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Posted on 12/7/22 at 9:44 am to Dragula
It wouldn't bother me because I would just laugh and them and then proceed to continue calling them by their name without the title.
ETA: I've never had anyone do that to me, but if I did I would ask that they call me "Master"
ETA: I've never had anyone do that to me, but if I did I would ask that they call me "Master"
This post was edited on 12/7/22 at 9:51 am
Posted on 12/7/22 at 9:44 am to Loup
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One of my close friends is an MD. He doesn't do this but I make sure to introduce him as a nurse to keep him humble.
Now that's funny...
Posted on 12/7/22 at 9:47 am to Loup
Well played
Posted on 12/7/22 at 9:49 am to 92Tiger
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Nope, I call him Doc.
I have a lot of friends who do. IDK why
Posted on 12/7/22 at 9:49 am to Dragula
I call my dr by his first name at my appointments
Posted on 12/7/22 at 9:49 am to Dragula
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at the dealership service dept they call for Jack Smith he corrects them as " It's Dr. Smith" dinner reservations are always Dr. Smith , etc.
Posted on 12/7/22 at 9:51 am to Dragula
In an earlier period of my career I worked with medical professional extensively. Even in a medical setting, it told me a great deal about them when they'd correct me for calling them "Doctor" and say "it's just Mike". The ones like the OP are the exception not the rule in my experience.
I'm also reminded of a married couple who were pursuing advanced degrees, she her Ph.D and he his Masters. The wife joking asked him if he was going to call her Dr? He said sure, as long as you call me Master.
I'm also reminded of a married couple who were pursuing advanced degrees, she her Ph.D and he his Masters. The wife joking asked him if he was going to call her Dr? He said sure, as long as you call me Master.
Posted on 12/7/22 at 9:52 am to Dragula
I'm not fricking addressing a contemporary by title.
If my only interaction is in a professional relationship, I probably don't even know his first name, i.e. It's good to see you Dr. Anusitch.
If I am at a conference, I would. I.e. "Dr. Feelgood, is more cowbell really what we all need?"
But if it's my friend or the parent of a friend? I'm not fricking calling Johnny's dad Dr. Smith.
If my only interaction is in a professional relationship, I probably don't even know his first name, i.e. It's good to see you Dr. Anusitch.
If I am at a conference, I would. I.e. "Dr. Feelgood, is more cowbell really what we all need?"
But if it's my friend or the parent of a friend? I'm not fricking calling Johnny's dad Dr. Smith.
Posted on 12/7/22 at 9:56 am to Beardlington
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I'm also reminded of a married couple who were pursuing advanced degrees, she her Ph.D and he his Masters. The wife joking asked him if he was going to call her Dr? He said sure, as long as you call me Master.
I had this exact conversation with my wife
Posted on 12/7/22 at 10:08 am to Hangover Haven
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Now that's funny...
I get a kick out of it. You can tell he wants to say "I'm actually a doctor" so bad but he doesn't want to be a douche either.
Posted on 12/7/22 at 10:10 am to Dragula
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I have a colleague that corrects people in public when they call them by his first or last name outside of medical setting
That is bizarre.
Posted on 12/7/22 at 10:14 am to NC_Tigah
Yeah sounds like a douche.
For me it's about how close I am to them and how old they are. It's not a science, that's just how I naturally do it. If you're my buddy from the neighborhood I may occasionally call you Doc but otherwise no chance. Same with "Professor", "Pastor" etc.
But I do tend to do it for older dudes. I'm pretty friendly with both an old pediatrician and an old college professor in my neighborhood and I probably am more likely to refer to both by those titles than someone around my age. But then I'm more likely to say "How are you sir" to the 80+ folks around the neighborhood anyway so it's just a continuation of that.
For me it's about how close I am to them and how old they are. It's not a science, that's just how I naturally do it. If you're my buddy from the neighborhood I may occasionally call you Doc but otherwise no chance. Same with "Professor", "Pastor" etc.
But I do tend to do it for older dudes. I'm pretty friendly with both an old pediatrician and an old college professor in my neighborhood and I probably am more likely to refer to both by those titles than someone around my age. But then I'm more likely to say "How are you sir" to the 80+ folks around the neighborhood anyway so it's just a continuation of that.
Posted on 12/7/22 at 10:16 am to Dragula
I have a MD brother, I call him all sorts of names, but never Doctor.
Posted on 12/7/22 at 10:19 am to NC_Tigah
I’ve never cared what people call me; in fact, it took some time before I realized that when people said Doc, that they were even talking to me…It’s crazy how one day changes that…. So, now everyone just calls me Doc, hardly ever hear my first name, anymore… and Dr. “ last name” when at the Hospital. When people have demanded others call them Dr, it’s never sit well with me..
Posted on 12/7/22 at 10:20 am to greenbean
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I know dentists who want to be referred to a Doctor, that's 10x worse.
I know a chiropractor that demands his employees refer to him as "Doctor"...
Posted on 12/7/22 at 10:32 am to Dragula
It's the shortest path to me knowing to walk away from a conversation.
Posted on 12/7/22 at 10:37 am to Dragula
no. i would slap the piss out of them. there are disciplines that require a LOT more horsepower than being a frickin m.d.
Posted on 12/7/22 at 10:40 am to Nathan Hail
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no. i would slap the piss out of them. there are disciplines that require a LOT more horsepower than being a frickin m.d.
the medical docs I see make a point of insisting I call them by their first name, as a matter of professional respect, in a professional setting, I will will address them as Dr. such and such to start the conversation but go to first name basis after that
Posted on 12/7/22 at 10:47 am to Dragula
I don't even call my doctor Dr. in the office. He's Steve.
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