 роки тому

    Thanks for making this video! Im from Gozo/Malta and it was a rlly good video for learning and just general knowledge. From my teaching point of view about learning this stuff 10/10!! You got most of the information about us right, and I love how you love our famous Twistees!

  • @sonofrivadin3684
    @sonofrivadin3684 5 років тому +115

    Just that intro earned a like.

    • @JC05
      @JC05 5 років тому

      Provocateur ??????????????????????????????????????????????

  • @carsonsmith8362
    @carsonsmith8362 5 років тому +197

    I love countries like this. Such a rich culture.

  • @alexavierbaldacchino3588
    @alexavierbaldacchino3588 3 роки тому

    im from malta and i love that you are doing videos like this for people that dont know about certain countries keep doing these videos

  • @elisaspiteri2372
    @elisaspiteri2372 3 роки тому +3

    Thankyou so muchhhhh. Finally some people taking about Malta. I’m from there and almost no one knows the place.

  • @tHustr4
    @tHustr4 5 років тому +364

    For the love of God, someone send Keith his Twistees!!

    • @liam9097
      @liam9097 5 років тому +3

      Zarathustra Zarath What is his address? I might send him some

    • @weirdeurasianboy8091
      @weirdeurasianboy8091 5 років тому

      Dey haz P.o boxx

    • @Pupperror
      @Pupperror 5 років тому

      I want to but they don't exist in Sweden

    • @nikanikuradze7437
      @nikanikuradze7437 5 років тому +1

      neither do they in georgia (the country)

    • @Lukekho
      @Lukekho 5 років тому

      Stealer

  • @Dawnfall
    @Dawnfall 5 років тому +131

    Ayy our boi Grandayy included

  • @KaramaCH95
    @KaramaCH95 2 роки тому

    Most informative yet entertaining 11mins video I've ever watched !!! Respect 🙌

  • @maitlandbezzina2842
    @maitlandbezzina2842 2 роки тому +7

    Such an amazing video and I’m glad Australia got a mention towards the end. My grandparents on my fathers side were born in Malta and moved to Australia in the 1930’s. 10 years ago I got my dual Maltese citizenship as I am 1/2 Maltese by blood. I’m going to visit my country for the first time in my life in 3 weeks and I’m so damn excited. It’s been a long time in the making as I’m 27 years old! All the stories my family have told me about Malta and I’ll finally be able to see and experience it for myself.

    • @IceBreaker8
      @IceBreaker8 2 роки тому +1

      How is in Malta? Are you enjoying it?

  • @MirorR3fl3ction
    @MirorR3fl3ction 5 років тому +646

    7:27 I laughed so hard at this bit

  • @jakobjohannessen583
    @jakobjohannessen583 5 років тому +249

    Grandayy. The most important thing Malta has ever given the world. Nice vid

    • @nycfrank8998
      @nycfrank8998 5 років тому +4

      Jakob Johannessen the second would be twistees

    • @icantcomeupwithagoodusername
      @icantcomeupwithagoodusername 5 років тому +2

      Grandayy=Bad memes
      Dolan Dark=Good memes
      dont @ me

    • @nycfrank8998
      @nycfrank8998 5 років тому +6

      I can't come up with a good username @

    • @gemini2012100
      @gemini2012100 5 років тому

      I know what you mean! I just chose one of the suggested names.

    • @saxx9088
      @saxx9088 4 роки тому

      I love how everyone is ignoring Ella eyre and just going straight for grandayy

  • @margauxderoubaix
    @margauxderoubaix 4 роки тому +22

    Love to Malta 🇲🇹 from Belgium 🇧🇪

  • @mahmoudsharabati6525
    @mahmoudsharabati6525 3 роки тому

    That was really fun to watch... very informative too.. Thank you.

  • @mayus2287
    @mayus2287 5 років тому +81

    I'm Japanese and I've been to malta. Malta was a really beautiful country! I miss the days I spend there. 🥺🥺🥺

  • @apocalypsedimmortal
    @apocalypsedimmortal 5 років тому +179

    1. they left the popeye village there on purpose as a tourist attraction, it's well maintained
    2. Kinnie is as popular as coca cola, and it's similar to italy's chinotto both made in 1950s
    3.7:28 Before arabic came the people spoke latin from their sycilian italian origin (funny skit btw)
    4. First time i heard of grandayy, no idea of him

    • @vinny9868
      @vinny9868 4 роки тому +9

      And before Latin, it was ancient Greek.

