You ARE cool, Dan, you don't have to bow your head to the Man, just pirate the Disney films like you pirated that picture of Cinderella.
Size 41 over here which I believe is 7.5 in American, but by the way I have NEVER heard a Kiwi say 'trainers', that's an English-from-England word, we say 'sneakers'.
Hey! I stole that pic from National Geographic who paid Alamy to artfully screen grab a classic film fair and square! Damn about trainers. I pride myself on having a better ear than that.
Thanks, Rosie. Rather enjoying the quest to figure out what 'NZ cool' is in my own nationalized brain. Lucky me I've got a wizard to show me the way!
As a long-time 9 & a half (UK sizing, no US upsizing here) I sympathise, particularly with a wide foot that means having to go up a size and suffer that toe curl-up. But I still remember a time, when shoe shops dotted the country, right next to butchers and fruit shops where you could get a half sizing. Bata Bullets is all I can say to any Kiwi over 40 (50?) to remind them of style and choice back then however. Locally made. Then Big Shoe kicked in (Warehouse, #1 Shoes, Rebel Sport). You could now get cheaper sneakers, in a bewildering array of styles and colours. Just not a half size. Not enough room on the ships bringing them all in. Sometimes we get more, but often end up with less, like shoes that fitted probably, brought from a store that knew its shoe game, because it was the only game they knew. I appreciate a lot of what we have now in Aotearoa, but I do sometimes miss Old Zealand, walking to town for new shoes that you knew would fit an in-betweener. I think this just turned into a lament from an early Gen Xer.
Who do you know that call sneakers ‘trainers’? Are you sure you’re talking to actual New Zealanders? I’ve lived here half a century and not heard that. Gumboots and jandals yes, trainers no.
You ARE cool, Dan, you don't have to bow your head to the Man, just pirate the Disney films like you pirated that picture of Cinderella.
Size 41 over here which I believe is 7.5 in American, but by the way I have NEVER heard a Kiwi say 'trainers', that's an English-from-England word, we say 'sneakers'.
Hey! I stole that pic from National Geographic who paid Alamy to artfully screen grab a classic film fair and square! Damn about trainers. I pride myself on having a better ear than that.
Thanks, Rosie. Rather enjoying the quest to figure out what 'NZ cool' is in my own nationalized brain. Lucky me I've got a wizard to show me the way!
As a long-time 9 & a half (UK sizing, no US upsizing here) I sympathise, particularly with a wide foot that means having to go up a size and suffer that toe curl-up. But I still remember a time, when shoe shops dotted the country, right next to butchers and fruit shops where you could get a half sizing. Bata Bullets is all I can say to any Kiwi over 40 (50?) to remind them of style and choice back then however. Locally made. Then Big Shoe kicked in (Warehouse, #1 Shoes, Rebel Sport). You could now get cheaper sneakers, in a bewildering array of styles and colours. Just not a half size. Not enough room on the ships bringing them all in. Sometimes we get more, but often end up with less, like shoes that fitted probably, brought from a store that knew its shoe game, because it was the only game they knew. I appreciate a lot of what we have now in Aotearoa, but I do sometimes miss Old Zealand, walking to town for new shoes that you knew would fit an in-betweener. I think this just turned into a lament from an early Gen Xer.
Who do you know that call sneakers ‘trainers’? Are you sure you’re talking to actual New Zealanders? I’ve lived here half a century and not heard that. Gumboots and jandals yes, trainers no.