Is Malta secretly just one big waiting room?
Is it just me, or does living in Malta slowly train you to accept that life is basically one long queue?
Need to renew your ID? Wait months.
Need a driving test? Wait months.
Need a reply to a simple email enquiry? Also months.
Need a clear timeline? Good luck, that feature has not been introduced yet.
Everything feels like:
“Kindly wait.”
“For now we cannot confirm.”
“We will get back to you.”
“No update yet.”
“Please send an email.”
Email disappears into the Mediterranean Sea.
You don’t even get rejected quickly. At least rejection would be information. Here, you just enter the national waiting ecosystem and hope one day someone replies before your documents expire again.
And the funniest part is how normal it becomes. After some time, you stop asking, “Why is this taking so long?” and start asking, “Only three months? Not bad.”
Malta doesn’t need more meditation apps. Living here already teaches patience, breathing exercises, emotional control, and how to refresh your inbox 47 times a day while pretending you are fine.
How long does it actually take to reply to an email asking for basic information? Are they checking the answer with NASA?
Anyone else feel like living in Malta means getting used to waiting for everything, with no clear timeline, no proper updates, and just vibes?