The Difference Between Malta and the British Empire

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Before Malta became part of the British Empire, was it under control of the French? Yes, it was briefly and it's a very, I can tell you a funny story that underlines how most people in Malta think of this difference. So, they call it the French occupation, but the British government. Why is there a slightly different feeling there? Is it just because the British were the last people there so they kind of wrote the... Where was that written in a museum?

Is that a confusing title? Hopefully not. As you might expect, it's a little summary of what's included in the episode. To give you some more details, Alastair Budge is the host of a podcast called "English Learning for Curious Minds" and he has created a new audio drama for English learners called "Pioneers of the Continuum". It's a time-travel adventure for English learners, and Alastair asked me to be the narrator for episode 1. In this episode of LEP, we talk about Alastair's story, living in Malta, learning English by immersion, cliches and complaints from English speakers visiting Paris and Alastair's story about playing the bagpipes on the streets of Paris. The audio version includes 30+mins of rambling from me at the end. Enjoy!

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