Singapore Students: Make a WhatsApp Short Link Work in China
A Small Link Can Save a Lot of “Eh, Which Number Is Yours?” Picture this: it is Monday morning in Shanghai, Guangzhou or Hangzhou. You are a Singaporean student trying to sort out a room viewing, club event, internship chat and maybe a weekend makan plan. Your classmates use WeChat. Your family and old friends may still prefer WhatsApp. A new contact asks for your WhatsApp number, and suddenly you are typing country codes, correcting missing zeroes, and explaining that your number starts with Singapore’s +65. ...