Looks like a fun international pen show. I heard there were a few vintage sellers too. I’m always more interested in vintage and pen grinders over new shops. And I understand how listening foreign language is harder Your English writing is excellent though so I hope you can enjoy speaking with international vendors. I make many mistakes in my Japanese but enjoy trying. Aloha.
@PenguindouАй бұрын
The person who bought the disassembly tool that my husband made told me that they were exhibiting it at a pen show, so I met them.(A shop that sells vintage pens) I felt that I wanted to use English more freely and have deeper communication.
@AndrewWertheimerАй бұрын
@ that’s cool that your husband made such a tool. We fans need such tools since it’s hard to get repairs and ink sacs on vintage pens. I imagine some of the people speaking English there were non native speakers. That can be hard for other non native speakers. I’ve never been to TIPS but Americans visiting there said that it is different from pen shows here in that there are few times for audiences to socialize with each other except a meal for volunteers and exhibitors.
@Penguindou28 күн бұрын
Japanese people are shy, so it may be that the audience doesn't actively communicate with each other. They should actually want to chat a lot.
@AndrewWertheimer-xp8rb28 күн бұрын
@@Penguindou When I was young my family traveled by train in Europe often, and we usually had conversations with the people next to us. It is hard for me not to say something when I'm on a train in Japan. I see someone carrying an interesting book or something, but it seems more polite to just be quiet. On the other hand, European trains usually had seats and one could relax a bit. It is quite different from being packed while riding home on the Odakyu or Keihin-Tohoku line. I understand on those times how everyone just can' wait to get home as peacefully as possible :). Take care.