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[fake_blood]

done to death, but the "why do foreigners carry bookbags" thread re-sparked an interest in bag contents for me.

I usually carry a messenger bag, contents being: ipod, cellphone, spare battery and adapter, wallet, glasses cloth, chapstick, book, cigarettes, lighter, hair wax, and gum.

[NYC_Gal 2.0]

Extra battery and usb cable for my phone
lip balm
glasses (on days that I wear contacts, just in case I need to throw them away)
wallet
mini pack of wet tissues
shopping bag folded up into a small pouch
Medical Visual Language Translator (the one that the FDNY medic service uses. It's very handy in an emergency.)
throat lozenges
keys
Tide marker (instant stain remover)
a pen and small notebook
vacuum travel thermos or metal water bottle, depending on the outing (sometimes I just carry that separately)
Sometimes my ipad or laptop

Phone's usually in my coat pocket, but in the summer it's also in my bag.

[chellovek]

[eb]

Wallet and makeup.

[eb]

[quote="NYC_Gal 2.0"]Extra battery and usb cable for my phone
lip balm
glasses (on days that I wear contacts, just in case I need to throw them away)
wallet
mini pack of wet tissues
shopping bag folded up into a small pouch
Medical Visual Language Translator (the one that the FDNY medic service uses. It's very handy in an emergency.)
throat lozenges
keys
Tide marker (instant stain remover)
a pen and small notebook
vacuum travel thermos or metal water bottle, depending on the outing (sometimes I just carry that separately)
[i]Sometimes[/i] my ipad or laptop

Phone's usually in my coat pocket, but in the summer it's also in my bag.[/quote]

You sound really prepared for a major emergency.

[NYC_Gal 2.0]

How so? The only emergency-related thing I carry is the medical chart. It's a good thing to have in a foreign country.

I try to be prepared. My bag isn't heavy at all, unless I've got my laptop or ipad. I only pack those when I need them at work (laptop) or will be on a long trip and need stuff to read (ipad).

Most of the time it's just daily use stuff.

[Reise-ohne-Ende]

Oh goodness, y'all's crazy.

Let's see here...

-wallet with cash, coins, membership cards, bank cards, ID cards, etc.
-my donkey mittens
-one of those neck warmer things you wear on motorcycles
-fresh pack of cigarettes
-two packs of tissues/toilet paper
-my sunglasses in their zebra pouch
-my key chain with keys and metro card
-peppermint ice breakers mints
-watermelon/lemonade ice breakers mints
-Xylitol gum
-아이스쿨 gum
-lip gloss/perfume duo
-"Holiday Shortbread" lip gloss
-"Warm Spiced Cider" lip gloss
-"Spiced Latte" lip gloss
-Blistex lip balm
-random scrap papers and receipts
-my bank book
-some instant coffee packets
-USB memory stick
-lube
-condoms
-international driving permit
-health insurance papers
-passport
-my cell phone
-ipod mini
-small post-it pad
-vitamin C orange chewy things

As you can imagine, my purse is very heavy.

[eb]

Tissues, lozetins, thermos..

[NYC_Gal 2.0]

I carry tea to work every day. I don't feel like having to buy another bottle of honey and make sure I've got milk at work, when making it at home is easier.
If you've ever lived in Korea, you'd know that tissues are important when it comes to using bathrooms here. They don't always have them.
I like throat lozenges. <<shrugs>> They taste good and are also helpful in the winter when my throat gets sore more often.

None of these things have anything to do with emergencies (unless the bathroom doesn't have tp!)

[eb]

I have but never carried any emergency like things***not even TP

Maybe this though should be reconsidered though.

[NYC_Gal 2.0]

Over the years, I've honed down when I need on a daily basis. My thermos was a daily thing back home as well. It's far more economical than buying a daily cup, and the quality is much better, because I use my favorite tea, honey, and organic milk. Also, the thermos keeps it hot for well over 12 hours, which is very nice if I forget to drink it right away. I use the .5L Zojirushi, and even sent back a few for loved ones as holiday gifts. I used a crappy Starbucks one back home. This one is, by far, the nicest thermos I've had.

TP was something I started carrying once I moved here.

Lozenges, I carried back home. They don't take up much space.

The emergency medical visual aid is something my sister gave me before I moved here. I haven't had to use it, and hope I don't ever have to, but I feel better knowing that I have it on me.

[Illysook]

It changes every day. Today it has my wallet, my knitting, my phone and charger, a hat and gloves, phone, ipod, earbuds, and my coffee press...I'm taking the press home from school because I broke the one that I had at home. Maybe I'll buy a thermos soon.

[DorkothyParker]

My husband says I have too much crap. I find this comparatively untrue.

Phone (pointless, who has my number?)
Digital camera (this is rare, but I just charged it recently)
Comb
A variety of 5 or 6 lip glosses/lipsticks.
A couple pairs of earrings I took out when it was windy
A large handful of miscellaneous receipts/bill envelopes/scrap papers
My wallet (which has its own troubles)
A cute cat pen
Grocery tote in a little bag
A tin of gum/mints

I would say the biggest trouble are the lipsticks, but I usually just stash what I wear on any given day in my bag so it's handy. It's still easier when doing makeup at home to fetch it from my purse than it is to go home and reapply when out. ^^

[waynehead]

A ski mask, $10,000 USD, two backup passports and a switchblade.

Ha, nah, the same boring crap as everyone else.

[rumdiary]

Cameras and gear (Olympus XA, harinezumi, holga, tiny tripod, film)
Gum
Pens
Pocket knife
tiny flashlight
flash drive

sometimes

sunscreen
Nintendo DS
travel books
maps