What British humour, Mr Prime Minister? You can barely speak the language.
If you don’t understand them, it’s because their humour is British.
Joseph Muscat said he was sorry if European Commissioner Cecilia Malstrom (who is Swedish) ‘misunderstood him’ when he told her that if she thinks Malta’s immigrants are not a problem then Malta could always send them to Sweden.
“Maybe she doesn’t understand my British humour,” he said.
What British humour? The man comes from a 100% Maltese-only-speaking family of rabid Mintoffjani in one of the smallest and most isolated (at the time) hamlets in Malta. And he went to St Aloysius College, for heaven’s sake, which was hardly a whirlpool of British humour, or even particularly good English, native or otherwise.
Saying ‘if you think they’re not a problem then you can take them to your country’ is not British humour. It’s the typical Maltese village retort, the hallmark of the uneducated and parochial – just plain old common-or-garden Maltese rudeness.
And that’s apart from the fact that for British humour, you first need to speak English like a native and be inculcated in British culture. You don’t get much British humour in Burmarrad, I can tell you. I should know, as I live just a short walk away.
British humour – kemm ahna funny, jahasra.
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Oh! did he forget the infamous EP speech charade?
So glad you picked that up, Daphne, but you missed out on the ‘quip’. Said twice so everyone will think that he was amusing and can speak the language. Pathetic little man
He said what?
Diplomacy at its best.
Maybe that’s why he thinks David Cameron’s his new best friend. They share t he same sense of humour.
Hmmm the guy who showed him how to use the panic button.
What British humour? The PM bumbled through his interview with Al Jazeera like a speaker of English as a fourth language.
U ejja Phoenix, stop nit picking. I loved his accent which was a cross between Texas and Eton.
So he took that back as well, or didn’t he?
I was surprised the Swedish journalist did not ask about John Dalli…
He must’ve been smelling caffeine, or weed, not coffee.
His humour is horrendous, if you may call it humour at all. I’d say it’s cheesy mockery, one step down from his speciality: spiteful retorts.
No, neither smelling caffeine, nor weed, nor coffee, probably he (or should I say they) are smelling snus.
Somehow or other, he has to eat his own words.
He’s just redefined dry wit.
Cecilia Malstrom, being Swedish, is more likely to understand British humour than Joseph Muscat, from Burmarrad, is.
Sorry, misprint. Should have read “Maybe she doesn’t understand my brutish humour”
Neither, presumably, do the asylum seekers
The only British humour I see here is The Benny Hill Show.
And I see Mr. Bean.
Oh come on. Mr. Bean was funny and much more intelligent than Muscat.
Joseph Muscat amusing the European Parlament with his very British humour
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FhnhkGRVtOE
Would you like the good news or the bad news?
Gimme the bad news.
The Martians have landed.
And the good news?
They eat Labour politicians and piss petrol.
Am I the only one who’s starting to think that at least Mintoff was exposed to the wider world before he became Prime Minister.
Not even “too clever by half” JM.
Joey ‘smell the coffee’ is right.
Malstrom did not understand his British humour.
It was neither British and even less humour.
It was a rude riposte typical of the uneducated when they have no valid arguments.
No more no less.
Malstrom understood very well indeed.
British humour is sarcastic but funny. His comment was just pathetic.
I also thought it rude that he invited the Libyan Deputy PM for his meeting with Van Rumpoy without informing him first. Sort of, “Now you’ll have to speak to him whether you like it or not.”
And how cunning he must have thought himself to be: “Ara x’sorpriza ha ntuh lil Fann Rumpuj, ha jkun jaf li wi mijn bizniss.”
British humour? He has no idea.
As if our dear Prime Minister would ever be self-deprecating with that big ego of his. He has no understanding of subtlety to make an understatement.
Any irony in what he says is not deliberate, and then he doesn’t have the wit to see it.
I would call his remark illogical, spiteful sarcasm at best.
The grieving parents of irregular immigrants who have drowned at sea can now console themselves that their loved ones did not die in vain, but served as props for the advancement of Joseph Muscat’s international political career.
Digging himself a bigger hole, I see.
L-iddisprat jiggranfa ma’ kull tibna…u aktar jinzel l-isfel ghacxm tibna m’ghandhiex forza.
Very dry indeed… I would say pathetic.
When he attempted to send the immigrants to Libya, Joseph must have been joking too. The European Court of Human Rights was not amused however.
They’re a bunch of imdejjqin. They didn’t even as much as smile at Joe’s witty joke about separating the healthy males from the women and children and sending them off on a train to somewhere.
I am glad Joseph had the courage to attempt to send them back because no one wants them here. If there was a referendum about 95% @ least of Maltese would say that they do not want Africans here & they are coming in their hoards.
[Daphne – Hordes. “We do not want Africans here”. I could do with no Laburisti here, but tough titties as they say.]
Madonna Santa! Why is it that every person writing in favour of Muscat’s and Mallia’s actions is barely able to communicate in English?
The results of the last election have taken us a century back.
Living away from Malta, I am now in the awkward position of having to avoid the question, “Where are you from?”.
Grazzi Gus, you effing moron.
I’ll bet he spends his summer nights watching Yes, Prime Minister.
When it gets to this point, you start to look for a conveniently-located book depository or grassy knoll.
So disgusted with the posts of people I know, what an island of bigots.
He can’t even get ‘wake up AND smell the coffee’ right, then tells us about his British humour!
He wouldn’t understand British humour if it hit him in the face. He doesn’t even do amusing Maltese humour. What a twat he is, and he gets more and more pleased with himself everyday. Insufferable.
@ Alexander Ball – we ain’t gonna get much petrol then !
Looks like we’ll be having five seasons of the sitcom “Some countries do ‘ave ’em”
A) That stupid, disrespectful and childish comment is VERY far removed from any kind of humour, let alone the British variety, which the guy can only DREAM he possessed.
B) Daphne is spot on. That….comment is pure bred ‘rahli’, typical of the village square or kazin.
C) He is (supposed to be) the Prime Minister of an advanced modern, European nation. WHEN IS HE GOING TO START BLOODY WELL ACTING LIKE ONE?
@ Daphne. Was educated at St. Aloysius College and whilst agreeing with you about it not being ‘ a whirlpool of British humour ‘ I do take umbrage at your ‘or even particularly good English’ part of your comment :) .
But then, Macho Joey attended St Aloysius College much later than I, so mayhap standards had slipped, by the time he passed through its gates.
The difference between American and British humour:
http://ideas.time.com/2011/11/09/the-difference-between-american-and-british-humour/