‘I’ll have a Corona, hold the virus’: Drinkers share their excitement at returning to their locals as pubs reopen after three months – with a few hangovers expected in the morning
- Drinkers shared their excitement at having their first-pint in three months
- Memes hinted at the copious volume of booze set to be consumed by revellers
- But, with social distancing rules appearing to fray in places, some were weary
Britons have taken to social media to share their comical reactions as thousands of merry revellers flocked to pubs across the country after they reopened today.
Drinkers shared their excitement at having their first-pint in three months, with some memes hinting at the copious volume of booze set to be consumed.
But, with social distancing rules appearing to fray in places, some weary onlookers used social media to add a dose of humour to their serious concerns.
One Twitter user, who goes by Dave, used a chaotic pub-fight scene from Eastenders to illustrate predicted clashes between drunk pub-goers.
One Twitter user, who goes by Dave, used a chaotic pub-fight scene from Eastenders to illustrate predicted clashes between drunk pub-goers.
Another shared a hilarious graphic to hammer home the fact that social distancing measures remain in place, even as revellers get more and more intoxicated
Another shared a hilarious graphic to hammer home the fact that social distancing measures remain in place, even as revellers get more and more intoxicated.
The text adjacent to pictures of pints gets gradually more incoherent as the number of drinks increases – until social distancing rules are disregarded all together.
Other people hinted at potential Corona beer jokes that weary bar tenders may repeatedly hear.
Another meme, shared by Twitter user Simon, showed two hazmat-suit clad people fixing a tank. He captioned it ‘tapping the barrel at the local pub’.
Another meme, shared by Twitter user Simon, showed two hazmat-suit clad people fixing a tank. He captioned it ‘tapping the barrel at the local pub’
Meanwhile, pubs across Britain were dealing with crowds of drinkers eager for their first post-lockdown pint.
Some social media users were rightly concerned about the huge amount of people set to descend on the newly-opened establishments
London’s Borough Market was heaving this evening and drinkers were pictured sipping foamy pints while bunched together on the street.
Pub-goers are set to sink a staggering 15million pints at 23,000 establishments across the country, experts predicted.
They will be hit with hiked prices for beer, wine, cider and spirits as pubs including Wetherspoons desperately try to make up for lost business.
Other people hinted at potential Corona beer jokes that weary bar tenders may repeatedly hear
One man shared an image of two people camping outside a pub to convey his excitement
Revellers could still have their plans dashed as rain, cloud and wind is set to engulf parts of England throughout the day.
Roads are expected to be gridlocked in many areas as more than 10million motorists take to their cars and flock to beauty spots.
Meanwhile A&E departments are preparing for a surge in booze-fuelled patients by setting up tents outside hospitals to keep people socially distanced as they wait.
Some people were rightly concerned about the huge amount of people set to descent on pubs
And police in Leicester, which has been forced back into local lockdown due to a spike in coronavirus cases, say there are ‘more officers on duty than on New Year’s Eve, to prevent people attempting to sneak out of the city in order to reach the pubs.
Bars were not able to throw open their doors to customers first thing because the regulations enforced their four-month closure until 6am.
With the new coronavirus rules not published until Friday afternoon, some landlords had planned to open as soon as the clock ticked past midnight. But Downing Street scotched the swift openings by ensuring the ban remained in place until after sunrise.