One of the measures which might be introduced as part of a relaxation of the 'Lockdown' is for public houses to open but customers are NOT permitted at the bar and have to be seated at tables for table service with the tables spaced well apart as per the social-distancing instructions.NO standing and drinking in public house gardens or outside in front of these establishments in the summer months with customers required to be seated.

Furthermore, restaurants and cafes could be required to space tables apart as per above.

Edited by Willo (08 Apr 2020 2.17pm)

While there are always some truths to stereotypes I think you are stretching some here. When I mention Japan, I get told that their cultural behaviours can't be compared....when I mention Sweden I'm hearing more reasons.

I don't want to retread a lot of old ground on this about population density and so on....cities and rural areas. But I think there will be an answer.

Sweden's approach hasn't been adopted by other similarly sized and behaved Scandinavian countries....So if you think your stereotypes matter that much we will even be able to compare and contrast on that at the end

Edited by Stirlingsays (08 Apr 2020 2.15pm)

That’s because we all know what our population is like.

Yes we’ll be able to compare Sweden with Norway and Switzerland. You can’t compare Sweden with London and Birmingham.

Maybe after all of this there might be a change to what is valued in Britain although I doubt it because those in higher tax brackets either work from home now or live in rural areas or both. And personally it won’t affect me but that’s my view.

Like Sweden the population is key which makes control much easier, but they did very correctly close everything down very early with strict persuasion ..unlike us who did the complete opposite much to my horror.

Not all of them. Ours didn’t. There are great plans for the grand re-opening though.

Can you not just have one bloody day off your bullsh*t while all this is going on.