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I will preface this by saying that the author probably owns that many sneakers because he considers them fashion and chooses the ones that fit the rest of their clothes better.

Having said that, I ended up owning way more shoes than I wanted simply by being active: I started owning trekking shoes (1) and a pair of regular sneakers for casual sport only (2) until I started going to a gym that required exclusively indoor shoes (3). I later added running to my routine, so I bought a set of good, expensive running shoes to keep my knees in good shape (4). In addition to that, my new job requires dress shoes, so I now own two pairs of those (5, 6) in case I get mud in one of them and I don't feel like cleaning them right after work (which is a thing that happens). Add flip-flops (7) and comfy indoor shoes at home (8), and here we are.

This is a mostly unrelated comment, but the concept of "Indoor shoes" is just so foreign to my part of the world (unless you are referring to something like a slipper). It still absolutely flabbergasts me that large parts of American society wears shoes inside the house. *Canadian Speaking

We NEVER wear shoes inside our homes in Macedonia, but going to the gym I was required to bring "indoor shoes/sneakers". Ie. ones that I will use exclusively there or indoor environments. Helps keep the gym cleaner.

I guess what I'm saying is, it's not an American thing, it's a gym thing.

What kind of shoes are you allowed to wear in a gym in Canada?

I think it's an language thing. Shoes I would wear for indoor activities like the gym I'd generally refer to as "gym shoes". Any other form of indoor shoes I'd just refer to as shoes. Indoor shoes to me immediately brings up inside the house, especially because that's how OP used "Indoor shoes" in context

Obviously people wear shoes indoors outside of the home. (The norm for a gym would presumably be a pair of sneakers.)

In the US, my experience is that people will sometimes/often take off shoes when they come into a home especially if they're going to track in snow, mud, etc. But it's certainly nothing like a universal rule and probably isn't even the norm.

Concept of indoor sport shoes is universal, because it is stupid to wear outdoor shoes for sporting indoors.

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