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England relishes the reopening of its pubs

2021-04-12T18:41:04.445Z


REPORT - These flagship institutions of British life, closed for several months, can once again welcome clients.


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These flagship institutions of British life, closed for several months, can once again welcome clients.

But the aftermath of the pandemic, added to taxes on beer, the ban on smoking in confined spaces and the drop in alcohol consumption, may ultimately weaken many of these establishments.

Somerset Maugham's word is cruel, even if it is not devoid of truth.

“If the bars in London had terraces like in Paris, we would drink rain glasses!”

Wrote the dandy writer.

A caustic trait that resonates strangely at a time when English pubs reopen, but only for outside service.

On these terraces, the British are nevertheless determined not to drink only water.

Starting with Boris Johnson who said he intended to go down a pint as quickly as possible.

The Prime Minister would have liked to grant himself this symbolic pleasure from this Monday, April 12, date of the new stage of

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Source: lefigaro

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