I had a friend growing up who was really proud of his Greek heritage. To him, everything Greek was good. Mostly I just agreed with him to get him to move on to other subjects. But, there was one point of disagreement we couldn’t get past. He insisted that the Greek army was fearsome, and that the Greek Presidential Guards were imposing and scary. I thought they were goofy-looking. Judge for yourself:
I was fortunate enough to see the changing of the guard for these guys in Athens. Sometimes when they do those big steps, they strike their heels and throw sparks, it was interesting.
I had a friend growing up who was really proud of his Greek heritage. To him, everything Greek was good. Mostly I just agreed with him to get him to move on to other subjects. But, there was one point of disagreement we couldn’t get past. He insisted that the Greek army was fearsome, and that the Greek Presidential Guards were imposing and scary. I thought they were goofy-looking. Judge for yourself:
They remind me of the Palace guards. Goofy looking, until you realise they’re carrying very real m16 rifles.
The Buckingham Palace guards, the ones with a hat the size of a small child.
The hat is a reminder of the kid they had to kill to get into the guard corps.
I was fortunate enough to see the changing of the guard for these guys in Athens. Sometimes when they do those big steps, they strike their heels and throw sparks, it was interesting.