In Oregon all I hear is Sneakers, but I spend a lot of time around sneakerheads, so I'm obviously biased.
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Tennis shoes? Really?
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I call shoes by what they're used for. Walking shoes, running shoes, athletic shoes, dress shoes, etc. And "casual shoes" for any kind of shoes without a specific purpose.
When I hear "tennis shoes", I see all-white athletic shoes with a fairly flat sole and a low top, as in:
FWIW, I'm Canadian, though I don't think that has any bearing on my preferred terminology. I just like to be specific.
When I hear "tennis shoes", I see all-white athletic shoes with a fairly flat sole and a low top, as in:
FWIW, I'm Canadian, though I don't think that has any bearing on my preferred terminology. I just like to be specific.
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You must not be from the south then lol
Coke is the universal name for soda here.
Exactly. If someone called a pair of shoes "trainers" they would be the odd ones.
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There are probably several ways to call them in Sweden. The more traditional common way would probably be more the equivalent to gym shoes (gymnastikskor, gympaskor eller gympadojor).
Another one here!
"Tennis shoes" were only for white shoes used in...tennis. "Sneakers" was used in tv shows, but never in person. "Trainers" is something I only ever heard about in more recent time when I moved.
In gym class we called them both "runners" and "gym shoes" interchangeably.
NorCal reporting in, I've heard them called "tennis shoes" all my life. Sneakers and shoes are also acceptable alternatives.
Canadian here (BC), I just say "shoes" most of the time but if I had to be descriptive I'd say sneaker for like... A casual athletic shoe. Like Jordans or Vans or Superstars or Chucks or whatever. I grew up with my mom saying "runners", but now I associate a "running shoe" with a shoe especially made for running. I guess I'd usually use whatever term describes the shoe if I really want to be specific, and if I wasn't sure if something was a cross trainer or a runner I'd say "athletic shoe" probably. Doesn't come up much though.
Nobody I know says tennis shoe as a catch-all for any athletic shoe. But I knew the term was used just from cultural context because we get so much American media up here. I had no idea it was still a widespread term, though.
Nobody I know says tennis shoe as a catch-all for any athletic shoe. But I knew the term was used just from cultural context because we get so much American media up here. I had no idea it was still a widespread term, though.
I use sneakers, but OP got me wondering. Where the hell did the term "tennis shoes" come from? Majority of us don't play tennis.
Not sure but we called them tennis shoes in the 80's when I was growing up. The term has been around for quite awhile,
Aah, gympadojor! That word brings back memories from my childhood. Good times..
Grew up in Indiana, definitely heard tennis shoes all my life.
Also I disagree with the soda/pop/coke map, only ever heard coke or pop, never soda.
Also I disagree with the soda/pop/coke map, only ever heard coke or pop, never soda.
Because the first people to popularize the type of shoe were tennis players in the late 1800s.
I 100% agree with this. It's bizarre. Someone decided to call a drink "pop", everyone went along with it and not one person stopped and said "this doesn't sound right..."
Always sneakers to me.
Damn the northeast needs a secession movement with this as the driving force.
Joggers are also what they are called around the subcontinent from what I've heard.
Damn the northeast needs a secession movement with this as the driving force.
Joggers are also what they are called around the subcontinent from what I've heard.
