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oce@jlai.lu ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ 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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grte@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
I mean, I’m sure some percentage of people who learn a language use it for that reason. But the vast, vast majority of time someone learns a another language it’s going to be because they expect to use it, I imagine.

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- oce@jlai.lu ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  Yeah, I was giving another idea in case there is not expected use.
  
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Sunshine@piefed.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

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 😭

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- oce@jlai.lu ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  It will depend on the people and how you approach them, some will be happy to learn your interest, some will expect that it goes both ways and some will not want to be bothered. That’s just normal human things.
  
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