I was raised about 5 miles from Hal Ghaxaq. By European standards, I am from Hal Ghaxaq. Let’s get a sense of the scale of things, chaps.

Did you Google-translate what I wrote about you, Purdie?

Here, I did it for you: “Bet soon see each PURDIE sending nahsel the dishes. X’ghidulha that …? Not exactly Freudian affair … I think another was working f’hajja marlu dishwasher and the washer for eternity.”

Not the best of translations, I’m afraid, but I’m quoting Google so I’ll leave the rest to you.

Lorna, I feel this is a very racial comment on your part. I take particular exception to your comment “…village mentality, who sincerely believe that their depraved and primitive upbringing is not excuse to lag behind their naturally endowed counterparts and the fact that peasants like him…”

I have just recently started reading this blog, but never contributed. Sometimes I agree with Ms Caruana Galizia, sometimes I don’t. We are all entitled to our opinion.

However, I feel that your comments are very racial. I believe, and Ms Caruana Galizia will agree, great or small people are not a result of area of upbringing. [Daphne – My children grew up in a tiny hamlet called Bidnija.]

There were great people that originated from the poorest corners of our island (and am not referring to a recently deceased one – of which my memories are not exactly rosy) as well as criminals originating from the traditional well to do areas. In fact some of the latter were mentioned extensively lately in these here blogs.

I am not writing this in defense of Dr. Debono, but in defense of the village I was born and bred in. Hal Ghaxaq is a beautiful tranquil village that is more then able to breed intelligent and industrious individuals.

These individuals are several times born from families that you call “peasants”. These are however very respectful and sometimes have much more grace than those people that look down upon them because they were born in well to do families.

Jason Falzon

Hal Ghaxaq

“Mur obsor ghalikom, hej. Dan it-tghajjir kollu ghax tghiru ghalieh? ”

Your ignorance is staggering. Ghidilna, x’tidhol l-ghira? Jew twehhlu fl-ghira meta mohhkom ma jtikhomx biex taslu ghal raguni professjonali?

Ganesh Sittampalam:
“On hearing about his degree, he said: “I yelled ‘Yippee!’ I’m quite proud. I’m happy because I’ve done it, not because of my age. I’d have felt the same if I was 20.”

By his 20s, he had a masters in computing and a doctorate in intentional programming. Now 30, he’s an associate at Credit Suisse and lives in Oxford with wife Amanda. They had a son, Alexander, last September.”

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/what-happens-to-child-geniuses-once-391319

Ganeh Sittampalam got his Maths Certificate aged 8. Works at Credit Suisse and at just thirty, he’s got everything: a huge wage packet, a wife, kids. Top of the Tops. Bravo!

Spot on, Lorna.

OMG, Kevvy, so impressive. Did you read that stuff off your dishes? So cultured, so underwhelming.

Wow, Kevvy. One hundred families, maybe 200 kids, all from red families? Sounds like a real money-maker. Tell Sharon not to give up her day job.

Guess you’ll still be stuck in the kitchen. Must be getting good at it by now. I hear Peppino’s is hiring. I’ll put in a word to Jason.