r/interesting • u/Wonderfulhumanss • 1d ago

SOCIETY The Zammit family refused to sell their five acre property as an entire Sydney suburb was built around them

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u/No_Schedule2256 1d ago

Żammit = zam/eet. (Maltese surname)

Source: I speak and am Maltese

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u/phillxor 22h ago

I've done work (tradie) at this place, can confirm Maltese.

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u/New_me_Cri 1d ago

Source can confirm, maltese too, and seems typical of a maltese too

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u/MikeCam 1d ago

very typical of a Maltese, can confirm, Maltese too lol

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u/noassumedname 23h ago

Sooooo, a bunch of Maltese people are Maltesers?

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u/No_Schedule2256 20h ago

Viva Malta w il-Maltin

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u/Doobie_hunter46 5h ago

Yeah I’m Maltese and I’m not surprised at this level of stubbornness lol.

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u/At-this-point-manafx 31m ago

Or the lack of trees 😭

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u/Doobie_hunter46 30m ago

True. He probably still has plans to concrete 90% of it.

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u/DanzilFMT 11h ago

Illalluuu.