in the age of social media ambfluencers are winning hearts and followers by showing their fun and informal sidegerman ambassador philipp ackermann knows his sindoori from his safeda and isnt shy about ditching the silverware for the joy of enjoying a chausa south korean ambassador chang jaeboks naatu naatu jig has become so popular that he is often asked to shake a leg at the many engagements he goes to and british high commissioner alexander ellis has joined a choir in delhi away from the highpowered negotiations on global peace climate change and protocolheavy meetings these ambfluencers are revealing an informal side to their lives in india one that involves experimenting with spicy food watching indian masala films struggling with hindi lessons and sometimes hitting a musical note or twoeven indian street food is hitting the high table norwegian ambassador hans jacob frydenlund recently posted a picture indulging in golgappas and sought suggestions from twitter peeps on what to try next speaking about his desi food adventures frydenlund says from my pani puri tweet which was great fun by the way i have received several suggestions so i am certainly up for a big challenge the diplomat who has spent almost four years in india counts a kashmiri meal and mavalli tiffin room mtr lunch in bengaluru as his most memorable gastronomic experiencesjapanese ambassador hiroshi suzuki recently posted about trying out vada pav and misal pav in pune the video has him seeking less spicy food while his wife seems game for more he later tweeted my wife beat me the smoking hot tweet went viral after pm narendra modi responded saying this is one contest you may not mind losing mr ambassador good to see you enjoying indias culinary diversity and also presenting it in such an innovative manner keep the videos comingambassador ackermann has learnt to appreciate not just the variety of indian mangoes but our relationship with it i understood that mango isnt just a fruit here its something that evokes precious memories from their childhood and youth mangoes are something very personal in india ackermann is also a mishti doi fan while us ambassador eric garcetti has fire paan on his musttrylistmany diplomats like ellis who taught english to 11yearolds in indore and travelled to srinagar on top of a bus rather than in it and garcetti have an old connection with india the us ambassador first visited india as a 14yearold student i may not be indian but india is a big part of who i am he says adding so when i stepped off the plane on that first day it felt like coming home and every day im here reaffirms that feeling a jazz pianist garcetti gave a glimpse of his skills at a jam session with the students of km music conservatory in chennai something special happens when you perform together you listen you adapt in the moment you take what the other person gives and you build on it and