South Sudan Students in China: WeChat Without the Stress
South Sudanese newcomers in China: why WeChat is your practical lifeline For a South Sudanese student arriving in China, the first proper culture shock is often not the food, the weather or the lecture timetable. It is the phone. Back home, you may be used to sorting most things through calls, WhatsApp, Facebook or a quick chat with somebody who knows somebody. In China, a huge amount of ordinary life moves through WeChat: class notices, residence information, campus second-hand sales, flatmate arrangements, club meetings, takeaway orders, event posters and those last-minute “please check the group” messages. ...