• AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Don’t US students do everything in pencil? They probably never used one of those.

    I had one that you could refill from a bottle… you had to wipe it a bit afterwards though.

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      10 months ago

      Either pencil or ballpoint/rollerball. Fountain pens are having a bit of a renaissance as luxury/hobby items, but outside of some Catholic schools, they’ve been irrelevant as American school supplies for 40 years.

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      10 months ago

      Fountain pens are not a normal sight in US schools. I was an adult before I realized that they were a thing that still exist, and are even used.