GUEST POST: A transcript of Joseph’s Google Hangout, written by a 21-year-old zaghzugh
Darb’ ohra ejja mieghi ghall-Google Hengout u thalliniex wahdi ghax il-vera waqajt ghan-n**k. Kelli bzonn xi hadd spirtu pront bhalek.
GOOGLE HANGOUT WITH JOSEPH
160 questions sent since Google Hangout started being promoted – eight chosen to be graciously answered, but only seven sign in.
They are:
Alessandra Pace
David Magro
Fiona Borg
Luke Desira
Ryan Fiorentino
Sandra Zammit
Sean
Ian (did not show up)
The Labout leader asks them if they’re watching the Olympics (five minutes paroli fuq Olympics).
Sean, a ‘youth’ of 32 – PL qed jaghti garanzija ta’ tahrig jew xoghol. Jien ghandi 32, nista nkompli nistudja?
Joseph: Il-priorita hija li nnizlu l-ammont fenominali ta’ zghazagh (ta’ 35%) li jitilqu mill-iskola ta’ 16. Naraw ghalfejn telqu mill-iskola u nsibulhom l-iskills, nhajjruwom jidhlu l-iskola jew ndahhluhom fid-dinja tax-xoghol.
Il-manifest taghna mhux ser ikun wishlist – imma ha jkun ideat ta’ fejn irridu naslu. Jien jekk ntejjeb l-iskills tieghi nista’ nsib xoghol ahjar. Dawn irridu nghinuhom. Ha jkollna proposti iktar il quddiem.
Roadmap taghna jiffoka fuqkom – il-middleclass. Mhux accetabli li hawn nies ta’ 16 ma jafux jiktbu u jaqraw.
Alessandra – Internships?
Joseph Muscat, who voted against EU membership and told everyone else to do the same: Irid ikun hemm regolazzjoni fuq l-internships. F’hafna pajjizi internships wasslu ghall-abbuzi – jispiccaw substitute ghal jobs jew ma jithallsux. Heqq heqq…
Fiona – Is-settur finanzjarju kiber sew f’dawn l-ahhar snin. Dan is-settur fl-2014 ha jkun qed jaffaca regolamenti godda tal-EU. Banek, ecc, qed jippreparaw tajjeb – ovvja dan huwa piz ikbar ghalihom. PL ihares lil dawn il-kumpaniji?
Joseph Muscat: Innaqsu l-burokrazija – pajjizna ghandu jopponi u niehdu azzjoni kontra l-karti u l-burokrazija. Imma ha nzommu kontinwita max-xoghol ta’ dan il-gvern.
Il-banek hawn Malta marru hafna ahjar milli hasbu u urew certu stress tests. Irridu nipprotegu l-investituri – nemmen li ghandna nkunu certi u cari li l-investituri jkunu jafu ghalxiex dehlin.
Il-pozzizjoni taghna hija ta’ kontinwita mal-gvern li hemm bhalissa. Qed jigu hafna barranin jinvestu hawn Malta, u jien nsaqsihom xi tridu izjed? Jghiduli izjed nies bi kwalifiki.
Another interlocutor: IVF? Sperm Banks hawn Malta?
Joseph Muscat: Stat mandux jindahal fl-affairs tal-familji – sperm bank ghandu jigu kkunsidrat, iva, u jmur id f’id ma’ l-idea taghna. Irridu imma naraw l-feasability habba is-size ta’ pajjizna.
Ahna qbilna mal-gvern fuq l IVF fil-parlament. Il-ligi proposta ma tirriflettix dak li qbilna fuqu fil-parlament. Ahna qed nanallizaw il-proposta li hemm bhalissa biex naraw kemm hi feasible u realistika, u imbaghad naraw fil-parlament.
Iva, qieghda f’mohhna mija fil-mija (l-isperm bank).
David – Hawn management by crisis. Waiting list, krizi fil medicini… ghandu jkun hawn call centre for any type of query tal-isptar (appointments, etc)?
Joseph Muscat: M’ghandux ikun politiku li ghandu jindahal hemmx call centre – hija wisq ovvja li ghandu jezisti. Ghala ghada ma saritx? Health centres? Huwa zball ta’ dal-gvern li kellna network ta’ poly clinics li kellom nuqqasijiet imma kienu jintuzaw, u illum flok imorru hemm in-nies, imorru Mater Dei.
