Do you use subtitles ??

Neewbie_noob

Like the question says, do you use subtitles when watching a film / something in your native language (which is, for the most of us, English). I have noticed a lot of people I know using subtitles when watching TV, even though they don't need it. They are an annoyance and annoy me :mad:

MrStuffins

Nobody does this, you are a liar!

Neewbie_noob

MrStuffins wrote: »

Nobody does this, you are a liar!

My mother does, for one, and her hearing is apparently grand.

Duckworth_Luas

I had to watch The Artist with the sub-titles on.

Jev/N

WHAT?

DEFTLEFTHAND

No

Sometimes I do if the sound isn't quite right or the accents are hard to understand.

frozenfrozen

Most of the people who would do this who do not have any hearing problems would be the kind that you assume can not read at all. If you need a helping hand to keep up with dialog and you do not have a disability, something is wrong.

MrStuffins

Neewbie_noob wrote: »

My mother does, for one, and her hearing is apparently grand.

That's not what she tell me!

Bodhran

No

I sometimes put them on particularly late at night when I don't want the volume turned up too much.

meoklmrk91

I hate it, one night we were watching father ted, my mother decided to put them on, it ruined every single joke.

Bodhran

No

frozenfrozen wrote: »

Most of the people who would do this who do not have any hearing problems would be the kind that you assume can not read at all. If you need a helping hand to keep up with dialog and you do not have a disability, something is wrong.

Sometimes characters' speech is heavily accented and it can be helpful to switch on subtitles. It doesn't mean there is something wrong with you. That's just absurd.

humberklog

Neewbie_noob wrote: »

My mother does, for one, and her hearing is apparently grand.

Anyone other than your mother that you know of?

Just don't drop over to her during times she's watching tv.

My mother does too but she's a million years of age and is deaf as a post. Doesn't bother me.

It might be more of a Ma thing you have going on.

Neewbie_noob

Bodhran wrote: »

Sometimes characters' speech is heavily accented and it can be helpful to switch on subtitles. It doesn't mean there is something wrong with you. That's just absurd.

I've seen people do this even with Coronation Street, Fair City, Malcolm in the Middle, Simpsons, RTÉ News. No excuse for it.

Pat Mustard

No

When I'm watching The Wire.

Bodhran

No

Neewbie_noob wrote: »

I've seen people do this even with Coronation Street, Fair City, Malcolm in the Middle, Simpsons, RTÉ News. No excuse for it.

So what? It's their choice. It's a facility that's available and people can use it or not as they wish. No big deal really.

Rasheed

No

I do it when there's some fcukers in the room that wont shut up or someone on the phone.

--Kaiser--

The Mustard wrote: »

When I'm watching The Wire.

I almost did it for The Wire but after a while you get immersed in the patois. Still there're some some scenes where I have no idea what they were saying (usually when the 'good guys' are speaking)

keith16

CLAIRE: If you're new to DVD, you might want to rent the director's cut of "Das Boot." It's amazing - I mean, if you don't mind subtitles.

FRASIER: Mind them? I prefer them! In fact, I do speak a bit of German, so in this case they might actually be a distraction!

Bob the Seducer

No

There are a number of times I do it:

1. Late at night.
2. If other people are talking and I'm the only one watching whatever is on.
3. If I have music on but still want to keep track of what's going on on tv.

J. Marston

I used to have them on sometimes but not anymore. The ruined the finale of a tv show I was watching. Boardwalk Empire season 2

the scene where Nucky shoots Jimmy at the end. They were talking and I just glanced at the subtitles and saw that Jimmy's next sentence was cut off so in that split second I knew he was going to die and it completely fúcking ruined the ending.

Miss Lockhart

No

I do it and I can't really explain why I prefer it. I just do.

It seems to be a recognised phenomenon:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4862652.stm

Azure_sky

Is it subtitled or is it dubbed, Father?
It's subtitled.
Bejaysus!

Pat Mustard

No

Miss Lockhart wrote: »

I do it and I can't really explain why I prefer it. I just do.

It seems to be a recognised phenomenon:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4862652.stm

The username, perfect grammar and punctuation all scream perfectionist. Deep down, you can't bear to think that there's something that you might have missed.

Tell me I'm wrong, I dare you.

flutterflye

My 9 year old has always done this since he could read.
I don't know why he does it - I have asked him and his answer is just "I like it".

flutterflye

The Mustard wrote: »

When I'm watching The Wire.

Why just The Wire?

Miss Lockhart

No

The Mustard wrote: »

The username, perfect grammar and punctuation all scream perfectionist. Deep down, you can't bear to think that there's something that you might have missed.

Tell me I'm wrong, I dare you.

