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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]“Yes, everyone wears sneakers in Europe but it is a very different style than you will see in most of the US. They are fashion sneakers- think adidas, Veja, and the likes. Not athletic sneakers that most of the US wears”

That is absolutely false. I speak several European languages, can tell who is from various countries, who is educated, etc. There are plenty of upper middle class Europeans who wear athletic sneakers, including American brands, while both traveling and during their day to day lives.[/quote]

Good for you. I live in Europe and see people "in the wild" every single day. You can definitely tell who is American. That isn't a bad thing just a different way of dressing and sneakers/brand of sneakers are definitely a dead give away. [/quote]

DP.

You are making a common mistake, which is that you are ignoring all the people whose opinions you don't care about. I guarantee you see people all the time wearing regular sneakers that aren't the fashionable kind you like. They are middle and working class people who are largely invisible to you. I guarantee you all the housecleaners and food workers and construction workers aren't wearing Vejas. It's just that you don't consider those people peers and don't care what they wear.[/quote]

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