Illum kulhadd imur Mater Dei u allura jinholoq dan il-bottle neck. Irridu nergaw nigu f’sitwazzjoni b’poly clinics bir-rizorsi – u hekk tnaqqas il-pressure ta’ Mater Dei. Apparti minn hekk, l-isptar il-gdid kien hemm l-idea li jigi bil-hlas.
Ryan Fiorentino – Nahdem fl-IT – jekk jtila gvern Laburista x’se taghmlu fuq Smart City?
Joseph Muscat: Mhux 5000 job kienu weghdu, imma 7000! Mhux ha nweghdu affarijiet li m’humiex realistici. Nemmnu fi Smart City – il-gvern qisu il-hin kollu kien qed juza l-kelma smart – most rubbished word in our vocabulary – issa m’ghadiex tintuza.
Il-progett ghandna fiducja li jista jsir. Morna Dubai biex nintaqaw mal-investituri u mhux biex niehdu ir-ritratti. Qalulna xi jhossu li hemm nieqes u ahna ghidnilhom x’nahsbu ahna.
Ha nahdmu hands on mal-investituri biex naraw x’nuqqasijiet hemm. Mhux accettabli r-ragunijiet li inghataw. Nittama li mhux veru dawn l-iskuzi (drainage plant) u nispera li xi hadd qed jigdbilna.
Nemmnu li l-IT huwa karriera. Barra min hekk, ghandna bzonn nergaw naghmlu ix-xoghol tat-turizmu job li n-nies ihossuhom proud li jahdmu fih.
Alessandra – Ghandu jkun hawn sistema fejn zghazagh ikunu jistghu jahdmu u jaghmlu xi sports? Fondi? Xi pjan ghandu l-PL ghal dan?
Joseph Muscat: Kwistjoni ta’ kultura – l-arti n-nies jarawhom bhala haga zejda, u hawn jidhol l-irwol tal-istat. OK irid ikollok il-facilitajiet imma jrid ikollok pjan ahjar.
Ghandu jkun hemm sport ghal kulhadd – dan gie traskurat. Trid anke tipprovdi ghac-champions u tghinhom. Jekk nsemmu lil Iceland u Cyprus – dawn holqu infrastruttura fejn irnexxilhom jaghmlu certu breakthroughs fil-football (anke kellhom team Ciprijot fic-Champions League).
L-idea fil-budget li ghadda ta’ skola tal-isports kienet tajba – imma b’€100,000 m’int ha taghmel xejn. Ahna committed ghaliha din. Hawn anka jidhol is-settur privat li dejjem juri interess kbir.
Luke – Inbatu fi sports li jinvolvi physique ahna! Snooker u hekk OK, imma…
Joseph Muscat: Il-William Chetcuti ghidtlu thallihomx jihhajpjawk ghax tbati – u ghandu nkomplu naghmlulu l-kuragg, u he gives it another shot in 4 years time hehe.
Luke – Illum jidher li l-hin li familja ssib biex tgawdi lilha mnfisha hija ftit. Dan qieghed jikkontribwixxi ghalih il-fatt li omm u missier iridu johorgu jahdmu. PL x’inhi l-opinjoni tieghu u xi soluzzjoni ghandu?
Joseph Muscat: Irridu nkissru l-idea romantika li l-missier ix-xoghol u l-omm id-dar. Il-Labour Party hekk kien jaspira, imma din rridu nkissruha.
Persuna ghandha tmur tahdem biex itejjeb is-sitwazzjoni taghha, mhux biex ma tikkrollax. Hafna nies johorgu jahdmu Illum habba l-kontijiet tad-dawl. Il-mara rridu ninkoragguwa biex tohrog tahdem.
Luke – Imma l-gvern prezenti qed jaghmel hafna fuqa din (flexitime, etc).
Joseph Muscat: Iva u le – wassluli rapporti li fil-gvern il-policy tal-flexitime giet irtirata. Spiccaw qalulhom ghalissa le, u imbaghad naraw. Ghandna nhajjru lil mara tohrog tahdem. Naf li hawn min jiehux gost jisma hekk, immmmmaaaa….