    • @maghrebmapping4281
      @maghrebmapping4281 3 роки тому +14

      Grandayy is famous in the internet and famous in the west, not malta itself.

    • @LexUniverse
      @LexUniverse 2 роки тому

      saying as someone who only drinks DIet Cola, it would be great if they made some DIet Kinnie :D it was too sugary for me :D

    • @apocalypsedimmortal
      @apocalypsedimmortal 2 роки тому

      @@LexUniverse they have diet kinnie and kinnie zest (0 sugar, same as coke zero)

    • @LexUniverse
      @LexUniverse 2 роки тому +1

      @@apocalypsedimmortal really? now I know what I have to try next time I come :D

  • @kingangie.
    @kingangie. 2 роки тому

    I found your profile due to recommendation on home screen (I went to Malta and did a vlog).
    Love your fully packed with knowledge video! Will surely see more vids and of course subscribed!!😁

  • @chester14rw
    @chester14rw 9 місяців тому

    i get so excited when i see this channel. i was looking for info on Malta

  • @loredanapace8
    @loredanapace8 5 років тому +531

    Malta in a summary (by a maltese citizen):
    - twistees are good, not the best snack tho, i prefer doritos lmao
    - grandayyy is our god
    - a great number of adults/elders are fluent in italian, however english and maltese are the languages spoken universally
    - we get excited over the simplest things, such as being recognized on a popular yt channel ;))
    - important quotes: ‘dejaqtli zobbi’ ‘int bil liba?!’ ‘Mur hudu f’sormok :)’ (don’t translate those xoxo)
    - EVERYONE KNOWS EACHOTHER IN MALTA
    - a popular snack: pastizzi. Its popular for a reason (find a pic of it you’ll see why)
    - Our version of 'chavs' are called 'perfs'
    - Every sentence must contain a swear word (it's a bad habit, dont attack us)
    - without tourism we'll starve, so visit us lol
    - i still need to find out who grandayy is irl 🤔

    • @joesmith-jx4cy
      @joesmith-jx4cy 5 років тому +11

      To bad I translated it Caw sinjura!

    • @loredanapace8
      @loredanapace8 5 років тому +5

      Ena M uh oh oops

    • @shurl4604
      @shurl4604 5 років тому +6

      Pastizz ;)

    • @nawressmati2378
      @nawressmati2378 5 років тому +21

      I understood even tho I am not maltese
      we share the same swear words

    • @loredanapace8
      @loredanapace8 5 років тому +3

      nawres smati really?? whats your language?

  • @JonasKFriedChicken
    @JonasKFriedChicken 5 років тому +48

    When I went to Malta I realised a few things:
    Everything is beige. It literally feels like the whole country is built on and with compressed sand.
    The food is amazing. It's kinda North African and kinda Italian, but definitely its' own thing.
    The language is a trip. Looking at Maltese text feels confusing, and listening to people speaking the language doesn't leave you less confused.

    • @VaciliNikoMavich
      @VaciliNikoMavich 5 років тому +1

      JonasK Don't send Anakin Skywalker there ;)

    • @sam8331
      @sam8331 5 років тому

      I agree with the Beige, It’s either beige or Really pale yellow, it doesn’t really make it look nice, but the food is amazing.

    • @sam8331
      @sam8331 5 років тому

      I also tried Kinnie, it made me sick for 2 days lol.

    • @vaclav_fejt
      @vaclav_fejt 5 років тому +1

      Nikolas Lloyd *loved* it there.

