I haven't met as many elitists as I have people who have watched Yugioh, Pokemon, DBZ and Inuyasha (NOTHING against these shows, they're just easy for examples) and suddenly "OMG!!111! aNIME IS LEIK TEH KEWLNES!!11". That tends to bug me a lot. stressed It's even worse when they think they're experts, start showing off how much they know and think they're better than everyone else. stare
As far as sub vs. dub... I generally watch the subbed version first, then if I feel like it, I'll watch it in English. There always tends to be something that's better explained in one language. For example, I watched Ghost in the Shell and the parts that didn't make sense in the subtitles, made perfect sense in English (and vice-versa).