I’m at a live sporting event with 40,000 people

[FenceFuckery]

It’s WEIRD. Zero social distancing or masks or anything. The whole stadium just gave essential workers a standing ovation. It’s strangely emotional!

Kind of crazy to think this is one of the largest gathering of people at any point around the world right now.

What country are you in?

Where? New Zealand?

Vietnam or New Zealand. Has to be one or the other.

I am very jealous. It’s hard to imagine life ever getting back to that in the UK.

I would hate that, yuk even without CoVid!

Is it not dangerous with no social distancing?

Rugby match in New Zealand? My dh wants to emigrate now!!

Are you going to give any more information please op?

@flowerycurtain has it.

It’s an amazing atmosphere. Everyone is in really high spirits and just having a great time!

Clearly NZ has done a great job of wiping out the virus within its borders which means things should be able to basically return to normal, but I personally would have held off on the really big super spreaders (like nightclubs and mass spectator events) for this year, based on the assumption that NZ will probably soon have to join a "travel bubble" with other countries that have suppressed or nearly suppressed the virus--S Korea, China, Oz, Hong Kong and the like. If that is the case, then the opportunities for the virus to enter NZ again are no longer going to be zero, and a single case could fan out and infect many people quite easily at a mass event with lots of shouting and no masks.. Yet having zero movement in and out of the country until a vaccine is available really isn't feasible, so some kind of travel bubble arrangement like this is likely to be essential quite soon.

I'm jealous. What I wouldn't give to be at a match right now.

Definitely New Zealand. They pretty much have managed to get rid of coronavirus. Which it was like that here.

Wish not which

Cheltenham races was the same with 60,000 two weeks later boom!

I would take the hand sanitiser op, and gloves.

I'm so jealous hearing that. It will happen soon in Aus, well that's what I shall tell myself

AFL season started back in Aus this week. My teams game were allowed 2000 fans in the door. The stadium holds 50.000. Was the only game with fans I believe.
BUT damn that 2000 made some noise

Which country OP??

I am jealous too. Next year, I am guessing, we will be able to do the same here (mass gatherings). I can’t wait for the communal delight when that happens.

She said New Zealand. Personally, by the time that's allowed to happen here, I think I'd be too frightened to go.

I think that first mass gathering people go to will be a huge moment - just to look around at all those people close to you and think 'We did it, we got through it'.

Personally I won't be going until there's a vaccine or the virus is all but eliminated, and I'll be such more careful about general hygiene for the rest of my life. But it will be thrilling to be among so many people again (and see live music!)

Yes live music .

I thought we might get there pretty soon in South Australia but we won't now that the government has decided to open our borders to Victoria

London marathon has 40000 runners, all congregated in Greenwich Park at the start. Odds on it going ahead in October?

CoVid is still alive and well, I am amazed any country would think this is a good idea!

If only the UK had a government like New Zealand.

@Muppetry76 - no way the marathon goes ahead. Nothing will be changed by October - except that we’ll be heading into normal flu season which always puts pressure on the nhs. Would be insane to hold it.