    • @Laura-jr1jl
      @Laura-jr1jl 2 роки тому +1

      I love how I’m Maltese but understand this cause I’m shite at it but honestly we have some schools which are tal-Pepe as we call them which basically means those private schools that mainly speak English and are bad at Maltese
      We also have an international school called verdala but it’s f the most expensive in Malta
      We have great food like pastizzi ( pronounced pastitszi I guess) snails ( which are surprisingly good) fenek(rabbit) the Maltese sausage (which cod quite peppery) twisties Kinnie imqarun ( pronounced imugharoon I guess it’s like a mix of pasta meat and some eggs) timpana ( which is imqarun with pastry around it) ross il forn ( which is baked rice so it’s imqarun but rice instead of pasta) figoli ( which are traditional Easter pastries made with this almond filling and a cookie like outside) and many more
      We have horrible politics
      We celebrate feasts like every day
      We have dialects of sorts ( the gozitans have this weird way of saying stuff while some people from sliema ( slieema) or at least that’s where they mostly come from but honestly we all do it ,have the Pepe dialect meaning they switch from English to Maltese a lot
      We have a lot of history aka We were the most bombed country in WWII but we kept strong
      We don’t walk to school unless ur very close but we take the van the picks up from our homes
      Our football team sucks but we love the sport anyway ( literally in my maths class all they talked about was football and it was one of the answers in the exam)
      We have to get married in a church if we are Christian
      We have to learn Maltese from a young age and we have to get it to go to sixth form
      Oh another thing our school system and health care
      One the school system is different we have school till 16 6th form till 18 and university which is free btw and we get a monthly payment to go but if we don’t it’s lowered
      Two our health care is free cause we pay taxes
      Our government sucks like they killed a woman cause she spoke up about it
      No didn’t kill assassinated like blew up her car and it was like the town next to two schools
      We never win anything
      Most of our schools have uniforms
      One smart and one P.E. (Tracksuit)
      We always have to have two side on everything
      Our government doesn’t care about us or covid
      And they give their friends balla (a lot of) money and balla villas and yachts for no reason
      So basically we’re weirded but we’re proud :)

  • @nd7859
    @nd7859 2 роки тому

    Thanks for this amazing video this is the best video talking about. Malta 🇲🇹😊

  • @hudsondarmanin3358
    @hudsondarmanin3358 4 роки тому +1

    My family is from Malta and I've been there but you still taught me a lot about it

  • @thomasdubbeldeman3864
    @thomasdubbeldeman3864 5 років тому +167

    fact Malta was the heavily bombed target by the Axis powers during WW2

    • @King_George_VI
      @King_George_VI 5 років тому +52

      Thomas Dubbeldeman The entire island also received the highest civilian award for bravery for their endurance during said bombing

    • @jerrell1169
      @jerrell1169 5 років тому +14

      Don’t forget the brave 3 planes that held off the onslaught!

    • @hydra4251
      @hydra4251 5 років тому +12

      KingGeorgeVI Malta even have the George cross in their flag

    • @Mystakaphoros
      @Mystakaphoros 5 років тому

      Yeah, Forgotten Weapons did a really cool video recently on the bomb shelters that were carved by hand into the limestone of the island: ua-cam.com/video/SY59wxuW69g/v-deo.html

    • @h0m3_
      @h0m3_ 5 років тому +3

      Malta literally holds the world record for the heaviest sustained bombing attack at 154 days and 6,700 tons of bombs.

  • @jasondykstra3102
    @jasondykstra3102 5 років тому +69

    What is ironic is that the day you released the video was the national holiday of Santa Marija where we islanders celebrate the defeat of the Turks during the Great Siege and the arrival of the USS Ohio arrived in the Grand harbour during the Second World War after suffering heavy battle damage and helped the island defend itself from constant air raids by the Luftwaffe by bringing in tonnes of supplies that replenished the island. We also remember the lives lost on the perilous convoys to save Malta from destruction. In the evening, many villages would light fireworks to celebrate the national holiday.

    • @nathangatt9048
      @nathangatt9048 5 років тому

      Jason Dykstra actually that's the 8th of September

    • @kylescicluna1541
      @kylescicluna1541 5 років тому

      Jason Dykstra vera hija malti

    • @acidicsalt7214
      @acidicsalt7214 5 років тому

      Okay but the Great Siege and World War 2 victory is on the 8th September not 15 th August

    • @jasondykstra3102
      @jasondykstra3102 5 років тому

      True

  • @leah38521
    @leah38521 9 місяців тому

    So informative! I’m going to Malta next week and this has got me really excited!

