Handbags for men

[Jim Hawkins]

The Frenchman has his sacoche, the Spaniard has his bolsa. Why do English men think it's the mark of a poof to carry a handbag ?

[Davey]

The fact that the French and Spaniards think it is ok is enough, surely?

[Owain]

Because English men have the perfectly good options of a briefcase or attaché case.

Or, for those slightly lower on the social scale, a carrier bag that clinks.

Owain

[Brian Gaff]

The answer surely is to make them look like toolboxes...

Brian

[The Medway Handyman]

I don't. I frequently carry a manbag.

[fred]

A sandwich box does not count ;-)

[Tim Streater]

Not needed. I put stuff in my pockets. If I doesn't fit, then I've got too much stuff. Ever watch SWMBO looking for stuff in her handbag? QED.

[Nightjar]

I don't know why women have a problem finding things in their handbags. Whatever they want will always be at the bottom.

Colin Bignell

[ARW]

Not smart enough to turn them upside down before starting to look.

[polygonum]

I have a Healthy Back Bag! Brown leather small size. Really convenient and works well.

Also got an extra small black one for work use.

I couldn't get my head round carrying something on my hand - so had to be some sort of shoulder bag.

[Bob Eager]

Same here. Six pockets in my everyday trousers, two of which are generally empty and spare. If I want to carry optical assistance, I take the monocle.

[Bob Eager]

If they thought about it, they'd have another zip on the bottom.

[Frank Erskine]

+1.

[gremlin_95]

Thinking of it now, I could probably do with one when I am not working or going to college. I normally have a standard round the neck kind of bag which has all sorts in it ;)

[Sam Plusnet]

I tried one of those but I kept falling off.

[Frank Erskine]

Small shopping, library books, keys (rather than let 'em make holes in your pocket) et. al.

[The Medway Handyman]

Handy for a can of WD40.

[The Medway Handyman]

• Kindle.

[Huge]

+2

[Andy Champ]

I thought about it, but couldn't find anywhere to buy one. Then I discovered pound shops keep reading glasses, which are cheap enough to stick in a pocket and not care too much if they break.

Andy