# Guardsman tells off tourist and cameraman. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 27, 2017, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardsman-tells-off-tourist-and-cameraman/783171 "2017-03-27T21:44:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2017, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardsman-tells-off-tourist-and-cameraman/783171/1 "2017-03-27T21:44:42Z")
Video on Youtube [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N4FHSLD3dQ). Short and sweet and decidedly restrained by the guardsman given recent events. ---
**Author:** ![DinoR](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dinor/32/2821_2.png) [@DinoR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DinoR)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2017, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardsman-tells-off-tourist-and-cameraman/783171/2 "2017-03-27T22:20:23Z")
> [@Quartz](#): > > given recent events. It was posted in January. I’m pretty sure it didn’t take restraint to ignore the emotional impact of events in March.😉 ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2017, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardsman-tells-off-tourist-and-cameraman/783171/3 "2017-03-27T23:14:19Z")
D’oh! ---
**Author:** ![bobkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardsman-tells-off-tourist-and-cameraman/783171/4 "2017-03-28T10:16:40Z")
I literally couldn’t understand a word he said. ---
**Author:** ![Mavic\_Chen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@Mavic\_Chen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mavic_Chen)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardsman-tells-off-tourist-and-cameraman/783171/5 "2017-03-28T14:31:43Z")
> [@bobkitty](#): > > I literally couldn’t understand a word he said. Nor me, sounded like a thick Scottish accent though. ---
**Author:** ![lilihob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a9adbd/32.png) [@lilihob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lilihob)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardsman-tells-off-tourist-and-cameraman/783171/6 "2017-03-28T15:24:15Z")
I got " halt, get yourself away, you can’t do that here, and turn off that camera" “halt! Get yarself away, Ya canna do that here, turn off u camera” But I wouldn’t bet £100 000 on it. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardsman-tells-off-tourist-and-cameraman/783171/7 "2017-03-28T15:45:45Z")
I don’t get why the guardsman objected. Surely they’re used to people standing in front of them to take photos? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardsman-tells-off-tourist-and-cameraman/783171/8 "2017-03-28T15:56:02Z")
Did some looking around and found a translation at [The Daily Mail](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4348644/Dancing-tourist-scared-Scots-Guard.html): > [@](#): > > Listen, get yourself away. You came and did this yesterday too. Do him one, turn the camera off. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardsman-tells-off-tourist-and-cameraman/783171/9 "2017-03-28T18:07:28Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I don’t get why the guardsman objected. Surely they’re used to people standing in front of them to take photos? Dumbass tourist looked like he was filming a music video. I guess the shot he filmed the day before didn’t work out so he was back for Take-2. ---
**Author:** ![Mk\_VII](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mk\_VII](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mk_VII)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardsman-tells-off-tourist-and-cameraman/783171/10 "2017-03-28T20:14:16Z")
I’ve seen them do it at The Tower. A forceful _“Get back!”_ makes the tourist scuttle back to their rightful place. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2017, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardsman-tells-off-tourist-and-cameraman/783171/11 "2017-03-28T20:32:29Z")
I like how his mate looks at him. A bit startled at first but then all, “Gie’it the heid, lad!”