Il-PL ma jistghax iwieghed li jekk nitilghu fil-gvern ha jkollna sitwazzjoni ta’ familja ta’ Little House on the Prairie.
Luke – Ikompli jitkellem u jtellef lil Joseph – (HAWNHEKK JINQATA IS-SOUND; KWALITA ZIBEL) – u hadd ma jaf x’qed jghidu.
Joseph Muscat: Irid ikollna infrastruttura socjali li terfgha – priorita ghanda tkun li l-koppja tqatta hafna hin ma’ uliedhom. Iridu jidhlu l incentivi.
First time buyers – ghandna pjanijiet biex nghinuhom dawn. Gvern ghandu fil-budget jaghmel first-time buyers top of the agenda. Ma jimpurtax billi l-PN jiehduli l-idea.
Ryan – Xoghol prekarju?
Joseph Muscat: Ma tistax lis-settur privat tinkoraggih biex ma jaghtiex kuntratti qosra meta l-gvern stess qed jaghmel hekk. Iridu nghatu ezempju bit-tenders – b’ terms and conditions – min ma jilhaqx dan il- livell ma jistax jiehu it-tender – u din soluzzjoni tajba hafna kieku.
Fiona – Whistleblower Act?
Joseph Muscat: Illum l-abozz jipprotegi lil whistleblower biss min dakinhar li jidhol il ligi – u min jikxef ta’ qabel le.
Sandra – Jien mara hrigt nahdem wara li kelli tfal. Imma hawn nisa ma jergawx johorgu. PL x’ha jaghmel fuq dan?
Joseph Muscat: Il-gap bejn meta ma tkunx qed tahdem ghal meta tohrog tahdem trid tigi indirazzata. Mhux biss trid tinkoraggihom lin-nisa jergghu johorgu jahdmu, imma trid tincentivom. Dak il-gap rridu nindirazzawh.
L-idea taghna hija li nhalluk tahdem.
Sandra – Obezita?
Joseph Muscat: Hija kwistjoni ta’ edukazzjoni u social trends – m’ghandniex nikkundanaw lil-genituri li jitmawhom hazin! – ghax jista jkun li hija pressjoni finanzjarja.
Gieli nsaqsi lil vann tal-haxix ‘kemm hu ghali l-haxix??’ Hawn nies li m’ghandhomx biex jaghmlu borma haxix. Bil-gass li tahli biex issajjar, iktar konvenjenti li tixtri u tiekol fast food.
Konkluzjoni – mistoqsijiet li taghzel Miriam Dalli.
Riforma tal MEPA?
Proposti tal PL fuq energija?
Haddiema kbar li jispiccaw bla xoghol?
Joseph Muscat: M’ghandniex nbellawa lil persuni ta’ eta kbira li qed ntuhom il flus (skemi ta’ irtirar kmieni) – skemi ecc jaghmlu sens imma ghalija l-key hija economic growth.
Kontijiet gholjin – ahna nnaqsuhom b’mod realistiku u sostenibbli. Il-gvern ma tax kashom il-proposti li tajnihom.
MEPA – konna hrigna proposti u r-riforma ma wasslet imkien u hija dahk fil wicc. Missna morna fuq il-mudell li l-ambjent ikun sperat mil-ippjanar, bhal barra min Malta.
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“l- kelma smart – most rubbished word in our vocabulary – issa m’ghadiex tintuza.”
Qieghed jghid li-smart mux qeda tintuza?
Nahseb fil-PL m’ghadiex tintuza ghax hadd ma jikkwalifika ghal dan l-aggettiv.
A classic, coming from him: “Iva, qieghda f’mohhna mija fil-mija (l-isperm bank).”
Cheers to the 21yr old zaghzugh. I was finding it difficult to find anything of substance while listening and I am glad to see that it wasn’t my hearing which deceived me.
I couldn’t read any more of this after around half way through the text.
At least though, I know that with Joseph, our sporting future will be safeguarded, and Valletta FC will be reaching the Quarter-Finals of the Champions League within the next five years, as part of his master “roadmap”.
Anything less would be deemed a failure – especially as Joseph seems to be at pains to compare us to the quasi-financially failed Cyprus.
Amateurish at best.
