While in the company of fellow emegres Pnin is more socially adept but still functions in his Pninian way. While he is able to cammune with his fellow Russian emegres, Pnin still does things like play croquet very michanically, but with great skill. It seems that Pnin has figured out how to function in the society of his fellow Russians but is still Pnin and not totaly socially adept.