Americans are the worst fountain pen people

Every time I happen on an obnoxious fountain pen person claiming a knock-off is a "counterfeit" (for those who are genuinely confused, a knock-off is a cheaper copy of something more expensive under a different brand; a counterfeit is a cheaper copy that's trying to pass as the genuine article — knock-offs are legal, counterfeits are illegal) they're inevitably American.

So no, they're not misusing the words because English is a foreign language, they're intentionally misusing the words to portray the, inevitably Chinese, company in a poor light.

Sinophobia is so fucking rampant in the fountain pen community. I need to take a break from this entire BS for my own mental health.