WeChat is NOT an IT Tool but a Proper Behaviour Tool

Since conducting WeChat training in August 2017, I have, to-date (18 May 2018), conducted 56 classes of WeChat, mostly in English. Recently one of my students, who was in her 70s, told me that she finds it difficult to use WeChat because she is not IT savvy. When I told her that WeChat is NOT an IT tool, she was shocked. Next come another shock: WeChat is a tool for you to behave properly. I asked her, "Do you know how to 做人 or behave properly"? She retorted, "Of course Yes". "Then you can use WeChat easily", replied me.

Why is WeChat NOT an IT tool? To be an IT tool, you need to be good in IT. Yet I see many old people in China that have never touched a computer before use WeChat every day to book taxis, pay for groceries, give out red packets, and even book train tickets.

WeChat is a tool for you to behave properly. This is because if you don't behave properly, you cannot use WeChat.

What are the common improper behaviours of people? Chief among them is to borrow money from people that you don't know. In WeChat, you cannot borrow money from people that you have not added as a friend first. Other improper behaviours that are not allowed on WeChat are to engage in talks that spread extreme religious beliefs, anti-government talk, sex, gambling and intoxication. To know how to use WeChat like a pro and join the 1 billion people in 21 languages, come for our course: WeChat Power. The next course is on 26 May 2018 Saturday 9.30 am to 1 pm.

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