John George Peppers wrote:I call them gym shoes. I'm not going to vote because the sneaker/trainer debate just happens to be which side of the pond you reside. Being a bit of an anglophile, I do like the sound of trainers. However, if I were to start walking around Chicago talking about buying myself a new pair of trainers....well....that would just be ridiculous.

Like Americans who spend a few days in England and come back saying, "Cheers!" (CRRRAPP!)

I call them sneakers to distinguish from street, dress, or casual shoes. I tend to think of shoes in those categories.

Sneakers: anything from running shoes to Vans to basketball shoes
Street: anything that's not sneakers or dress shoes
Dress: like wingtips and stuff
Casual: traditional styles like bucks, loafers, or deck shoes (I'm from the East coast)

Givwe an example of "Street." From what I can figure it sounds like it would fit into these other categories.

I favour the popular Irish variation of runners.

Trainers, mate.
And a hoodie.


Grimey!

Isabelle Gall wrote:I favour the popular Irish variation of runners.

ye geebag!!

trainers... i'm scottish for fucks sake. if you said sneakers here you'd get a kicking. haha.

You yanks have already caused our chocolate 'Marathon' bar to be called 'Snickers', you're not having 'Sneakers' for our trainers too..

i agree.

i certainly AM sneaking!

Who the fuck calls them trainers?

Sneaks.