  • @a-saursadventures4680
    @a-saursadventures4680 3 роки тому +3

    You know i live in malta and i just wanted to say thanks for showing other people how my home is special in its own way and also good work on explaining malta!!!😁😁😁😁

  • @olbiomoiros
    @olbiomoiros 5 років тому +136

    Malta is so beautiful, love from Cyprus 🇨🇾 🇬🇷❤️🇲🇹

    • @anatolictengrist
      @anatolictengrist 5 років тому +2

      Konstantinos Chrysostomou cyprus is turkish

    • @windoak2113
      @windoak2113 5 років тому +17

      Anatolic Tengrist no,the turks invaded them,what are you talking about?

    • @windoak2113
      @windoak2113 5 років тому +7

      Anatolic Tengrist the argentines said the same thing when they invaded the falkland islands and the bristish beat them

    • @nidalsancak8181
      @nidalsancak8181 5 років тому

      Konstantinos Chrysostomou cyprus is turk !

    • @windoak2113
      @windoak2113 5 років тому +11

      mig25 foxbat then why do mostly greeks live there -_-

  • @aldinramcilovic5897
    @aldinramcilovic5897 5 років тому +41

    Not just Malta 🇲🇹, but like every place in Europe is full of history. From 🇵🇹 to the Ural Mountains ⛰

    • @stefanc9574
      @stefanc9574 5 років тому +1

      Big-Al true

    • @im_so_bored3896
      @im_so_bored3896 5 років тому

      yup

    • @justinw4901
      @justinw4901 5 років тому +14

      André Guilherme Madeira There's always one of you, isn't there?

    • @Miquelalalaa
      @Miquelalalaa 5 років тому +4

      Big-Al Which is why we let millions of immigrants in to ‘enrich’ our culture

    • @Miquelalalaa
      @Miquelalalaa 5 років тому

      Jami It’s emotional manipulation, anyone can say they are a refugee and immediately regardless of how valuable they are to society or how well they will integrate they are welcomed.

  • @georgesciriha7497
    @georgesciriha7497 7 місяців тому

    Congratulations! You really did your homework about Malta!

  • @ojay_mangion_pace4304
    @ojay_mangion_pace4304 2 роки тому +7

    This was amazing, I've seen many people butcher my country's history and culture in the past.
    This was a breath of fresh air.
    The only 'complaint' I have is the pronunciation, but I understand that it's a bit difficult to mimic , all in all good vid, keep it up

  • @florinsimion6466
    @florinsimion6466 5 років тому +50

    Ok... £40 plain ticket with a return from London to Malta - booked;
    The main goal - get some Twistees, come back and watch Netflix as it's raining here in London.

    • @allard191
      @allard191 5 років тому +4

      Get yourself a Pastizzi and a Cisk on arrival, trust me ;)

    • @Sean-es8uw
      @Sean-es8uw 5 років тому

      We can meet up!

    • @caglaurper2757
      @caglaurper2757 5 років тому

      Hell yeaaaa

  • @blubbulb1
    @blubbulb1 5 років тому +11

    Malta. perfect place for a vacation.

  • @gulina7866
    @gulina7866 2 роки тому

    This is awesome, thanks for making about malta

  • @stefanxuereb8000
    @stefanxuereb8000 2 роки тому +1

    Great work :) loved watching this.

  • @gingergreek
    @gingergreek 5 років тому +42

    Last youtuber I know that said 'Send me....(in this case UK chocolate bars) ended up making a video saying 'please stop sending me these. I have no room.' You Have been warned

  • @ProBarokis
    @ProBarokis 5 років тому +164

    90% of the comments: *Grandayy*
    10% of the comments: other

    • @flemes9615
      @flemes9615 5 років тому +3

      0.1% maltese people happy we got mentioned

    • @Daan03
      @Daan03 4 роки тому

      ProBarokis and Im like, who is grandayy XD

    • @bencris2bal511
      @bencris2bal511 4 роки тому +1

      @@Daan03 meme lord

    • @pilotgauge5641
      @pilotgauge5641 4 роки тому +1

      00.01% anomaly

  • @niktherabbit6747
    @niktherabbit6747 2 роки тому +29

    10:41 Oh Lord I don't wanna know how split Malta was during EURO 2020

    • @lqej7150
      @lqej7150 2 роки тому +4

      Was gonna say dat

    • @aidanmuscat6706
      @aidanmuscat6706 2 роки тому +4

      Police had to treat it as an election

    • @elise.micc1122
      @elise.micc1122 2 роки тому +1

      It was all about England versus Italy. Schools were like war cause everyone was against each other lolol

    • @ojay_mangion_pace4304
      @ojay_mangion_pace4304 2 роки тому +1

      It was explosive to say the least .

