Case against man-bags
(CRI)
Updated: 2006-05-31 16:41 But there is also a more fundamental, I should even say biological problem
with the man bag. Most women leave the house prepared for all emergencies short
of a nuclear war. If, for instance, you need a packet of mini-tissues, a breath
mint or a first aid kit, a good place to look for them would be inside a woman's
handbag.
 By contrast, men prefer, on the whole, to travel light: keys, wallet,
phone and that's it, unless there is a specific task involved. And if they need
anything extra, they can always ask a woman.
This may seem sexist but there's a reason for the natural male aversion to
carrying bags. And it's not because they end up leaving them in the bar. It's
because they make men feel more vulnerable. Put simply, men want to limit
external baggage, and no matter what fashion says man-bags should only contain
what men are already carrying around before they leave the
house.
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