I pretty much always skip OP's and ED's for anime. There's the odd few that I do give my full attention towards but that's only because my interest is already devoted to the series they are a part of.
They're usually the only part of a show I find where aesthetics are actually important, as they serve no real purpose other than to hype the viewer, which is the main reason I tend to skip them.
As for the songs, my musical tastes tend to lean towards a preference for English lyrics and vocals opposed to Japanese ones. I think almost every English OP and ED theme I've come across in an anime I've enjoyed quite a bit. Japanese...not so much. Sometimes I'd get one I like but it doesn't happen as often as you would think. Heck, I even prefer a couple of dubbed opening songs as opposed to the original Japanese versions.
So I guess in a nutshell, I often pay little mind to OP/ED's but every now and then there arises one I will enjoy. Most likely because of the song in it.
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