Baguettes purchased from the bakery section of grocery stores are sold in either open paper bags or clear perforated plastic bags.However, if from a boulangerie, the bag is skipped altogether and instead a small square of paper is wrapped around the middle of the baguette.
Occasionally I'd see the bagged version carried around, but it seems most people purchase them from boulangeries. Being used to bread coming encased in tightly sealed packaging, safely sequestered away from any airborne germs or dirt, it took some getting used to seeing them toted around completely unwrapped.
They were sometimes seen poking out upright in a tote bag, often tucked under an arm, and frequently just clutched in a hand swinging at someones side.I've seen them casually set down on a bench at bus stops, strapped across the backs of bicycles, laying in rear window spaces of cars, tossed in backseats, and sticking out of backpacks on standing-room-only crowded subways.
Ewwww....germs, dust, lint, dirt and grime, people breathing on them, brushing against them on the street! Actually though, after a couple of months I fit right in, I didn't think a thing of it either.
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