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by fgdelcueto 1615 days ago
I grew up consuming movies and TV shows with subtitles so it has never bothered me. My theory is that if you're not used to them, then they are really annoying. Most of my American friends do not like them.

There is something about watching a movie/show in its original language that you cannot understand. I think its awesome to be immersed in a different world, getting the sounds, inflections, etc from a different language of yours. I will always prefer subtitles to dubbed versions if possible.

I understand some people don't, but I think it's just a matter of being exposed to it. And probably the younger, the better.

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Yes I think it's being a matter of being used to watching things with subtitles. Some people find it very distracting, I hardly notice at all watching something with subtitles since it is how i grew up. The only time I notice is when I want to do something else at the same time as watching the movie/show, then I quickly realize oh I can't do that I dont understand the audio. Dubbed things suck it is always the same voice actors too so they always seem not quite right for each new character.