How to Add Contact in WeChat: Quick Guide for US Students
Quick scene: landing in China, phone in hand — now what? You just stepped off the plane, jet-lagged and carrying a stack of forms, or you’re a US student three months into a semester in Shanghai. Everyone keeps saying “Add me on WeChat,” and you stare at your phone like it’s an old rotary dial. WeChat runs half your life here — group chats for housing, mini programs for food delivery, and university cohorts that coordinate everything from TA hours to weekend karaoke. Yet adding contacts can trip newbies up: QR codes that expire, phone number verification that doesn’t work on some US carriers, or people preferring username search instead of numbers. ...