Inability of service workers to speak Maltese (or even English)
The rapid decline of service industry workers' ability to speak Maltese is probably one of the more infuriating developments in public transport & leisure over the past decade. I hate having to speak English all the time, and I say this as someone who has worked as an English teacher. It doesn't even help that some of these people also have poor English skills, so the interaction just turns into a point-and-show. I can't count the number of times when a bus driver not only barely spoke English, but also didn't know if their bus stopped in a certain town, or a waiter asked me to speak in English even though they worked in a non-tourist area. A total catastrophe that needs to be worked on. TCNs shouldn't even be able to get visas for unskilled labour.