The Familiar Face
We all know that feeling when you are about to go into road rage mode, only to realise that the idiot that just crossed you at a stop sign happens to be a distant cousin, and instead of the finger you politely wave at them and swear at them silently. The untroubled Maltese might use these situations in creative ways such as avoiding traffic offences, PA application green lights, skip a queue or to go through a VIP enclosure, "ara l-kugin! m'ghandekx tickets?, idhol min aw, imma tghid xejn..."