I'm from just South of Edinburgh and I've never, ever heard of them being called baffies.
As I said earlier, these things are regional. And I think that map isn't exactly accurate.
I have never heard anyone outside the UK call them trainers. A trainer is someone who teaches you how to do something.
Honestly I've never heard anyone here call them anything other than trainers. In 35 years, from old folk or from young.I'm from just South of Edinburgh and I've never, ever heard of them being called baffies.
Surely a tennis shoe is something yuo play tennis in, and a sneaker is something you sneak around in?I have never heard anyone outside the UK call them trainers. A trainer is someone who teaches you how to do something.
I was going to say "Where in Missouri have you heard 'soda' instead of 'pop' but then I saw that heatmap-style map a few posts after yours and it's everything outside of the KC-area that uses 'soda,' so I guess that makes sense why I never heard it there. I was a 'pop' guy until I started living in the South and then switched to 'soda.'Born in Chitown. We indeed called them "Gym Shoes" growing up. Moved to Missouri and they say "Tennis shoes" and call pop "Soda".
And trainers are what you wear on your feet when you're training. Do people do lots of sneaking in theirs?
mother fucker Jordan 1s ain't tennis shoes
Who even plays tennis
You must not be from the south then lol
Coke is the universal name for soda here.
I think it also depends on what part of culture you engage with. The ones I know on that are very accurate.
Maybe. But it is noticeable that several people in this thread have disagreed with the map.
Zapatillas is how I call them here in Peru, slang for shoes in general is "tabas".In Spain it's just "tenis". Some weirdos call them "deportivas" or "zapatillas".
I call them foot condoms. Cause, you know, protection for the feet.
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.