4 ms·
I wouldn't say that everyone uses ballpoints, I used fountain pens during most of my education in France and so did most of my classmates. Many (most?) teachers
by cocoflunchy 11y ago
I wouldn't say that everyone uses ballpoints, I used fountain pens during most of my education in France and so did most of my classmates. Many (most?) teachers still require their students to use fountain pens (one of the reasons is probably the fact that you can use an eraser, so it makes for cleaner papers...). Even after getting out of school, I don't use ballpoints if I can avoid them, because they're not as fast.
- bambax 11y agoAs I said in another comment, if you use a fountain pen in a business setting (as I do), people look at you funny. I was around 10 when erasers first appeared, and they were strictly forbidden during all my school years, because they tended to make a big mess (or a hole) in the paper. We were told to strike errors properly, with a ruler. Today it's true that they are permitted, to my amazement. Among my children's teachers, some recommend fountain pens, some say they dislike it, but mostly kids can use what they like best.
- madaxe_again 11y agoLikewise - British here and fountain pens were compulsory - first and only thing I wrote with until I left school. Everything had to be handwritten, typing, pencil or ballpoint got you a fail. Regardless of the fact that I learned "joined up writing" from day zero, my handwriting still looks like a spider had an accident with an inkwell. Weirdly, identical to my uncle's. Since, I barely write - I type everything. Edit: also, this wasn't long ago. Finished school in 2001.