Unruly summer visitors

I hope the letter Keep Malta Clean (October 11) by Yossi Abadi of Israel will not fall on deaf ears for the sake of residents of Paceville, at least.

He refers to towns and villages being filthy and dirty. I do not think he has gone round enough, because everywhere is a lot cleaner than Paceville, especially during the summer months when we are invaded by thousands of unruly students, who come to Malta for a holiday with the excuse of an English language course. I can assure one and all that they are the worst culprits.

They litter the place with bottles and plastic cups and use our verandahs as toilets. By the way, there are bins at every street corner in Paceville.

The "fracas" starts at around 8 p.m. and goes on till the small hours, when one can see droves of these so-called students walking down to the beach, carrying fizzy drinks, wine and spirit bottles hidden in plastic bags.

From my house one can hear bottles being smashed on the rocks, where even on the beach there are large rubbish bins. The residents and others who use this beach during the day have to wade through shards of glass before going for a swim. I have lost count of the number of people who needed first aid last summer. Maybe, for the record, the ambulance department at St Luke's Hospital could help by telling us how many times they were called out for people who had cut themselves so badly that they needed professional assistance.

I have not seen youngsters of any country that I have visited act in the same way that they litter Paceville. If Mr Abadi were to pay a visit at this time of the year, when the unruly ones have gone back home, he will find a big difference.