Quote: 1. Me and my wife for example were instructed (watch the wording) not to apply before 3 months
On thing I have found when speaking with many Maltese people in English is that they can present as being a bit brusque and aggressive. They can also present as being very authoritively directive.
One has to understand that when they speak in English that is usually their second language and as it is then the responsibility for understanding is down to the person who speaks English as their first language.
Maltese people can also be very passionate in their discussions (one thing I love about them) and this can be misinterpreted as them being aggressively argumentative.