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I'm sure that's a factor, but it's also a bit cultural. Countries with the highest proficiency tend to use subtitles in stead of dubbing for foreign language mo
by donkeyd 7y ago
I'm sure that's a factor, but it's also a bit cultural. Countries with the highest proficiency tend to use subtitles in stead of dubbing for foreign language movies. Because of this, you get much more familiar with other languages. I learned most of my English from watching movies and the internet. I was pretty much fluent in English before I even started getting English classes in High School, so I never had to actively learn it.
- tiagopc 7y agoI totally agree with this. Pretty much everything is dubbed in France, Italy and Spain. I also learned a lot of english by watching movies and series in the original language with subtitles.
- antupis 7y agoAlso smaller languages usually don't have a lively community around niche topics (specific games, cartoons, startups, programming, etc) so you end up in discussing things in English. Personally I learned English from fantasy books and WOW.
- majewsky 7y agoI noticed my English skills improving after switching from watching German dubs to the English originals. It's really unsettling when you go back and notice that all the movie dubs are done by what feels like a dozen people in total.