It’s World Emoji Day! Here Are 7 Emojis The Maltese Are Still Desperately Waiting For
Happy World Emoji Day! Or maybe just Neutral World Emoji Day for Malta as we sit around, waiting for the tiny yellow men to create emojis we can actually use on our little island.
In case you’re watching, powers that be, here are seven emojis we need to pacify our nation.
1. Pastizz emoji
Look, we know it’s the obvious choice, but it’s so diverse. Send it to a friend while at the club at 3am to let them know it’s time to grab food and bounce.
Send it to a significant other to let them know you’re coming home… and you’re hungry!
Or just send it to a person who just told you about a massive mistake they just made!
Current alternative: Pierogi emoji ???
2. BBQ emoji
What’s a Maltese summer without a BBQ? We need this emoji to embellish social media posts from our beachside-BBQ, to send to friends when you’re roasting them on the group chat, or when you want to let someone know how badly you’re suffering cos you can smell pink sausages BBQing on the neighbour’s roof.
Current alternative: Fire emoji, Meat emoji, Beer emoji ?????????
3. Corruption emoji
Don’t panic! We don’t only mean political.
Malta has a big problem with corruption, from football to competitive eating, if there’s a prize involved, money will change hands. We also love to joke about it with friends, offering fake rewards for mundane help. Now imagine you could translate all that with one simple emoji?
Current alternative: Women, Men and Money emojis ????????????
4. Melting Person emoji
You’ve all been outside right?
No amount of ‘three droplet’ emojis can capture this level of heat. We need a full-on melting person which could then double as a way to tell someone they’re hot!
Current alternative: Weak, doesn’t-understand-the-real-heat sweating emoji ????
5. ?ob?a emoji
That piece of white, french sliced bread is not gonna cut it anymore. We want a cob, and we want it now!
Current alternative: Bread emoji, Maltese flag emoji ????????????
6. Bomba emoji
No current captures the essence of a Maltese summer – but a person cannonballing into a pool full of their friends… now that’s a fun time.
Current Alternative: Bomb emoji, Swimming emoji ????????
7. Traffic emoji
Do I have to stay wasting my time putting a shitload of cars, one after the other to let you know I’m stuck in traffic? It’s an epidemic here and we need a shorthand way of saying it. It’s also a great way to justify selfies (like: soz stuck in traffic… as long as you’re not the one driving).
Current Alternative: A long line of car emojis ??????????????
Tag your emoji buddy!
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