Facebook is the most popular social media platform in the world. It has over 3 billion active monthly users, which makes sense why people turn to it when making friends. It is easy to add people on Facebook from other countries, but there are a few things you need to know.
If you have been using Facebook, you must have noticed that friends are suggested to you based on your location and friends of friends. The latter means those you have a mutual friend with. Social media platforms hardly suggest a friend from a different country unless you have a friend in that region.
Nevertheless, Facebook allows you to make friends anywhere in the world. Of course, you need to send a friend request, and only when the individual accepts it can you both become friends on Facebook. But why do people add friends on Facebook from other countries?
Why are people adding Facebook friends from other countries?
There are many reasons for adding friends on Facebook are from different locations. For someone moving to a different country, it is important to have some friends there. Also, know about culture and understand how people from other regions see life.
- Migration: Many people will start all over after moving to a new country. This means making new friends and learning a new culture. Having friends in this location before moving will help you adapt easily and faster.
- New culture: It is now easy to learn people’s ways of life by following them on social media. You can learn about culture, dress, food, and others from your friends on Facebook.
- Friends: Probably, the main reason for adding people on Facebook. However, you do not automatically become someone’s friend because they accepted your friend request. It goes beyond that. It takes time, and you both need to share some genuine interest.
Before adding someone on Facebook, here is what you should do:
- Update your profile: If you have been sending friend requests and they are not being accepted, it might be due to your profile. Ensure you have your latest picture and a few other photos. The truth is that before someone accepts your request, they might go through your profile.
- Other details: Facebook lets you list your location, education, relationship status. These details are needed before adding people on Facebook.
- Where you work and location is necessary: Ensure you have your location set and where you work on your profile. This helps people with the same interests and who are close to each other to meet on Facebook.
Also read: How to add friends on Snapchat that are from a different location
Assuming all these are in place, you can now start adding friends. Remember to do it reasonably, as you might get flagged. Most times when you add many people, and none of them accepts your request, Facebook will restrict you from sending new requests.
How to add friends on Facebook from a different location
- Step 1: Open the Facebook app and tap on the search icon.
- Step 2: If you want friends from a particular country, type the country’s name in the search box.
- Step 3: You can filter your search by post, people, group, and others
- To ensure you don’t add scammers, tap on the group. This will show you groups in the country you searched for.
- Step 4: Look for the ones with the highest members and join. An admin might need to accept your request for a closed group.
- Step 5: Ensure people in the group are real. For instance, there is engagement; people comment and talk about things happening in that country.
- Step 6: You can add someone from the comment.
- Open the comment, tap on the person’s profile picture to open their profile, and click “Add Friend.” Wait for your request to be accepted.
- Step 7: Add friends from the members section.
- Open the Group and tap on Members.
- Tap on See All.
- You will see different options to filter members in the group. Anyone you decide to go for, tap on Sell All.
- To add friends, tap on the + icon on the right side
Things you should know before you add people on Facebook from other countries
- Unless you know the name of the person you want to add as a friend on Facebook, we don’t recommend using names. People impersonate each other on Facebook, and some accounts are not real. It is important to add genuine people, especially when you are looking for real people.
- Another thing to do is, before adding anyone on Facebook, go through their profile picture. There should be some consistency in the picture they post. Also, look at the details on their profile: where they live, work, friends, family, and who they follow on Facebook.
- When you see someone, you wish to add, and there is no button to do that, they have restricted friend requests to mutual friends. In that situation, you can only send them a direct message or follow them.
Conclusion
Facebook remains the only place to make friends from foreign countries easily, due to the number of people that have access to Facebook. However, ensure you are adding genuine people. You should check pictures, friends, and families before sending a request on the platform.
