Well, that could be said for most of Europe, couldn't it - not to mention other parts of the world.
Pubs want to halve the two metre rule
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Well, that could be said for most of Europe, couldn't it - not to mention other parts of the world.
This does not seem a time to 'experiment
Not sure if this has been posted yet but - here’s one solution from Japan.
www.thetimes.co.uk
Seems like a massive fuck on tbh.
Japanese master art of distance boozing
It is more like preparing for surgery in hospital than a traditional raucous night out. However, a bar-restaurant in Tokyo has refashioned itself into what may be the pub of the future, where revellers can eat and drink in a disinfected and sterile environment, engaging in minimal physical contact w
www.thetimes.co.uk
It is more like preparing for surgery in hospital than a traditional raucous night out. However, a bar-restaurant in Tokyo has refashioned itself into what may be the pub of the future, where revellers can eat and drink in a disinfected and sterile environment, engaging in minimal physical contact with fellow human beings.
Visitors to Kichiri, in the city’s once-busy Shinjuku district, are greeted by a waitress on a large screen who invites them to wash their hands and check their temperatures. They then step into a kind of human car wash, where angled plastic pipes bathe them in a mist of chlorine disinfectant.
Rather than being guided by a member of staff, diners find their own table as indicated on a floor plan. Parties of up to six people are being accepted. The tables have individual chairs and are separated from one another by veils of transparent acrylic. Visitors are encouraged to sit side by side rather than opposite one another.
Orders are made on a tablet computer, and food and drinks are delivered under plastic covers to another table where the customers can collect them to avoid direct contact with waiting staff. Crockery and chopsticks are made of disposable plastic and wood.
Tablet computers are provided for solitary diners so that they can connect with friends through a teleconferencing app for what the Japanese call “on-nomi” – an online booze up. The microphone is attached to an “actress light”, which is said to make users look like a film star.
Payment is by credit card and staff see customers off from a distance of two metres.
“We wanted to develop a system that fits in with the new normal and is a good example for preventing infection,” said the president of the company that owns the “izakaya”, or traditional Japanese pub.
“It’s still an experiment, but once we develop the system, we want to introduce the know-how at all our restaurants.”
Visitors to Kichiri, in the city’s once-busy Shinjuku district, are greeted by a waitress on a large screen who invites them to wash their hands and check their temperatures. They then step into a kind of human car wash, where angled plastic pipes bathe them in a mist of chlorine disinfectant.
Rather than being guided by a member of staff, diners find their own table as indicated on a floor plan. Parties of up to six people are being accepted. The tables have individual chairs and are separated from one another by veils of transparent acrylic. Visitors are encouraged to sit side by side rather than opposite one another.
Orders are made on a tablet computer, and food and drinks are delivered under plastic covers to another table where the customers can collect them to avoid direct contact with waiting staff. Crockery and chopsticks are made of disposable plastic and wood.
Tablet computers are provided for solitary diners so that they can connect with friends through a teleconferencing app for what the Japanese call “on-nomi” – an online booze up. The microphone is attached to an “actress light”, which is said to make users look like a film star.
Payment is by credit card and staff see customers off from a distance of two metres.
“We wanted to develop a system that fits in with the new normal and is a good example for preventing infection,” said the president of the company that owns the “izakaya”, or traditional Japanese pub.
“It’s still an experiment, but once we develop the system, we want to introduce the know-how at all our restaurants.”
Seems like a massive fuck on tbh.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
But that is the period we are in, its about minimising risk but its still risk.The whole response to covoid is an experiment .This does not seem a time to 'experiment
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
^^^ Twats 
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Seems people have been quite restrained with McDonald's opening so pubs should be fine
Fucking hell
Open the pubs, get a few drinks in em and 1-2m should be fine^^^ Twats
Seems people have been quite restrained with McDonald's opening so pubs should be fine
Starbucks too - at least round here.
Open the pubs, get a few drinks in em and 1-2m should be fine
Bit different when they're all sat in cars. Fuck actually queuing for it though.
TopCat
Putin fanboy
Seems people have been quite restrained with McDonald's opening so pubs should be fine
shit thats near me. wow. yay.
TopCat
Putin fanboy
Drive through only not uber eats..boo
FabricLiveBaby!
Live Baby Fabric!
Same in Poland.
No one stands in pubs here. If there's no room you find somewhere else with seating and sit your bum down. And then have a conversation.
Pubs manage fine.
I found it odd at first (when I moved 9 years ago) but it became a culture shock for me, and now when back in the UK, with everyone crammed into pubs shouting at each other I find it really uncomfortable.
I really understand this reaction.
Generally I love pubs, and I'm really missing them at the moment
But I do my best to be quite selective about which ones I go into.
Not just because I insist on having a decent choice of beer
, but even more because I really dislike stupidly overcrowded/over-loud ones.And I've disliked having to stand in pubs since I was about 16. Got to have a seat!!
