Books written about England by a Brit

What's the deal with her using the word "trainers" in place of sneakers? Is that what sneakers are called in England? How about in Canada, are they called "runners" there? Also, why is she using "miles" instead of "kilometers"? Is it common to use miles (in Britain or the UK) or is this jsut a concession for marketing purposes?

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room101 · 51-55, M

Why do Americans use the word sneakers? Is it because you wear them to sneak up on people 🤔

Fangirlsarah1996 · 26-30, F

@room101 Only Wakandans do that.

room101 · 51-55, M

@Fangirlsarah1996 erm.......I'm sure that "sneakers" is an American thing, not a Wakandan thing 😕

frequentlyme · 70-79, M

@room101 I still call them tennis shoes... so I get really confused with all these different names.😁

Fangirlsarah1996 · 26-30, F

@room101 It's a Black Panther joke :p

room101 · 51-55, M

@Fangirlsarah1996 The Black Panthers were an American civil rights movement, right? They didn't do much sneaking around. They were pretty bold.

OK, I'm taking the piss a little bit. I got the Black Panther reference. Big fan of both the comics and the MCU films. 😜

room101 · 51-55, M

@frequentlyme does that mean that you only wear them to play tennis?