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I have been lurking here for a while and thought I should register and introduce myself.


My name is Florian, I am a German currently living in Texas. As a German kid in elementary school I had the privilege to learn how to write with a blue Pelikano fountain pen. They were not the most sturdy pens, and unfortunately I do not have mine any more. Luckily, I found a "new old stock" one on Ebay, which brought back lots of memories.


Since I grew up using a fountain pen, and seeing my mother using one, it kind of stuck with me. It seems I always had a fountain pen around, mainly Pelikan and MB. I recently developed an interest in some of the Japanese pens. Overall I would say I am more of a daily user than a collector - at least so far.


The community here seems great and I intend to get to know you guys and hopefully make some friends along the way. :)



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Welcome to our little corner of the universe from a pen user in San Diego.

“Travel is  fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.” – Mark Twain

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Where do you live in Texas, and what is your German hometown? I'm curious because I've visited Texas some and have family living there. Enough generations back, my ancestry goes to Germany.

 

There are lots of friendly people here, lots to learn, and if you ask for help I bet you'll find some great folks who offer lots of help like I have.

 

But this place can also be enabling. I bought a desk pen set on eBay because of finding a thread with photos. No regrets but just saying....

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Welcome from San Antonio. Be sure to check out our local online pen site at theinkflow.com.

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Hello,
I have been lurking here for a while and thought I should register and introduce myself.
My name is Florian, I am a German currently living in Texas. As a German kid in elementary school I had the privilege to learn how to write with a blue Pelikano fountain pen. They were not the most sturdy pens, and unfortunately I do not have mine any more. Luckily, I found a "new old stock" one on Ebay, which brought back lots of memories.
Since I grew up using a fountain pen, and seeing my mother using one, it kind of stuck with me. It seems I always had a fountain pen around, mainly Pelikan and MB. I recently developed an interest in some of the Japanese pens. Overall I would say I am more of a daily user than a collector - at least so far.
The community here seems great and I intend to get to know you guys and hopefully make some friends along the way. :)

 

Florian: welcome to FPN! ah... Germany... I love Germany as I visited for work several times! culture wise, so different from Texas, isn't it? I'm originally from Montreal, Canada, and later in life moved to Paris, then London, then Berkeley, CA, to move to Doha (Middle East) and back to Berkeley! Would love to hear about your experience moving around!

Please share your experience with pens, paper and inks with us! it's always great to hear other users' perspective!

 

François

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Welcome, CupTea !

 

I am not German, and I don't live in Texas. I had an uncle, by marriage, who spoke German. He taught me "Lily Marlene" and some friendly phrases. Fifty years, and I haven't finished the gift copy of "Faust".

 

My first fountain pen was a Sheaffer School Pen. I have a couple in my collection. Fond memories.

 

I have a collection of daily-use fountain pens. (Fountain pens are intended to be used.)

 

Write with joy.

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Zum Augenblicke dürft ich sagen:
Verweile doch, du bist so schön !

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Where do you live in Texas, and what is your German hometown? I'm curious because I've visited Texas some and have family living there. Enough generations back, my ancestry goes to Germany.

 

I am in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and originally from Berlin. What parts of Texas have you been to? I still can't get used to the summer heat around here... :unsure:

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Florian: welcome to FPN! ah... Germany... I love Germany as I visited for work several times! culture wise, so different from Texas, isn't it? I'm originally from Montreal, Canada, and later in life moved to Paris, then London, then Berkeley, CA, to move to Doha (Middle East) and back to Berkeley! Would love to hear about your experience moving around!

Please share your experience with pens, paper and inks with us! it's always great to hear other users' perspective!

 

François, wow that is an impressive list of places. I am jealous! I have lived so far only in Europe and the US, years ago I lived in Santa Clara for about a year, I enjoyed it very much. Yes, the culture in Texas is very different from Germany, but I am a pretty open minded person, so no problem. One thing I really miss though is walk-ability and getting around using public transportation.

 

As far as pens, I own Pelikans and MB's so far. I am currently looking into purchasing my first Japanese pen, as I sometimes need a finer nib than my Pelikan Fine and, well, where else to look for that than the Land of the Rising Sun. :) I use Pelikan and Iroshizuku inks (the latter is a little wet for my Pelikans though) and have some MB Royal Blue on the way.

 

Florian

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François, wow that is an impressive list of places. I am jealous! I have lived so far only in Europe and the US, years ago I lived in Santa Clara for about a year, I enjoyed it very much. Yes, the culture in Texas is very different from Germany, but I am a pretty open minded person, so no problem. One thing I really miss though is walk-ability and getting around using public transportation.

 

As far as pens, I own Pelikans and MB's so far. I am currently looking into purchasing my first Japanese pen, as I sometimes need a finer nib than my Pelikan Fine and, well, where else to look for that than the Land of the Rising Sun. :) I use Pelikan and Iroshizuku inks (the latter is a little wet for my Pelikans though) and have some MB Royal Blue on the way.

 

Florian

 

I love Iroshizukus, although they are really wet inks - I tried it with my ST Dupont, my favorite fountain pen up to now. I have not yet tried the MB Royal Blue which have a lot of supporters and favorable reviews.

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Florian, hello and welcome from Indiana!

Please visit my store A&D Penworx.

Brands we carry: Benu Pen, Conklin, Kaweco, Monteverde, TWSBI - Diamine, J Herbin, KWZ- Clairefontaine, Field Notes, Rhodia, Whitelines

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I am in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and originally from Berlin. What parts of Texas have you been to? I still can't get used to the summer heat around here... :unsure:

I've been to Dallas/Fort Worth area and San Antonio. The heat is part of what I didn't like when visiting. My brother and family are in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, but as far as I know none of them use fountain pens. I have two brothers. My brother in Chicago uses fountain pens, and has helped me a lot along the journey.

 

In the late 1990s my family had a reunion meeting with family in Denmark. We flew into Frankfurt, and drove to Denmark. I wish we knew more about the family line that would have been in Germany, I've searched my last name and found a hit for Mecklinburh/Vor Pommern.

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