Wilf
Slouching towards Billingham
Must admit, if I went in even a beer garden, my brain would be having a little ocd type nag at me about who sat in the chair before, what about the person serving you etc. The other thing is, again, the inconsistencies of what government expect people to do in different situations. We are well on the way to socially distant pubs opening, schoolkids in school and presumably places like cinemas and the wider set of shops will follow soon. But I'm currently organising a funeral (a non-covid case) and we are down to 10 mourners, being summoned directly into the service from their cars and the disinfection of the chapel of rest after each service. Don't expect spoons to be doing that after each customer/pint. Anyway, herd immunity strategy here we come.
Raheem
Well-Known Member
Agree, but it has to be acknowledged that some people just go for the booze and darts.
klang
klang
peanuts and pool over here.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Its very often the design of pubs and refurbs over the last 30 years or so that contributes to a standing culture in pubs in the UK. Decades ago very often pubs had snug rooms, vaults , public and lounge bars , smoke rooms etc etc which encourage more seating. Large barn type refurbs into one open plan space , bottled beer culture , standing also increase alcohol consumption and speed of drinking. Bar stools also limit access to being served and more queues. We also don't have a tradition of table service. Number of pubs in the UK has fallen year by year as breweries find it more profitable to sell the land to developers for flats or Tesco type express shops.
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I agree that all these negatives are important. In my more downhearted moments, I get pretty depressed about all that.
But thankfully IME, there are still a really significant number of pubs that resist these trends -- they're more likely to be independently-run and recognising the popularity (for some!) and even business value of retaining tables for eating and drinking.
And in a different category, most of the new-style micropubs (good beer specialist
) avoid the standing room only arrangements.A lot of local CAMRA groups (who are not only ale-focussed!
) do their best to preserve pubs from closing down -- in England (not Wales yet ) getting a pub declared an 'asset of community value' makes it quite a bit harder for them to be turned into residential property in planning law.They also campaign against the iniquities of the vile 'Pub-Cos' (Enterprise Inns, Punch Taverns, etc.
), those who rip off their tenants and customers alike And there's a modest but gently increasing trend for community buy-outs of a few pubs, and you can bet your life that CAMRA-types will get involved in those, so they tend to be good for beer and traditional pub atmosphere. And community focus too, because local groups buy these pubs!
None of this is coronavirus-relevant though, because a worrying number of pubs, good ones included as well as dumps, will end up closing down .....
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Damn right. I wouldn't even snog my g/f in a pub. What a waste of valuable drinking time.
Raheem
Well-Known Member
Anyone willing to snog me usually has pretty high alcohol content in their saliva, though.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
I agree that all these negatives are important. In my more downhearted moments, I get pretty depressed about all that.
But thankfully IME, there are still a really significant number of pubs that resist these trends -- they're more likely to be independently-run and recognising the popularity (for some!) and even business value of retaining tables for eating and drinking.
And in a different category, most of the new-style micropubs (good beer specialist
A lot of local CAMRA groups (who are not only ale-focussed!
They also campaign against the iniquities of the vile 'Pub-Cos' (Enterprise, Punch Taverns, etc.
And there's a modest but gently increasing trend for community buy-outs of a few pubs, and you can bet your life that CAMRA-types will get involved in those, so they tend to be good for beer and traditional pub atmosphere. And community focus too, because local groups buy these pubs!
None of this is coronavirus-relevant though, because a worrying number of pubs, good ones included as well as dumps, will end up closing down .....
There’s a few villages around here that have clubbed together to buy the local pub and keep it running, just to keep the village relevant. Invariably they are very nice places to visit, very well kept with excellent booze and food. My particular favourite is the Three Horseshoes in Thursley, so much so that I would much like to move to that village...
View from the large garden...
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ruffneck23
front left
only about 12 miles from me too , and yes, WOW
Mogden
I like tea
It's KFC round here.
www.derbytelegraph.co.uk
Costco is just off the same roundabout but I would suggest the majority are for KFC. The thing is that after the Southend stuff yesterday the beach was awash with litter. Who gets the biohazard joy of cleaning that up? Equally who cleans up the fag ends, food and drink waste, glasses etc in the pubs. So it's not just the distance that causes an issue.
Pictures of long queues near KFC after store opens Derby drive-thru
It was incredibly busy today
Costco is just off the same roundabout but I would suggest the majority are for KFC. The thing is that after the Southend stuff yesterday the beach was awash with litter. Who gets the biohazard joy of cleaning that up? Equally who cleans up the fag ends, food and drink waste, glasses etc in the pubs. So it's not just the distance that causes an issue.
I don't think the public toilets were open? None of the cafés would have had them open.
Mogden
I like tea
What a lovely task that must be today after all that being warmed up in the morning sunshineI don't think the public toilets were open? None of the cafés would have had them open.
Same here just up the road in Matlock Bath. People have been pissing and shitting in the open air rather than thinking maybe I should be closer to home.I don't think the public toilets were open? None of the cafés would have had them open.
Yeah, its the toilet thing that gets me. All the usual toilet options are presumably closed. I'm worried about going on too long a walk because of that. What are all these people driving miles to the beach think they are going to do? Just shit and piss wherever? Wankers.
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