What are 'trainers'?

I was watching the %26#039;television%26#039; last night, and a common person mentioned a footwear called %26#039;trainers%26#039;.


What are these?


My own shoes, either Cheltenham semi-brogues, Oxfords, or Patent leather, could not be compared to them. Am I missing something in current style? Would I be a laughing stock if, at a formal function, I wasn%26#039;t wearing this latest trend?


One of my servants has suggested I leave well alone.

What are %26#039;trainers%26#039;?
(One is veritably distressed by the serious nature of the above answers). Trainers, as the name suggests, are for those who %26#039;train%26#039;. This includes teenagers hanging around shopping malls, the morbidly obese, and the type of individual who drives their kids right up to the school gate in a 4x4 thus avoiding having to remove their buttocks from the comfort of said vehicle, and yet who then goes to the %26quot;gym%26quot; to tread the mill.


This kind of footwear would be what you and I call plimsoles my man, suitable for tennis, croquet and lacrosse.
Reply:Same as sneakers.
Reply:The simplest way to explain is click this link, you will see many pictures of what we call trainers in the UK.


http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en%26amp;...
Reply:I have a pair of trainers - two sprightly young lads who exercise the horses each day. And very comely they are too...despite their lack of heritage.
Reply:Sportswear for feet.


Often refered to as %26#039;Sneakers%26#039; in North America
Reply:poor scrubbers shoes
Reply:Another word is %26#039;sneakers%26#039; = trainers =] x
Reply:in america they%26#039;r reffered to as sneakers (funny name if u ask me)
Reply:Everyone wears them in England, and there not just for cheap people, most people wear expensive ones uness your a tramp. But you sound stuck up so you wouldn%26#039;t fit in and would prob look like a dick in them anyway so no need to worry about em
Reply:trainers are sports shoes, many people wear them and they come in many different styles and brands such as Nike, Reebox, kswiss, lacoste. i wouldnt wear them too any important function they are more for casual wear
Reply:Sports shoes for feet and in America it%26#039;s called sneakers.They come in all different shapes and sizes and can be used for running to.Names of them are Reebok,Nike,Adidas,Ellesse,Lacoste etc;
Reply:Oh don%26#039;t be so childish you saddo
Reply:Oh kind sir, One was reffering to running shoes.
Reply:THAT SOUNDS LIKE GOOD ADVICE HOW EVER IN AUSTRALIA I THINK THEY REFER TO A TRAINER AS A NAPPY FOR A BABY SO BE CARE FULL WHEN MIXING WITH THOSE STREET PEOPLE COULD BE DANGEROUS. %26quot;HAY YOU THERE NICE TRAINERS%26quot;
Reply:Yes you%26#039;re better off sticking to your own you wouldn%26#039;t fit in and would probably get a pasting for being so up your own azz
Reply:What you wear to train for sports, although most are worn for fashion.



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