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The British Military purchases 100 Canadian Black bear Skins each year. The skins are taken from animals that are annually culled to control population.
The hat weighs around 1.5 pounds. Doesn't seem like much but the strain in your neck kicks in around the 45 minute mark.
It also has a leather band that has a fantastic way of tightening around your head when you sweat. This leads to almost unbearable headaches and sometimes you wake up on your face on the ground. Better to pass out than to be caught moving. Often if a guard is pulling funny faces, he's trying to adjust his bear skin.

You can tell by the campaign medals worn on the left breast.
Those without medals are still real, full time soldiers. They just haven't served on operations.

The weapon is heavy, the boots are uncomfortable, the bear skin hurts. We can switch which arm we hold the weapon in whenever we want. And most posts have a patrol route. Contrary to popular belief we can move almost constantly as long as they are recognised Drill movements

La honte quand même (Croixpoteau Imgur)

Let me first explain that despite historical differences, and the fact that the Grenadier Guards are names as such due to us destroying the French Grenadiers and stealing their name, as well as countless other wars and battles. We English are at worst pretty indifferent to our brethren across the narrow sea. That said, French Children, in groups as part of a school trip, with matching hats or bags or whatever, are the worst. They will stand and scream insults and throw things and just generally try everything they can to get a reaction from us. No other tourist of any description are as notoriously horrific to be around.

Including pointing our bayonet fitted rifles at you and advancing should you not get the picture.
This includes climbing the fence at Buckingham Palace. Just don't do it.... promise?
Especially not since the tragedy with the Canadian Ceremonial Guard. Its as much for our own safety than anything

sometimes someone gets us though. people come out with some crazy shit

Its like ice skating. The stones we march up and down on have been marched on by soldiers every day for hundreds of years. They are smooth.

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