The 7 Types Of People You’re Sure To Meet On The Sliema Front
Whether it’s during the day, the evening, on a weekday, or weekend, the Sliema front is always a great place to take a walk and let life pass you by. From the iconic LOVE sign all the way to The Point, you can enjoy your time walking along, appreciating the great views of the sea, stopping at the gardens, and strolling along the seaside.
But if there’s one thing you’re definitely going to be doing, it’s bumping into these seven different characters.
1. Dog walkers
More specifically the dogs. Even our favourite furry friends enjoy going for their walks on a night on the front. Watch them march on magnificently around you, with their owners’ favourite bling all over them. Go on; pet them a little bit, let them slobber on you, and treat them like the princes and princesses they are.
2. The friend you can’t remember
Almost every single time you go on the front, you will meet people you know and should definitely remember.
Speaking to this familiar stranger is always awkward. The sweat trickles slowly down your brow as you think of substitutes to ways you can address them, ‘legend’, ‘man’, and of course ‘King’. You’ll make small talk for what feels like an hour, before making up an excuse and walking away. Yeah, good job.
3. Runners
If they’re going for a run, they’re going where everyone can see them. “OMG he’s so fit”, “I didn’t know she was running” the whole front whispers as they pass by… or so their fantasy goes. Watch them use your body as a cone as they swerve around you and other walkers.
4. Baby walkers
The mummies with their prams. Damn they’re so cute.
They roll up and down the front like they’re part of some #SliemaGang. Each baby cuter than the other, smiling and enjoying their day in the sun.
5. The tokers
‘What’s that smell that coming from down there?’ Oh.
Usually spotted in a group of people, all of them spreading the peace, love, and enjoying a cheeky puff-puff pass around.
6. The elderly
The great people of our age.
Always smiling in their groups and having a laugh with each other around a bench. Without a doubt you will be recognised as “It-tifel ta’” or “It-tifla ta’”, followed by a thorough description in extreme detail of all your family members… even the ones you didn’t know you had.
7. The foreigners
Probably the ones with the biggest smiles on their faces.
We don’t know what it is about them, but we can spot them from a mile away. Enjoying their Sunday stroll, maybe stopping you and asking politely for you to take a picture, for directions or bus times.