What do you call 'athletic shoes'?

[trof]

I guess I call 'em 'sneaks', mostly.
Although I'm not sure that I've ever used them to actually 'sneak'.

Once I was denied access to the casino in Amsterdam because of 'improper dress'.
"No sportif shoes."
Well, EX-C-U-U-U-SE me!
;-)

Oh...'Easy Walkers'...
When I was a kid I got a new pair of 'tennis shoes'(?) every summer.
Black hightops with the round white rubber patch on the inside ankles.
Keds?
Maybe. I forget.
Granny called them Easy Walkers.

Anyway, I'd get those and think I had wings on my feet.
I was convinced that with those shoes I could run faster, jump higher, than any other kid on my block.
Maybe I could?
:shrug:

[JonLP24]

1. Depends on the shoe

Basketball shoes
Tennis shoes
Running shoes
Cleats
etc...

[trof]

2. I understand there are 'sports specific' shoes.

I'm a walker.
I just bought a new pair of 'walking' shoes.
I still call them sneaks.
:shrug:

[HopeHoops]

3. Over-priced torture devices

DAMN they make a lot of money off of cheap shit made by slaves in Asia. "Welcome to WalMart"

[KG]

4. Converse 'Chucks'

actually as a kid i never had chucks or keds, we were poor so i had the JC Penny version of everything.

[busybl]

5. gym shoes

[trof]

6. Ah...forgot that one.

[hedgehog]

7. Which shoes allowed you to run faster and jump higher?

Red Ball Jets?