“Mhux accetabli li hawn nies ta’ 16 ma jafux jiktbu u jaqraw.” since when?
Well, the “21-year old zaghzugh” who made the transcript for this guest post needs to brush up on his written Maltese big time, in order to qualify for the title of “nies ta’ 21 li jafu jiktbu”.
Very true – this transcript is riddled with mistakes.
Did you notice that one of the “interlocutors” looked a lot like a younger version of the (in)famous Eddie/y Privitera? Just an offhand observation completely unrelated to the discussion.
Yawn – slept half way. Some of these ‘mistoqsijiet’ do not prioritise a young person’s electoral concerns.
They’re what the average fat Laburist tar-rahal with fake Prada glasses on his bald head would ask on a Sunday Morning meeting at the kazin.
And FFS, how can financial pressures lead people to become obese rather than go hungry to bed?
Is fast food really cheaper than some basic fruit and veg?
As a politician he should embark on empowering and educating consumers on how to find the best deal on food and yes, educate people how to use their money better.
The growth of fast food last century was not because of poverty leading to the need of cheaper food.
On the contrary, it was due to increased consumerism and more wealth, people found a more convenient way (which they were ready to pay for) to eat during their busy schedules.
“Is fast food really cheaper than some basic fruit and veg?”
A couple of pastizzi, maybe yes. But for the price of one of Joseph’s favourite burgers, you can feed an entire family with a delicious home-made minestra.
Toni Abela’s nostalgic yearnings for ‘il-borma tfuh tal-Mama’ can still be satisfied for just a few euros.
Alas as the great Bob Dylan once said;
“People don’t stand up for what they believe in; they do what’s convenient and then they repent.”
The answer re: obesity is a gem.
Perhaps the Great Leader could lead the way and lose some of his puppy fat.
[Daphne – That’s not puppy fat, Jack. That’s middle-age spread.]
Correction: Youth spread.
[Daphne – Like something you’d have on toast.]
So, Alessandra pretends to have sports at heart and asks if there are any schemes to encourage youths to work and train at the same time.
I used the word ‘pretends’ because if she was really interested in sports she would know that there is just such a scheme – the 20/20 Scheme – already.
Dear Joseph naturally doesn’t point this out. That is, if he knows about it.
He didn’t point out either that the ‘idea’ of a sports school will become reality in a couple of months. Maybe he didn’t know? Or maybe he conveniently forgot?
“Hija kwistjoni ta’ edukazzjoni u social trends – m’ghandniex nikkundanaw lil-genituri li jitmawhom hazin! – ghax jista jkun li hija pressjoni finanzjarja.
Gieli nsaqsi lil vann tal-haxix ‘kemm hu ghali l-haxix??’ Hawn nies li m’ghandhomx biex jaghmlu borma haxix. Bil-gass li tahli biex issajjar, iktar konvenjenti li tixtri u tiekol fast food. ”
Oh. My. Effing. Eff. This man is thicker than I imagined.
M’ghandnex nikkundannaw lill-genituri. Mela lil min, IDJOTA?
Kemm hu ghali l-haxix? U kemm hu ghali l-Playstation? U s-sigaretti? U l-corned beef? Gass li tahli biex issajjar? U l-fast food kemm se jimlik?
Ara veru IMBECILLI. Nirrah imutu kollha b’komplikazzjonijiet kardjo-vaskolari, ghax issa zzejjed.
Dawn il-hoxnin piz fuq haddiehor, piz fuq is-sistema tas-sahha, piz fuq is-servizzi socjali. Qabda whining, lying leeches.
“Gieli nsaqsi lil vann tal-haxix ‘kemm hu ghali l-haxix??’ Hawn nies li m’ghandhomx biex jaghmlu borma haxix. Bil-gass li tahli biex issajjar, iktar konvenjenti li tixtri u tiekol fast food.”
This has to be one of the most ridiculous things he ever said.
Does his wife use a whole cylinder of gas to boil some vegetables?
A 15Kg gas cylinder costs about 25 euros. How many McDonalds burgers or fast food pizzas can you buy with 25 euros?
Perhaps the one thing he inherited from Alfred Sant is his defective pocket calculator.
Oops sorry, I just now realise that Baxxter has already said just about the same thing. Expressed somewhat more eloquently.