carry vs bring

[optimistic pessimist]

Hi all,

In Japan many high school students bring lunch from home.
In Japan many high school students carry lunch from home.

Is it wrong, or does it sound strange, to use "carry" instead of bring?

 

[5jj]

Are these your own sentences, or did you read them somewhere?

 

[Tarheel]

When I was of school age I used to take my lunch to school in a brown paper bag.

 

[optimistic pessimist]

The sentence with "bring" was in a textbook for school children.
I was asked by my niece if it's possible to use carry.
I know using "take" or "bring" depending on where you are is correct.
But I wasn't sure if it's wrong to use "carry".

 

[emsr2d2]

[STRIKE]Hi all,[/STRIKE] Unnecessary. Just ask your question.

In Japan, many high school students bring lunch from home.
In Japan, many high school students carry lunch from home.

Is it wrong, or does it sound strange, to use "carry" instead of bring?

Did the original really not have a comma after "In Japan"?

The sentence with "bring" was in a textbook for school children. I was asked by my niece if it's possible to use "carry".
I know [that] using "take" or "bring" [STRIKE]depending[/STRIKE] depends on where you are [STRIKE]is correct[/STRIKE] no full stop here but I wasn't sure if it's wrong to use "carry".

I wouldn't use "carry". In that sentence, both "take" and "bring" would work.