There are British vloggers we watch that call them “trainers”.
Nope.
First time I ever heard them called sneakers in any casual sense was when I started going to college (University of Michigan). We had a writing class with a bunch of people from around the country, and one guy from New York City mentioned how irritating it was that we called sneakers “tennis shoes”.
@AllmadhereUK called them trainers today.
My family in Canada call them runners.
Here they are sneakers.
When I was a kid tennis shoes meant Keds style. But I don’t hear the word Keds anymore. Now I hear Converse and Vans and other brand names kids would never have been able to afford when I was a kid.
The best ones I have heard are GRINDERS and CUBANS. It was in the mid 70’s we were in New England and my father walked out of the deli/pizza shop and told my mother they don’t sell Hoagies. She had lived in the area when she was young and sent him back for grinders. I had a hard time eating it thinking it was going to make my teeth grind, I was about 4 or 5.
I have been nursing and/or pregnant for the last 8 years, so I always do decaf. I don’t do Starbucks, I’m a Dunkin’ girl, but yes, you can get whatever you want in a decaf
Oh I remember that season!
I’m also a Dunkin fan. My family keeps me covered with gift cards. Helps me justify the treats needed to mobilize me all winter.
Good to know about the decaf option!!!
“Pop” is used as a word in the UK, but it’s quite old-fashioned. And tends to be used more by parents talking to young children. No-one says “soda” here. You’d usually just refer to the drink by name. The generic term I guess would be “fizzy drink”.
Unfortunately (fortunately for my budget though!), the nearest Dunkin’ is at least 30 minutes away. I only get it a couple times a year now. I went to school in Boston where 9 out of 10 people on the streets have a cup in their hand at any given hour. It was a twice daily treat for me back then!!
Everything is Coke here. I used to work at a movie theater when I was in high school. When someone would order a drink, they would order a coke. When I first started, I would go ahead and pour the coke. I learned that if they ordered something else to go ahead and get that first, then when I was getting ready to fill the cup ask what they wanted to drink. It resulted in less pouring out the drink that I just filled to get something else. It might make me look as though I didn’t remember, but it made less work and I got through my lines faster that way.
If they just ordered a Coke, I would ask what kind right off the bat.
I have recently had cause to call your judgement into question on a number of issues, so I’m not convinced that the cool kids are still using the word “trainers”.