What do you call these?
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Re: What do you call these?
running shoes
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Re: What do you call these?
Where i grew up in southern California that style WAY back then was called "basketball shoes" & girl's would have never worn them.
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That;s what came to my mind
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We called these "macs" or "slickers" in my day. What do you call them in the USA or Australia?
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Re: What do you call these?
A raincoat unless you are sailing in which case they are "foul weather gear"
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Forgot to mention one more name for it: cagoul.
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Re: What do you call these?
ConsMaxPC wrote: ↑Sat Mar 18, 2023 8:55 pm It seems that, like the Brits, Americans have a number of different names for them as well. Those that we had in my youth were not made by Converse but the design is quite similar.
I daresay that regional differences account for the variety of names. I seem to recall that in the UK, the military boots were made in a similar styling but with different materials. The soldiers nicknamed them street slappers.
Josh, what were these called in Australia?
Edit: generic sneakers are called "trainers". Converses specifically were called "Cons" or at least they were in 1989 which is the last point at which I was paying attention to such things. In the present era as things are more Americanised it's common to hear them called tennis shoes, running shoes, or sneakers.
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When I was in school, Van's were the go to. Basicially they were a skateboard shoe, but many others wore them. Now there are a dozen brands of such shoes.
Jordan Air Pumps were another highly sought after shoe. I remember there being numerous imitations of that shoe.
Jordan Air Pumps were another highly sought after shoe. I remember there being numerous imitations of that shoe.
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Josh wrote: ↑Sun Mar 19, 2023 9:14 pm Cons
Edit: generic sneakers are called "trainers". Converses specifically were called "Cons" or at least they were in 1989 which is the last point at which I was paying attention to such things. In the present era as things are more Americanised it's common to hear them called tennis shoes, running shoes, or sneakers.
Ah, the power of brand name marketing. Most likely these canvas shoes all came from the same factories and the various companies had them put their logos on them for sale. I am told that is common practice.steve-in-kville wrote: ↑Mon Mar 20, 2023 6:57 am When I was in school, Van's were the go to. Basicially they were a skateboard shoe, but many others wore them. Now there are a dozen brands of such shoes.
Jordan Air Pumps were another highly sought after shoe. I remember there being numerous imitations of that shoe.
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1 Corinthians 3:19 For the wisdom of this world is folly with God