At present I am studying behaviors such as handbag (purse) carrying habits.

The angle (between 45 and 70 degrees it seems) at which many Japanese women carry hand and shopping bags seems totally non-ergonomic and simply uncomfortable. The extended purse-toting hand does tend to widen one's profile, which you should watch out for in crowded venues, pray you break a nail or at worse, get a nasty cornea scratch.

The process seems to be a blending of fashion and pure habit. To be scientific I should try out my own purse, but alas I cannot as a man carrying a purse is just not on.

Perhaps I shall post some photos of different styles and let the masses tell me that they think. Stay tuned.