Newt chokes on a laugh that comes out more like a cackle. "It's not so bad! I mean, there's giant alien creatures that came from another world via the ocean to try and wipe out humanity, and they're pretty cool and interesting! So there's that. Also, non-magical technology, so it's not like we're living in the Dark Ages or something. We Muggles have progressed, I promise." It does not occur to Newt that Taako might have zero idea of what a Muggle is.