  • @aurorawebb5175
    @aurorawebb5175 2 роки тому

    I lived in Malta this summer and the euro cup games happened... England vs Italy. It was a very interesting time to be there because it was like everything was divided on which team would/should win.

  • @beck0n527
    @beck0n527 5 років тому +19

    Fun Fact: Malta was considered the unsinkable carrier ship in the Med. by the Allies during WWII.

  • @mrsteffen4692
    @mrsteffen4692 5 років тому +38

    It remember the old days of the Italian guy who went to Malta

  • @ESCSteph
    @ESCSteph 7 місяців тому

    I just came back from Malta and had an amazing time there. I was so gutted when I had to leave. What a stunningly beautiful country with an incredible history.
    Funny that this video would get recommended basically the day after returning home, but I had to watch it to see if it rang true to what I experienced, or if I learned anything new. I really did enjoy the video - I knew all about the English and Italian influence but did not realize that many Arabic speaking people can kind of understand Maltese.
    I hope that I can go back next year to see everything that I didn't get to in my short time there.

  • @catherine7371
    @catherine7371 2 роки тому

    I've never enjoyed a UA-cam video so much. I'm hooked

  • @giulianamagroconti4486
    @giulianamagroconti4486 5 років тому +139

    Hey! A Malteser here (corny I know). Thank you for making one of the most accurate youtube videos on Malta

    • @alcazar123456
      @alcazar123456 5 років тому +2

      Giuliana Magro Conti I’ll be visiting in January from the US! It will only be my second international trip in my life. Can’t wait!

    • @giulianamagroconti4486
      @giulianamagroconti4486 5 років тому +3

      Im sure you'd love it here

    • @sadietrent804
      @sadietrent804 5 років тому +1

      Im planning to come and surprise one of the famous people mentioned in this video who I know ;) malta's top selling female solo artist

    • @giuliamuscat8294
      @giuliamuscat8294 5 років тому

      I from malta too

    • @cruzgomes5660
      @cruzgomes5660 5 років тому

      Got any other tips?

  • @LiamEshikari
    @LiamEshikari 5 років тому +34

    My Grandma was Maltese.
    Learnt quite alot from this video. Thank you!

    • @Nugcon
      @Nugcon 5 років тому +4

      My Grandayy is Maltese

    • @HomieShaq
      @HomieShaq 5 років тому +1

      My mom and grandparents are Maltese

    • @Phoenix_The_HeroHater
      @Phoenix_The_HeroHater 4 роки тому +1

      My aunt has a Maltese friend

  • @jasperbeardly7233
    @jasperbeardly7233 3 роки тому

    Much of my family live in Malta, this video really makes me want to go back there

  • @swisstrader
    @swisstrader 3 роки тому

    Great job on this vid guys!!

  • @paulthe2mikolajdupontsrens586
    @paulthe2mikolajdupontsrens586 5 років тому +148

    Keith open his mailbox and finds no twistees and goes home and cries in an corner and says no one loves him lol

    • @snowd_nia
      @snowd_nia 5 років тому

      Twistees aren't that good tbh. They have so much dust. Blisters are good tho.

    • @malteseninja1047
      @malteseninja1047 4 роки тому

      @@snowd_nia stfu and go back to playing Roblox

  • @JC05
    @JC05 5 років тому +23

    0:46 Wow Keith that is quite the *_Mal-teaser_* for this episode...
    Never change Barby....never change

  • @cliffoliva2651
    @cliffoliva2651 4 роки тому +10

    9:22 Joseph Calleja you have to pronounce it Calleya the letter ( J ) in Maltese it becomes ( Y ) like English. Btw it's a Greek surname Calleja means for farmer or good and sweet, but very common surname in Malta. :)

    • @konstantinossfoungaris8474
      @konstantinossfoungaris8474 3 роки тому +2

      like from 'Calliergia'? It's actually the word for crop but literally means 'beautiful' (kálos: e.g. callisthenics) and 'work' (érgon: e.g. energy).

