Ministry of Silly Walks.

[Barking Mat]

So check this out.

Indian / Pakistani border, every night apparently.

Hope this cheers people up, even just a little bit.

 

[dobbslc]

My feet hurt just watching that!

 

[Barking Mat]

My feet hurt just watching that!

I like the peacock crests, and the funky foot moves.

Reckon they have special military training for this I guess.

 

[Fastdruid]

Attari–Wagah border ceremony - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

They also have a beard and moustache policy for which they are paid additionally.

 

[GRW]

Absurd

 

[Fastdruid]

Reckon they have special military training for this I guess.

According to the wikipedia article, yes.

The soldiers of this ceremony are specially appointed and trained for this auspicious ceremony.

 

[tom2207]

Just be thankful they have stopped wearing kilts

 

[Parm]

I went there in 2001 and watched this very ceremony

Awesome

 

[mcostello]

I could see Me in the middle of doing My part and yelling out "LEG CRAMP."

 

[optima21]

they just need celebrity partners and it could be a reality tv show.

 

[johnik]

imagine going up to the head honcho and saying, here is the routine for closing the gate you ordered

 

[Parm]

India and Pakistan aren't the best of friends

The taunting and singing of extreme nationalistic and racists songs from both sides is just something else

Never seen anything like and probably wont either

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Life's just been elevated to a whole new level of nonsense.

 

[Morrisman]

Life's just been elevated to a whole new level of nonsense.

Makes you wonder how on earth they ever developed into this performance, from simply closing the gate.

 

[500e]

You want cheering up @Barking Mat

@Parm
Note drums follow dance not the other way round.

 

[clift_d]

It seems to me to have a lot of similarities with the haka at the rugby - if you blinked you probably would have missed the handshake just after they opened both gates.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

You want cheering up @Barking Mat

@Parm
Note drums follow dance not the other way round.

Seen that before, it might even have been on here.

 

[brightspark]

nearest we have is

 

[johnik]

nearest we have is

when comedy was funny

 

[Arc Tourist]

No disrespect, but it can seem over the top and silly depending on what part of the world one is from. But then again, seeing grown men kicking a ball around seems silly to me, as its what we did as children. Guess its all in one's perspective.