Dear all,
I need some advice.
I have been in Malta for just one week but now I feel that so far for me Malta has been a great disappointment.
I came here intending to stay for a year, but what I went thru for just one week makes me feel like Malta is not a good place to stay.
I think the Maltese culture is quite oriental and it is totally ok for the locals to lie 24/7 especially for prices and money.
Right after I landed here at the airport I wanted to buy a map of the island, and the fist one that I selected was not detailed enough and cost 8 , so I asked the cashier to change it for another that was more detailed and cheaper. I was refused unless buying some stupid things that I dont actually need so I can make a spending equal to 8 euros!
Yesterday, I was delighted to find out that the hotel where I stayed (Euroclub hotel in Qawra) has charged twice my credit card, After I presented them my online banking statement and talking twice to my bank to confirm that they had charged me twice, the hotel owner and manager refused to give me my money back and said that according to their books and accounts everything was perfectly fine!
I am truly disappointed to see the way people rip off foreigners and I another thing that I dont like is the piles of concrete and the fact that Malta is terribly overbuilt.
Could you please tell me is this constant lying and rip off-attitude the way things work here? I am really frustrated and I am sick of being taken for a fool by the locals.