  • @maishamahboob7423
    @maishamahboob7423 2 роки тому

    I knew about Malta from BTS 'Bon Voyage' Season 3. Malta is a nice country, looks like it has really good weather. Nice video..

  • @inactive6123
    @inactive6123 5 років тому +23

    this is earliest ive ever been for an episode of geography now, glad to see you back barbs

  • @ThePunisher014
    @ThePunisher014 5 років тому +17

    Given the fact how close Malta is to Tunisia, it feels sad how there isn't much going on between the two, i never remember hearing about Tunisians travelling to Malta and vice versa, especially with the history both countries share, relations should've been better but Italy's influence is obviously huge on that island. one Maltese guy once told me he was surprised to know that he spoke Tunisian words and that i could understand him easily, they were never taught in schools that Malta was part of Tunisia for centuries thus the confusion.

  • @eauj
    @eauj 2 роки тому

    Enjoyed this! Been to Malta already coz of Game of Thrones obsession. Thoroughly enjoyed the old fashioned historic facade and the very kind people. ❤

  • @edgartorres5227
    @edgartorres5227 4 роки тому +55

    I’m literally watching this cause my dna test said I had 1% múltese lol

    • @Sparky82
      @Sparky82 3 роки тому +3

      lol that's random haha

    • @SharkJ002
      @SharkJ002 3 роки тому +5

      same but my adn said I'm 9% and I didn't know anything about Malta. I'm still trying to understand if I should do like if they were Italians, or Arab Italians... Or Arab English Italians who know some French ?? lol

    • @NS_10
      @NS_10 3 роки тому

      Hello, welcome to the Maltese community

    • @svencamilleri8131
      @svencamilleri8131 3 роки тому +1

      x 1% maltese werch mhux multese foxx demmek u dijk il 1% ta nannuk mhux tijak GO BACK TO YOUR COUNTRY

  • @54Luca69
    @54Luca69 5 років тому +86

    Oh yeah, one of Australia’s bets AFL players (it’s an Australian only sport) comes from Malta which is pretty cool :D One of my fav episodes definitely

    • @blbean9462
      @blbean9462 5 років тому +2

      Wait who??? I'm from australia and play AFL who was it???

    • @DrumRoody
      @DrumRoody 5 років тому

      WGO4 Jason dunstall

    • @somebloke7260
      @somebloke7260 5 років тому +1

      There is lots of Maltese people in Melbourne

    • @billrobertjoe
      @billrobertjoe 5 років тому

      afl plays American football it's not australian

    • @dudcats
      @dudcats 5 років тому +1

      Ethan Peterson huh

  • @plaincountrytowns
    @plaincountrytowns 5 років тому +64

    I bet Britney Spears doesn't even know that

  • @wongszelynn7443
    @wongszelynn7443 2 роки тому +9

    Malta is my favorite island country! Love from Malaysia 🇲🇾💕🇲🇹

    • @hytechro2067
      @hytechro2067 2 роки тому +2

      Ayyyy, much love Malaysia from a Maltese person!

  • @BigBadRyRy1
    @BigBadRyRy1 2 роки тому

    I am English and went on vacation to Malta in 2017 and I would tell everyone to go, that place is amazing the history and landscape is fantastic and the people are so friendly and speak perfect English ever since I left I have wanted to go back

  • @emirayub6418
    @emirayub6418 5 років тому +42

    Iam half Spanish half Moroccan I went to Malta this year 🇲🇹 it was really beautiful & I could read the street signs perfectly clear as it is very similar to our dialect of Arabic also I could understand the people speaking. Good vid ❤️🇲🇦🇪🇸🇲🇹💚

    • @youssefakdim7695
      @youssefakdim7695 5 років тому +1

      Tajin for life

    • @bilgekhagan3152
      @bilgekhagan3152 5 років тому

      Emir Ayub I wish the Ottoman turks captured the island and taught them Turkidh

    • @emirayub6418
      @emirayub6418 5 років тому +7

      @@bilgekhagan3152 i dont agree, i prefer them speak arabic/latin & besides they probably wouldn't of learnt Turkish as no-one outside Turkey from the ottoman empire speak Turkish today :) no disrespect tho love Turkey

  • @JBTheMighty
    @JBTheMighty 5 років тому +8

    Fun fact in 1956 Malta had a referendum to integrate into part of the United Kingdom. This would have given them three seats in the House of Commons and would have meant most things would have been controlled by the said House of Commons while the Maltese parliament would control more social and public issues such as education and the catholic church. The referendum was approved to join 77% voted For, of a turnout of 59%. Sadly the integration never took place due to reasons financial reasons that ingratiating could have caused and Malta became independent eight years later.

