There was something a bit funny that happened at Beijing airport. My wife was at one of the security check desks.

Sec: Passport?
(She presented the passport)
Sec: Boarding pass?
(She presented the pass)
He looked at it.
Sec: Purse?
She looked a bit confused but he just kept staring, so she handed him her little satchel.
Sec: (with a pained expression) Sroo to Purse?