I think another reason is that kids tv shows used to be broadcasted with English dubs and Dutch subs. That's how many kids learned English, myself included.
Sadly they've moved away from that practice. Everything's Dutch dubbed now.
Sadly they've moved away from that practice. Everything's Dutch dubbed now.
I’ve tried putting my phone/computer into other languages, but within a few days I tend to phase out the changes and I don’t think I learned much.
But tbh a big thing is the exposure at a young age, I tried to do the same thing with Spanish series but a new language simply doesn't stick as well as it did 15 years ago.
The US is very diverse.
A fun stat is that there are over 600 languages spoken in New York metro, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the world.
https://www.6sqft.com/new-map-shows-over-600-languages-spoke...
I prefer to watch in original language (often means English though I am quite fond of German cinema) with English subs. But my mother (~70) would prefer Dutch subs, Dutch dub, or Dutch movie.
Its fantastic we got so much choice. Perfect to practice another language, dabble into it. As already mentioned though, defaults matter.