But it’s not so simple is it?

She said nothing you wouldn’t hear on an adult’s late night show or a more informal debate. The English equivalent is probably “You fucked up Malta”.

It’s a sign of their hamallagni how they cannot tell the subtle differences of when such language is OK, and when it really exposes you as a hamallu. Eg. Franco Debono’s expletive from a little while ago is a hamallata prima kwalita’.

2. Yes, I actually do think that woman has a pretty good idea of what is going on the country.

3. Swearing doesn’t automatically mean you are taken less seriously. There is context for everything, and in this context, those words were perfectly expressive.

4. I agree with you about the harassment. Those people are beyond foul. That is exactly why I say they are not journalists. When journalists interview people on the street, they do not use the microphone and camera as weapons of aggression and hostility, and they ALWAYS ask the person’s permission politely first.