Many countries/cities (especially in Japan) have an official mascot to promote tourism.
Construction “Crane” jokes aside, who’s the best mascot to promote the country of Malta abroad?
Xummiemu the hedgehog
Puka (lampuka, the dorado fish)
Katerina the bee
Peppi the mailman (MaltaPost)
Żażu the bird (Sedqa)
Fonzu the rabbit
Filfola the blue lizard (this one is made up, the others are real)
Other (a chameleon?)
Capable_Ad_976 on
The hedgehog of course!
AlarmingSetting1154 on
Other – Karl l-Krejn
Loophole with Maltese spelling 🙂
Louie the Luzzu would be pretty cool though
Jean_Valette on
It should be the bee, given the islands history.
isaemme on
Fonzu l-Fenek 🐇
CrowEmbarrassed9133 on
Where is the Craney? 🏗️
EvilDairyQueen on
Only representative if the postman is carrying a bunch of “I’m sorry you were out” slips.
samostrout on
the cactus of course
MoltijsOnion on
Imma kif insejtu lil buxu
Eggyhead on
No mascot made from the little boats with eyes?
No_Situation4785 on
I feel like whatever mascot is chosen, it should be always be holding a refreshing bottle of Kinnie.
The bee is of course a natural choice for the mascot because of the island’s history, but the stinger looks vaguely menacing and the hands of the bee seem too small to hold a refreshing bottle of Kinnie. Perhaps it would work if the bee was shown hugging the can like some sort of helicopter carrying a large pillar, but that menacing stinger would still be an issue.
I don’t fully understand the prevalence of the hedgehog cartoon around the island (internet says it is an environmental cleanup mascot?); the mascot is cute and the hand is well-proportioned to be able to hold a refreshing bottle of Kinnie, so i think the hedgehog (+Kinnie) should be the one to be thrust upon the world stage.
camg001 on
Xummiemu easy
Rough-Improvement-24 on
Frans il-Ħamallu.
shezofrene on
as a foreigner i always liked the hedgehogs , saw 9 total on my first year
MikeENZ on
The LESA guy ripping lines of coke
Enough_Ad_9824 on
Fonzu l-fenek
valuerunn on
Omg we need a new one. Sorry Zazu and Fonzu
crunchevo2 on
Poor Buxu 😭 gone and forgotten
R0LL1NG on
They’re all terrible. Does Malta not have any art courses? I wish I wasn’t being sincere. Most Maltese brand artwork looks like it was done by a child and/or came from the 70s/80s.
Just take a picture of a twistee and be done with it.
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Many countries/cities (especially in Japan) have an official mascot to promote tourism.
Construction “Crane” jokes aside, who’s the best mascot to promote the country of Malta abroad?
Xummiemu the hedgehog
Puka (lampuka, the dorado fish)
Katerina the bee
Peppi the mailman (MaltaPost)
Żażu the bird (Sedqa)
Fonzu the rabbit
Filfola the blue lizard (this one is made up, the others are real)
Other (a chameleon?)
The hedgehog of course!
Other – Karl l-Krejn
Loophole with Maltese spelling 🙂
Louie the Luzzu would be pretty cool though
It should be the bee, given the islands history.
Fonzu l-Fenek 🐇
Where is the Craney? 🏗️
Only representative if the postman is carrying a bunch of “I’m sorry you were out” slips.
the cactus of course
Imma kif insejtu lil buxu
No mascot made from the little boats with eyes?
I feel like whatever mascot is chosen, it should be always be holding a refreshing bottle of Kinnie.
The bee is of course a natural choice for the mascot because of the island’s history, but the stinger looks vaguely menacing and the hands of the bee seem too small to hold a refreshing bottle of Kinnie. Perhaps it would work if the bee was shown hugging the can like some sort of helicopter carrying a large pillar, but that menacing stinger would still be an issue.
I don’t fully understand the prevalence of the hedgehog cartoon around the island (internet says it is an environmental cleanup mascot?); the mascot is cute and the hand is well-proportioned to be able to hold a refreshing bottle of Kinnie, so i think the hedgehog (+Kinnie) should be the one to be thrust upon the world stage.
Xummiemu easy
Frans il-Ħamallu.
as a foreigner i always liked the hedgehogs , saw 9 total on my first year
The LESA guy ripping lines of coke
Fonzu l-fenek
Omg we need a new one. Sorry Zazu and Fonzu
Poor Buxu 😭 gone and forgotten
They’re all terrible. Does Malta not have any art courses? I wish I wasn’t being sincere. Most Maltese brand artwork looks like it was done by a child and/or came from the 70s/80s.
Just take a picture of a twistee and be done with it.