Raise a glass — or a pair thousand — to this guy.
Jon May, a 25-year-old from Britain, is striving to drink 2,000 pints of beer in 200 days — just because he can.
“On the one hand, you’re essentially killing your liver, and on the opposite, you’re doing something mildly impressive,” May told Vice.
“I’m too young for hangovers … and you’ll be able to’t get hungover unless you’re sober anyway,” said May, who in a TikTok clip boasts that his soon-to-be $9,700 — or 8,000-pound — contribution to the cause helps to fuel Great Britain’s economy.
He originally got down to down the drafts over the course of a full 12 months but shortened the challenge because he simply “went too quickly,”
Now he’s on the verge of completing the chug challenge — one inspired by someone who pounded a thousand pints in a 12 months — and has been live-streaming his endeavor while also keeping himself on pace with an Excel spreadsheet.
The Englishman won the admiration of lots of his 83,000 TikTok followers and onlookers — and he’s even often known as an area legend at pubs in his Guildford neighborhood.
“I used to be at a marriage the opposite day, and a few random guy began kissing my shoes,” the sultan of suds recalled.
But not everyone desires to buy May a round.
“In case you take a look at a video with 1.3 million views, I’d say about 75 percent of those comments are hate,” he told Vice. “It used to get to me, but now I’ve realized they’re just jealous they will’t drink pints in addition to I can.”
After all, criticism may stem from health experts all over the world advising that downing less alcohol is best for one’s health.
In america, following earlier guidance from Canada, President Joe Biden’s alcohol czar, Dr. George Koob, recently suggested that downing greater than two beers weekly is dangerous behavior.
The University of Washington also has claimed that a meager two spoonfuls of alcohol day by day is the protected goal for people under 40.
May’s presumably glassy eyes are wide open, though.
“Once I’m finished, I’ll go to the doctor and have a scan,” May said. “This might be probably the most British thing anyone can do.”
And he already has plans for celebrating that final brew: A pub in Birmingham is even paying him to ring in beer number 2,000 with them in front of a live crowd.
“Quite just a few people say they’ll be there,” he said. “I’ve even had people from Ireland saying they’re going to fly over for it.”
Although experts have also shared the advantages that may include a month off from drinking, Mays said he only plans a brief break after completing his challenge.
“I reckon I’ll give it two weeks [before another beer],” he said, adding that he may also have a recent profession path within the wake of his triumph.
“Then I feel I’ll go on to reviewing pints.”