I'd agree with the esthetic opinion, but mittens on a string is the most truly Canadian feature about them. I wouldn't denigrate the practice on a forum frequented by generations of soldiers who did the same every winter.
Canadian Olympic branded mittens were apparently one of the best selling items of merch going back to the Vancouver games when HBC was the uniform provider.
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