I was raised in Europe, my pencils were always blue like those: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/Pencils_hb.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org

I was raised in Europe, my pencils were always blue like those: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/Pencils_hb.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/Pencils_... http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2r0Y8HUTeMI/UQVsbzQceKI/AAAAAAAAB5g/PF_Q4SXiQ1k/s1600/staedtlernorica1.JPG http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2r0Y8HUTeMI/UQVsbzQceKI/AAAAAAAAB5... I was surprised the first time I saw a yellow pencil, like the IKEA ones.