• oce 🐆@jlai.lu
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    9 hours ago

    Sense of wonder from discovering how different people from different places think similarly or differently of the same experiences, or different experiences you never thought about.
    Otherwise, maybe trying to interact with the immigrants probably covering the essential jobs in his small town that nobody else wants to do.

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      Sense of wonder from discovering how different people from different places think similarly or differently of the same experiences, or different experiences you never thought about.

      I mean, I’m sure some percentage of people who learn a language do so for that reason. But the vast, vast majority of time someone learns another language it’s going to be because they expect to use it, I imagine.

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      immigrants probably covering the essential jobs in his small town that nobody else wants to do.

      I heard from others say “they’re not your tutor” and they just switch back to English with me 😭