re: Mr. Mrs. Miss. Ms. Dr.

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To those of you who are doctors, of any field, do you "correct" people if they call you "Mr" or "Mrs" instead of saying "Doctor" before your name? Or to all of you who are not doctors, have you ever been "corrected" in this way?

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No, Scruffy is not a tool.

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do you "correct" people if they call you "Mr" or "Mrs" instead of saying "Doctor" before your name?

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To those of you who are doctors, of any field, do you "correct" people if they call you "Mr" or "Mrs" instead of saying "Doctor" before your name? 

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I'll only correct people who say it in attempt to be demeaning. Like if a nurse/tech is calling me that in front of a patient. The only exception was an NP I work with said "this is (My first name) is going to come in and do your (procedure)." It was a genuine slip of my first name. I did say that i was "Dr (last name)" in front of him because I didn't want the patient to think I was just some random guy- I wanted them to know I was a physician.


But even in the office when no one is around, I try to get them to avoid saying "sir" and insist they call me by my first name when talking about personal matters.

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It's quite apparent that a lot of us have run into this ?

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No one said there weren't a lot of a-holes out there.

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A slightly different question...are teachers the only profession that will introduce themselves to fricking other adults as Mrs. Smith rather than Susan Smith? It's one thing to call another person Mr./Ms. when you meet them as a show of respect...but to introduce ones self as that drives me batty.

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Even worse I had a business law (that's an undergrad class) professor at LSU who went by Dr. Whatever. All she had was a JD. That's just wrong. A PhD'd prof who wants to be called Dr. in the classroom is acceptable, but a JD is ridiculous.

The only time to call someone Dr.________ is when you're their patient.

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had a business law (that's an undergrad class) professor at LSU who went by Dr. Whatever. All she had was a JD. That's just wrong.

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She had a doctorate....

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She had a doctorate....

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Oh come on. It's a JD. My mailman probably has a JD.

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For example, "Dr Jerry Punch" working as a sideline reporter. You never see ESPN list off "Mrs Samantha Ponder."

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I agree and I have the same issue with Jr., Sr., III, etc. Is there another Robert Griffin in the NFL that we might confuse with RG3?

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I don't get it. I introduce myself as Mr. Datiga or Coach Datiga to parents, I also call parents Dr. Mr. Ms. Mrs. insert last name. When I am interacting with parents it is in a professional manner.

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Like I said...this seems to be a teacher thing. Maybe it's the lack of dealing with other adults other than co-workers much of the day, but this is not the way the rest of us function in the private sector. I've never EVER been in any situation work or otherwise where I've had a fellow adult introduce themselves to me as Mr. Whatever since I've been an adult (since 1988) other than in s school setting.

There is, I think, a very large difference between having someone CHOOSE to show you respect or be professional and decide to call you Mr. Datiga after you've introduced yourself to them as Steve Datiga and essentially insisting they do by introducing yourself with the Mr. tag. Totally appropriate when introducing yourself to students or children, but...at least in my opinion, quite annoying when doing so with other adults.

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When I go to the doctor's office, the doctor usually introduces him/herself as Dr. such and such and calls me Mr. Datiga.

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Right...Mr. does not equal Dr. And while I've always found it a bit funny that there is a special way to announce yourself as a doctor, whereas no one would think to announce themselves as Plumber Smith or Accountant Dan (though, you've doubled down and found the other group that does this in Coach, so well done!) I never think anything of it.