You may be on to something...

pickarooney

Yes, but I am NOT hard of hearing (Please explain why you do)

I can never pick up on speech in the background so often put them on. It's amazing the stuff I miss otherwise. I usually have them on anyway for my OH who occasionally has trouble with accents.

jinxremoving

flutterflye wrote: »

My 9 year old has always done this since he could read.
I don't know why he does it - I have asked him and his answer is just "I like it".

i went through a phase of doing this for everything i watched around 8 or 9, lasted about 3 years before i just stopped. i dont know why though, just liked it

Uriel.

I when watching TV or film with my gf. She is not from a native English speaking country and although she Isa fluent speaker she doesn't always understand accents or if actors at speaking to quickly etc. Don't like them but have gotten used to them at this stage

Duckworth_Luas

flutterflye wrote: »

Why just The Wire?

Because The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air did not adequately prepare me for how young, streetwise African Americans actually speak, ah-ight!

sffc

Did it tonight - had to make a phone call but also didnt want to miss the end of a show. Of course being a bloke I found it hard to read and listen but it kinda worked!

Pat Mustard

No

flutterflye wrote: »

Why just The Wire?

With the accents and slang on The Wire, significant parts of the dialogue would go right over my head without subtitles.

I don't need subtitles to understand much else in English, generally.

McChubbin

Yes, but I am NOT hard of hearing (Please explain why you do)

I use subtitles on most of the shows I watch. Even with 2 hearing aids I still find it hard to hear most things no matter how high the volume's cranked to.
Also, it's sometimes easier than straining to hear over the drone of my mother who insists on nattering away on the phone EVERY. ****ING. TIME. WE. TRY. TO. WATCH. SOMETHING!! :mad::mad:

J. Marston

flutterflye wrote: »

Why just The Wire?

I used to for The Wire as well, mainly because of Stringer Bell.

Speak up and stop mumbling, Stringer.

franktheplank

No, but I do want somebody to invent a mobile subtitle app for when I meet people from up North, or 'Norren Iron' as they might call it.

Mars Bar

Not on the telly although I would like to at times coz I am hard of hearing. I put the subtitles on when I'm playing playstation games that have stories and character dialogue...

Capt'n Midnight

Record some stuff from TG4, most of it has on screen subtitles.

You can then watch it on fast forward

jamo2oo9

Yes, but I am NOT hard of hearing (Please explain why you do)

I'm deaf and I use this all the time when available except for watching the news, rugby and something that's live like the Olympics. Live shows display subtitles with a massive delay and can be confusing.

Everyone else in the family hate it, sucks to be them

Capt'n Midnight

keith16 wrote: »

CLAIRE: If you're new to DVD, you might want to rent the director's cut of "Das Boot." It's amazing - I mean, if you don't mind subtitles.

FRASIER: Mind them? I prefer them! In fact, I do speak a bit of German, so in this case they might actually be a distraction!

What rubbish















it's best viewed as the miniseries with German audio and subtitles

And yes I do know that the actors dubbed themselves into English, so the dubbed version is about as good as it gets.

PizzamanIRL

I'm forced to use them when I watch Spongebob on TG4.

phasers

PizzamanIRL wrote: »

I'm forced to use them when I watch Spongebob on TG4.

You could just watch Spongebob on another channel...

DesperateDan

Season 3 of Sons of Anarchy had a lot of scenes taking place in Belfast and with "Northern Irish" actors, some had literally the worst excuses for oirish accents I've ever heard, to the point where I needed subtitles on Netflix to try and understand them fully.

PizzamanIRL

phasers wrote: »

You could just watch Spongebob on another channel...

I could, couldn't I?

flutterflye

J. Marston wrote: »

I used to for The Wire as well, mainly because of Stringer Bell.

Speak up and stop mumbling, Stringer.

Ha! Yeah, he did mumble a bit!
What's his name actually - The gay guy with the scar and the shot gun - Could never understand a word he said!

deathrider

Yes, but I am NOT hard of hearing (Please explain why you do)

My hearing is pretty awful, so I use subtitles whenever they're available. I've gotten so used to it, that even when I can hear a show/movie, I'll still use them anyways.

fasttalkerchat

You know that someone still does subtitles manually for live TV? I assumed by the silly mistakes that it was automated.

DrumSteve

I use them in real life when people cant understand my dublin accent. carry a big whiteboard around with me.

Tayla

No

I don't have a hearing problem but I always put subtitles on, don't know why really, I just always have.

On the rare occasion I watch something on tv when the kids are still up I have no choice to put subtitles on because my children are the noisiest children in Ireland.

I also find it handy because I tend to be using my laptop at the same time as watching a tv show...so I can read the subtitles faster than the words are spoken so I tend to just look at the screen and read the subtitles then get back to what I was doing.

..but like I said I will have subtitles on regardless, whether i'm using the laptop at the same time or not, the only time I won't is if i'm watching something with my other half.