Everyone does this (barring Robin since she's suppose to be deadpan)!
We are in uncharted territory, no one knows what lies ahead.
She ain't special.
It's definitely the case, but it would be moreso with Carrot who's never been away from home before. Similar to Chopper, there's an appeal of a genuine inhuman learning about a new world and way of living.
Jinbe has the same concept but he's too world-weary to pull it off.