I queued for 3 hours to watch London’s New Year’s fireworks – it was a waste of time but people say it was OUR fault
A MAN who queued and waited for three hours to watch London’s New Year’s Eve fireworks has deemed the experience a “waste of time”.
Faheem explained that he and a friend had been hoping for a good vantage point to see in 2025 with the world-famous fireworks display without having to stump up for a ticket.
So they joined hundreds of other people standing on Southwark bridge, as they counted down to midnight.
But as soon as the highly-anticipated display began, Faheem and the rest of the people waiting on the bridge realised their mistake.
Namely that they couldn’t see the display – as it was happening behind two London skyscrapers.
“We waited three hours for this,” Faheem wrote over the top of his TikTok video.
As he filmed the fireworks going off in the distance – with flashes of light and colour just about seen behind the buildings – other members of the crowd could be heard grumbling.
“Oh my God!” one declared as the fireworks began and they realised their mistake.
“What a waste of time,” another sighed.
A third admitted they’d been waiting for “four hours” for the fireworks to begin.
“Welcome to 2015 gang #wasteoftime #newyears #fireworks,” Faheem captioned the video.
However, despite being disgruntled about the New Year fail, the majority of people in the comments section insisted it was his fault – because of where he chose to stand.
“There were signs on the bridge for a week, literally telling you that you won’t be able to see the fireworks from there and that it’s not a vantage point,” one wrote.
“Were you all expecting those buildings to just move?” another questioned.
As a third yelled: “IF YOU’RE A LONDONER YOU KNOW NOT TO GO ON THAT BRIDGE…”
“But why would you think you’d see round a corner?” someone else asked.
“I don’t live in London and even I know not to stand on that bridge,” another wrote.
“Rule of thumb, if you can’t see the London Eye, you ain’t seeing nothing.”
While someone else commented: “True Londoners know not to go.
“It’s better on TV with the music on a comfy sofa in a warm house hahaha.”
“Why in the helllllllllll were you on Southwark bridge?” another raged.
As someone else wrote: “We watched on TV in the comfort of the warm home.
“It was lovely. We’ve been there few times and getting out of there were terrible – no more.”