Bengaluru: A photo of British Diplomat Alex Ellis who enjoyed a plate of masala sin was a trend on Twitter on Wednesday and Thursday.
What stands out in the picture is that he has sin with a fork and knife, inviting a flood of tweets that show it is not the best way to enjoy the dish.
Ellis, High Commissioner of England to India, was on his first two-day visit to Bengaluru when he tried Mysuru Masala sin on Wednesday and shared photos that talked a lot to the text – “delicious #mysurumasaladosa.
A great way to start my first visit to #bengaluru .
“He also added superlatives in Kannada and Hindi – ‘Sakkat Aagide’ (very good) and ‘Bahut Swadish Hai’ (very tasty).
Delicious #mysurumasaladosa !! A great way to start my first visit to #bengaluru.
ಸಾಕ್ಕ್ಕತ್ ಆಗಿದೆ | बहुत स्वादि …
https://t.co/sl056zDocc- Alex Ellis (@alexwellis) 1628059007000The sin Guy, a Twitter user, replied: “Mr.
Alex, you should eat sin by hand.
Unlike crepes, Masala Sin is quite clear , it will be a counterproductive to eat sin with a fork.
However, welcome to Bangalore and I hope the sin meets the expectations of our city.
“92% Twitter is true! It feels better with hands.
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https://t.co/y6pln2wjwo-Alex Ellis (@alexwellis) 1628141515000Several Other netizens also suggest Ellis throw forks and knives for their hands when there is a sin on the plate.
Arshad commented: “Don’t ruin the excitement of eating Masala Sin, Alex Ellis.
Avoid forks and knives.
Eat like Indians.
I am sure you will enjoy it! Try Maadi!” Diplomat quickly felt the mood and post a poll in the same afternoon.
“So South Indian; How do I eat sin tomorrow? – Hand or knife and fork”.
Virtual decisions as expected: by hand, of course! The next day, Ellis posted a video to try sin with his hands and wrote: “92% of Twitter is true! It feels better with his hands …” He also spsfed his post with Kannada and Hindi words like ‘Teacher’ vebel ‘and’ Ekdum Mast ‘ To describe how much he enjoys the taste.
Jeremy Pilmore-Bedford, British Deputy High Commissioner for Karnataka and Kerala, also responded to Ellis’s tweet, said he always had sin by hand and that was what was done.
Videos of diplomats and use of words such as ‘teachers’ and ‘vebulates’ win a lot of virtual applause.
Ellis reached the city on Wednesday morning and returned to Delhi on Friday night.
His visit was to highlight the importance of Karnataka in Indian-British relations, and he was the first diplomat to call CM New Bukavara Bomai.
Diplomatic shifts say virtual banter that is friendly for the English Commissioner’s exam with Masala Sin shows how social media bridges the bay between diplomats and people where they are posted.
Jeremy Pilmore-Bedford told Toi Social Media has become an integral part of contemporary international relations.
“Platforms like Twitter allow diplomats to achieve various audiences and bring countries and culture together,” he said.
Mohamed Zeeshan, Foreign Columnist and Author ‘Flying Blind: India’s work on global leadership’, said that if a British diplomat eats Indian food with tableware and then Misspoke, it can be easily misinterpreted as a ‘cultural river’ and ‘colonial hangers’.
, However, high commissioners avoid all by handling this problem calmly, he said.
Divya Malhotra, assistant professor with a strategic study school, Rashtriya Raksha University, Gujarat said social media has removed conventional obstacles between government officials and citizens.
“In this digital diplomacy era, diplomats have found alternative spaces to interact with the local community and connect with their culture, and this chat for the ethiquette of sin-eaters testify.” Tanvi Madan, senior colleagues at Brookings institutions and triangular war writers: How China is in the form of US-Indian relations during the Cold War, Tweeted: “Good Diplotwitter Game …” He said the response to the diplomat eats sin with the latest fork and knife with politicians Ny eat pizza “with a fork and knife.