Look up Keith Zhao. He is good.

i want to make foreign friends too. i want to improve my english. i am female and i am not a hottie. what should i do?

It's not true you don't need to be a hottie. I'll be your 'friend' YJC.

Just talk to some forigners...

do i need to pay you too?

You have two options - the direct way and the indirect way.

The direct way is that you post an ad on this site looking for a language exchange partner. Set up a time and meet then see how things go. I did this when I started studying Chinese and are still good friends with some of the people I met.

The indirect way is to hang around places where there are foreigners and try to strike up a conversation with them. The problem is that many Chinese that try to do this just end up being annoying because it's so obvious all they want to do is practice their English.

Try to remember that the emphasis should be on "friend" not "foreign". Friendships take time to form so you need to take things slowly. If you hang around a Starbucks you'll start to notice some regular customers. Say hello a couple of times and after that try striking up a conversation. Don't ask them a bunch of questions when you first meet ... foreigners consider that very rude.

YJC and wuchen - Another option is to go the English corners at the universities, the biggest one at RenMin university 7pm on Fridays, near the east gate.

There are unfortunately (for you, not for me) mostly Chinese people there, but everyone is speaking English. The good thing, compared to chatting up random people on the street, is that the foreigners that are there are there to actually meet people and make friends.

The best way though, is probably to go to 外国 where they speak 外国语言 natively, because then you need to learn it.

go ICQ, search for chatters...foreigners in Beijing dont like to "practice English" anymore.

haha. thanks, i was joking.

i think friendship should happen naturally. i dont want to deliberately seek it.

Go to places that foreigners hang out that you actually have some interest in.

The Chinese friends that I have made are people who share common hobbies or interests with me, not just people who want to practice their English and not just people I want to practice my Chinese with.

There are many groups and clubs in the city- look at the expat magazines to find some that might interest you and go check out a few. There are groups who go on hikes, groups that practice acting, groups that talk about politics- groups for pretty much any interest you might have!
But be sure that you choose things you really like! People will not like it if you just go to practice English and don't have any real interest in the hobby.

I am hungry.
What should I do?

Hello, thanks for your recommand.

Yes, it is a quite good way to practise languages and get konwing the different culture how to make friends.
My first netfriend is a Paris guy, then a guy in Nicy,France, subsequently, an American guy in Boston.
After that, I caught an oppertunity to work in Doha. I learnt Indian English, Arabic English and British English in person.

For now, Back to BJ and work for a US company. Thus, English communicstion is my hobby as I like different culture. It always makes exciting time while I talk to my foreign friends. Simultaneously,help them understand Chinese.

Cheer you on!