The Baggage We Carry: The Hidden Anthropology of Everyday Life
An anthropologist decodes our most inane, mundane and profane behaviours. Is a queef worse than a fart? Are an asshole and a wanker the same thing? What do Brits have against doggy bags? Why don't more people use headphones on transit? In The Baggage We Carry, an anthropologist who has lived in five countries on four continents - and learned about cultural gaffes by constantly committing them - places our everyday behaviours under the microscope. Taking readers on a tour through the big answers to life's little questions, Bell reveals that the reasons why we do the things we do are much more peculiar and interesting than we think.
256 pages
English edition · First published 2026 by Caw Press · ISBN 9781067689902
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