I fail to see the humor... this is my politically correct response!
Actually, it is funny. More so if you are familiar with the Italian accent and ...of...MALTA!
Malta has been inhabited since approximately 5900 BC.[16] Its location in the centre of the Mediterranean[17] has historically given it great strategic importance as a naval base, with a succession of powers having contested and ruled the islands, including the Phoenicians and Carthaginians, Romans, Greeks, Arabs, Normans, Aragonese, Knights of St. John, French, and British, amongst others.[18] Most of these foreign influences have left some sort of mark on the country's ancient culture.
Yes, you can speak English in Malta... a short boat ride from Palermo, Sicily...
It's just a joke, don't need to be a buzz kill...lol