The measure, which is in addition to the ban on dancing in these establishments, has made many professionals in the sector and Internet users react.
Consume while standing? This will no longer be possible from January 3 and for 3 weeks in bars and cafes. The Prime Minister announced it on Monday, sparking a wave of misunderstanding and criticism.
“For professionals, itest a disaster»Reacts Didier Chenet, president of the GNI-HCR freelance union. “For classic cafes and bars, consumption at the counter represents between 20% and 30% of their turnover. For bars with a musical atmosphere, wine bars, beer bars, it’s 100% of their activity“.
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The ban is added to that of dancing in bars, cafes and restaurants, since December 10 and for a period of 4 weeks. “We have already suffered a lot of cancellations for the evening of December 31, people are not going to pay a dance party to sit all night and throw three party favors at midnight»Explains Franck Delvaux, president of UMIH Paris-Île-de-France. “Revenue loss of 25% is expected compared to December 2019He continues.
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Misunderstandings
Another source of depression: the corporate health protocol. The last month of the year is traditionally rich in office events and meetings between colleagues organized in bars and cafes, but they cannot take place this year. To top it off, the three days of teleworking per week compulsory from January 1, another announcement made yesterday by the Prime Minister, ends up raising fears of a drastic drop in attendance.
Guest this morning of the Radio Classique – Le Figaro morning, the president of the Eclore group, which helps young restaurateurs, Stéphane Manigold, explained that he saw a strong lack of understanding on the part of many professionals in the sector. The latter consider themselves victims of an injustice and emphasize what they consider to be aberrations. “People tell me that they will have to start opening swingers clubs because people will be lying down instead of standing, or that they will have to organize political meetings in their establishments” mocked Stéphane Manigold. Indeed, Jean Castex recalled yesterday that political meetings were exempt from health restrictions.
On social networks, Internet users have not failed to make a little humor about this ban. “Will we be able to consume a long coffee standing at the bar»Tweeted for example Frédéric Carbonne, journalist at France Info. Other Internet users wanted to make fun of the announcements of Jean Castex who specified that we can drink seated at the bar but not in the cinema.