America has 300 different answers for "what language do you speak at home with family".

Three hundred.

You could have 6 different languages per state, with no overlap, just by shuffling people around.

You have at least one Native American language in most states.

You have a different language in each house. If you want to learn or practice a new language, you'll find speakers in any community.

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.

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 😭

You might notice the word "lean" somewhere up there. That's a typo that OOP unintentionally & ironically made while mocking people for their perceived linguistics shortcomings.

The post says "lean" instead of "learn".