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  For reading anything.
context: For those of us with kids, having them on is scientifically proven to help children with reading. 
  I’m also deaf in one ear so it helps us not need the volume loud for others in the home. >
  
  Those are two extremely valid points. I in no way want to offend anybody or dismiss/take away from their experiences. I definitely agree subtitles would help young minds develop and understand why you use subtitles. This is more about people like myself, not doing it for kids etc. >
  
  I love subtitles >
  
  I have trouble picking up all the audio, especially when you throw in an accent or having poorly balanced sound effects. My film buddy, like you, hates subtitles. 
  I like rewatching scenes to look for detail, but I don't like rewinding just to understand what two people are saying to one another. 
  Generally, reading doesn't make me miss much, but I get it. >
  
  I also find them distracting.  At one point I was actually having them on with everything, but then I realized I was missing too much of the full experience of the movie or show by having them on and I started to think to myself, "WTH?  Do I not understand the English language when I hear it any longer?"
  Now I watch without subtitles, and if there is something I don't understand the first time, I rewind, and if I don't understand it the second time, I rewind again, put the subtitles on, see what it is I didn't understand, and turn them off again.  But at least one third of the time, the subtitler didn't understand it either, and the subtitle reads "Unintelligible". >
  
  They are distracting but I need them to understand what is happening. I have auditory processing issues so they are necessary. >
  
  You must be american >
  
  Why? Are Americans known for finding subtitles annoying?