  • @supportersofcheguevaraandc5551
    @supportersofcheguevaraandc5551 3 роки тому +50

    Maltese language reminds me a lot of Tunisian dialect ( which is a mixture of many languages : Arabic , French , Italian , Spanish and most of all tamazight the language of natives north African) it's funny how Arabs think that Maltese and amazigh/ Berbers ( natives of north of Africa) are Arabs because they use Arabic words lool , greetings from Tunisia !

  • @anthonybaldacchino7668
    @anthonybaldacchino7668 2 роки тому +5

    I am maltese and i am proud of my country🇲🇹🇲🇹

  • @koootoshidayo
    @koootoshidayo 5 років тому +100

    *Grandayy for Maltese President*

    • @DRaz-di1in
      @DRaz-di1in 5 років тому +4

      The country turns into a meme

    • @FF-ds9xw
      @FF-ds9xw 5 років тому

      Stefanus Nishikata Simamora He'll declare war at Dolan Dark

  • @NicholasWeatherman
    @NicholasWeatherman 4 роки тому +101

    I want a compilation of Keith saying town names and laughing

  • @spidey513
    @spidey513 3 роки тому

    Hello there from Wicked Comics, the organisers of the Malta Comic Con! Loved your video! We love Twistees too!

  • @jeanelle1795
    @jeanelle1795 Рік тому +1

    On 5:53 as a Maltese the way she said pastizzi wasn't normal for me but still an amazing video and thank you for talking about our beautiful island malta!

  • @ReddoLeoMeme2401
    @ReddoLeoMeme2401 5 років тому +11

    I've never clicked so fast to a UA-cam notification. I went to Malta last year, and I really really loved the country! Greetings from Italy!

  • @ChefRafi
    @ChefRafi 5 років тому +35

    I was in Malta right before the EU party. What a beautiful place! 😊

    • @aidanfarrugia6663
      @aidanfarrugia6663 5 років тому

      As a person who uses public transport regularly, I think it has a long way to improve!

  • @cjscerri
    @cjscerri 2 роки тому

    Great vid 👌🏽

  • @yankees2710
    @yankees2710 4 роки тому

    Just came back from Malta, highly recommended👍👍

  • @ethanthedude
    @ethanthedude 5 років тому +47

    Central (San Gwann)
    Gozo (Victoria)
    Northern (St. Paul’s Bay)
    South Eastern (Tarxien)
    Southern (Qormi)
    Malta (Valletta)

  • @michelamigneco5108
    @michelamigneco5108 5 років тому +162

    Grazzi ta’ dan il-filmat! Nemmen li Malta mhijiex marufa daqs kemm ghandha tkun u filmati bhal dawn jesponu lill-barranin ghal pajjiz sabih taghna 😁. Nispera li narawkom Malta dalwaqt 👍🏻

    • @maurizio2202
      @maurizio2202 5 років тому +5

      Ciao Sei di origini italiane

    • @leomerron
      @leomerron 5 років тому +4

      Grazzi bonju! Kif int?

    • @ree9487
      @ree9487 5 років тому +19

      I'm Jordanian and I understood 90% of what you wrote. Interesting!

    • @mohamedrafrafi5486
      @mohamedrafrafi5486 5 років тому +18

      Michela Migneco ,Im from Tunisia 🇹🇳 and I understood almost all u wrote.salem sis

    • @biexa_0730
      @biexa_0730 5 років тому

      Ajdulhom Hmm

  • @manugenterprises5800
    @manugenterprises5800 Рік тому +5

    👏I love it. The language also includes Hebrew, Spanish and Portuguese. Regarding the Turks in Malta, we learn that dragut did not manage to enter, however Turks are welcome in Malta, and we have several Turkish food stalls here. Thanks again a really entertaining video

  • @rorymoore9269
    @rorymoore9269 2 роки тому

    Malta sounds beautiful. I would want to go on holiday there