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Greetings!

 

My name is Jrazm. It's nice to meet you all. I'm 22, from Vietnam but currently working in Japan.

 

I have been using fountain pens during my primary school before moving to cheap ballpoint pen full-time upon entering secondary. That was 10 years ago. At the time, I was using very very cheap fountain pens, which would leak ink to my pen case and would break after a month-ish. Damn, the feels. Almost all Vietnamese use fountain pen to practice hand-writing during primary school but stop upon entering secondary school. Therefore, many of us have no idea there is a whole world of luxurious fountain pen out there. Oh the irony

 

Recently, I did an internship for Wancher and I was blown away. I have never seen pens that were so beautiful and of such high quality before. Those pens are like gods compared to the pens I used in primary school. I mean, it is just a pen but I WANT ONE!

 

Anyway, sorry for the long rant. Nice to meet you all! What was your first experience with fountain pen?

 

Cheers!

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Hello Jrazm, and welcome to FPN, from Cape Town, South Africa.

 

My first fountain pen, which I bought in 1972, was a "Tropen Scholar" - German made, and a fantastic writer - I still have it in my collection today.

 

I have only seen photographs of Wancher pens, and agree with you. They really are beautiful. Fountain pen enthusiasts generally refer to these "unobtainable" pens as 'grail pens'. But, set your sight on the one you want, save every month, and soon you will be able to buy it.

 

Write with joy.

To sit at one's table on a sunny morning, with four clear hours of uninterruptible security, plenty of nice white paper, and a [fountain] pen - that is true happiness!


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