The Coronavirus pandemic has upended life as we knew it. And, this applies to the small things we took for granted too. OnePoll, an international agency that specialises in data visualisation and online quantitative research, recently conducted a survey of 2,000 people in the UK to figure what people would do differently post-pandemic. Kissing a stranger emerged one of the popular answers. 

‘I’ll say no to fish bowl cocktails’ 

Pooja Bajaj Chaddha, entrepreneur
If you’re a woman, you’ll likely to know that your gaggle of girlfriends are always treasured. Pooja Bajaj Chaddha, CEO, Burlingtons brandy, says despite the love she shares with her clique, they have been compelled to draw boundaries. “For instance, we make it a point to not borrow each other’s lipstick or gloss which we did so often. It is also the end of fish bowl cocktails. We now prefer individual drinks.” The change has affected spontaneity, she admits, since so much thought now goes into a simple get together: where to go, how many to call, how to commute? She says, “The fear has slowly weaned, but not the responsibility.”