What’s WeChat All About for NZ Students in China?
What’s WeChat All About, Anyway? If you’re from New Zealand and you’re heading to China — or you’re already there, trying to get your feet under you — WeChat can feel a bit like the whole country runs on it. And, to be fair, a lot of everyday life really does. It’s not just “a messaging app”, which is where plenty of newcomers get tripped up. In practice, WeChat is part chat app, part payment tool, part utility belt, part social glue. You message mates on it, pay for lunch with it, join uni groups on it, book stuff on it, and often sort out the kind of day-to-day admin that would otherwise chew up your arvo. If you’ve ever thought, “Sweet as, but where do I even start?” — that’s exactly the right question. ...