WeChat Add Friend Hacks for US Students in China
Why adding friends on WeChat still trips up US folks (and what to fix first) Landing in China or starting a semester here and the first real hurdle isn’t the subway map — it’s your phone. For many United States people and students, WeChat is the life hub: class updates, landlord messages, part-time job gigs, group chats for dorms, and the weirdly essential neighborhood WeChat group where someone posts a spare bike. But “adding friends” on WeChat isn’t always as simple as scanning a QR code or typing a phone number. Language barriers, different social norms, and new tech rules (looking at you, AI labels) make the simple act of connecting a little less simple. ...