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import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.PrintWriter;
import java.util.Scanner;

/**
 * Built using CHelper plug-in
 * Actual solution is at the top
 */
public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        InputStream inputStream = System.in;
        OutputStream outputStream = System.out;
        Scanner in = new Scanner(inputStream);
        PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(outputStream);
        TaskB solver = new TaskB();
        solver.solve(1, in, out);
        out.close();
    }

    static class TaskB {
        public void solve(int testNumber, Scanner in, PrintWriter out) {
            int n = in.nextInt();
            String s = in.next();
            char prev = s.charAt(0);
            int res = 0;
            for (int i = 1; i < s.length(); ++i) {
                char cur = s.charAt(i);
                if (cur == prev) {
                    ++res;
                }
                prev = cur;
            }

            out.print((int) Math.ceil(res / 2.0));
        }

    }
}

