Well a bit about myself. I am Mexican, been living in Southern California for 20 years. I am 22 currently.

I currently have a rather different situation than most. I have a innate need to be intellectually stimulated to be very attracted to someone. Unfortunately this means I have spend time with the person and inadvertently moved into the friend zone. Is there any way one can get out of the "friend zone"?. If so are there any key works etc to use?
Furthermore this pertains to a specific crush, who is actually new to the States and has a very thick accent, I find foreigners fascinating but flirting is sometimes more difficult, anyone have tips? She is Chinese, been in the states 1 yr.

I have a good sense of humor, and make her laugh a lot. Ive been reading "the game" which Ive had for yrs but only recently started reading it. I noticed I do well with women when i subconsciously follow Style's rules, however have not mastered negging and was wondering if its ever too late? I make her laugh a lot but dont know whether she thinks I am just being friendly of if I like her.

Note: I do NOT want a girlfriend but I wouldnt mind dating. I like to keep my options open.

first, you need to create a strong identity, what you want etc.. and then move towards your targets

Compliance tests my friend....calibrate her...have u established kino? or tried to escalate kino.

Hold her hand, brush her hair back to see if she pulls back. If she doesn't great. Later, casually put her hand on your knee or your hand on hers. Don't ever look where you are touching when you kino.

At this point you DON'T need to neg. It seems you are in comfort and if you stay there too long without qualifying her (letting her know you like her in a subtle way), you will end up in the friend zone, bro.

Tease her a little bit. Negs are used to lower her status to yours so she will feel attraction. Now it's time to calibrate her and qualify.

"Are you coming on to me?"

I dont know if this qualifies as kino, I occasionally grab her shoulder playing around (i am pretty playful) and when we are standing, she leans on me sometimes. I think she likes me but dont know how far.

I wanted to make something a bit more clear. I dont really consider myself an AFC. I have fair success with women and everyone ive dated people keep telling me are far more attractive than me. I have great confidence. My problem is that sometimes my conversation is too friendly, I rim that border from friendly to flirtatious, which many girls have told me. What I want to know are some key things, advanced examples of things I can do to increase kino. I have one thing in mind but need more.