OK...I need some help with this...

I have seen the reference to Americans and white sneakers a few times now.
Not just on this site, but other sites as well...

So, is it just us yanks that wear the dreaded White Sneakers?
(Uh Oh...Just looked in my closet and...whoa, look at all those white sneakers.)

When I was in Italy, I was told the stares my son and I got were because we were wearing shorts and t-shirts. (Never wore shorts in any church though...got to show respect.).
In retrospect, maybe it was the shoes...

Not that I take any offense to the reference...
If being called a "White sneaker wearing American" is the worst thing I'm called...
Then I figure I'm doing OK...

So, keep an eye out for me from Sept. 5th till the 10th...
I'll be the one wearing the t-shirt, shorts and...yes...the "White Sneakers"...
Call me comfortable...
ale-

I too will be wearing my "Chuckies" and ball cap. It is who I am, it is what I wear.

lol ya im from u.s. and ill be there sept. 6-12 wearing ball cap turned slightly to the left side no shorts but white sneaks lol o well i love amsterdam and dont care about other people att. toward me . although didnt fell at all funny or uncomptable the last two years and i looked very american im sure (but i did run into the worse hooker in the rld who totally got me and ill never go back to another window girl again!!!!!!)

I'm British and i own white trainers mate, I generally only where them for playing sport though

like madeyes I am a Brit with a pair of white sneakers but I do wear them a lot of the time but have not been accused of being a yank because of them. However, there is something about americans' dress - not just shoes - that makes you easy to spot.

Incidentally, waering red/orange/similar trousers = sure sign of a dutchman.

I think a fair few people in the UK now wear white trainers so I wouldn't regard it as an entirely American thing although perhaps it does endear itself to a stereotype of Americans.

Personally, I usually wear black Reeboks (just bought myself a new pair for my upcoming trip) simply because white sneakers wouldn't really fit in with my dress style. Most often I'll be wearing blue/black jeans, red/navy/black t-shirt/sports jersey, a baseball cap and a blue denim or black leather jacket depending on how cold it is. I probably do look like a typical English tourist myself (least of all because my preferred cap is a red one with an England badge on it).

Hello. My name is G~ and I too own and wear a pair of white daps. Adidas in fact. You're not alone!

in europe now the tendency is to have fashion sneakers

in the sense that these are sneakers made to walk around and not for playing any type of sport

it does not have to be discussed the effect of well dressed men on women

rld girls are no different and they appreciate clients with style and who take good care of themselves

so if you want them to make an extra effort then you have to make it too

raul

As a Yank, I try to do "as in Rome" and wear comfy black shoes (many are now more comfortable than sneakers!) and comfy black, casual pants. Not a big deal. Just that we're not exactly loved in the world community right now, and wearing white sneakers screams out "American Tourist," most of whom are assumed to have a lot of money and be "ugly."

Wow what next...LOL Well wife and I will be in Amsterdam Sept 6th for 2 weeks white sneakers and all...LOL How to profile an American. Maybe they can make is a special on one of the news channels.

The key isn't the sneakers - it's the white socks.

NO ONE wears white socks outside of the gym. Black socks, dude - remember, Falke is your friend.

And stop asking for buffalo chicken wings. 'Nuff said.

I have to wear white socks. It's one of the ways I know it's the weekend. Black socks = Mon-Fri. White socks = Sat-Sun and Mon. holidays. It's worked well for me so far. I'm content to only pass for a local four or five days a week. ;-)

na the english wear them
especially us scousers
watch out for us sporting white reebocks ill be there from the 6th - 9th

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You might find it a little bit on the cool side for the shorts in September!

I went to america 3 times in last year and got ripped for wearing black socks but refused to bow down and buy white ones ...Black sock wearing scot in the dam sept 9th - 14th

black sock wearing [with a hole on the big toe] bornemnouth guy in the dam oct 2-4th

How does autothief know what I wear?

I do wear my hat. The girls seem to like it. I can already hear "Hey Cowboy!" in my dreams. Plus, it keeps the rain off your face. I do better shopping when I can see.

American without white sneakers returns 13-17 September.

Weasel

alelover45,

it is not just the white sneakers. In cities that get a lot of tourists, the locals just become incredibly good at picking out the subtle and not so subtle clues that indicate you are a stranger in town. Especially when they earn their bread and butter from you.

right!

sneakers are a passion of mine...i could go as far as to say i have an obsession...there is nothing wrong and never will be anything wrong with fresh white nike airs!...EVER! haha opening up my wardrobe to be faced with a perfectly catalogued wall of trainers is a beautiful thing to see each morning (other than waking up outside a kamer in goldbergsteeg) and theres nothing nicer than slipping on a fresh pair of vibrant white Nikes!...beautiful!

anyway...thats my strange obsession spoken about briefly....cheers for listening!