re: Would you refer to this person as a “doctor” outside of an academic setting?

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got their JD would use the term Esquire.

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Tell me you went to Southern without telling me you went to Southern.

Medical doctors shouldn't be called doctor unless they have done a fellowship or specialist training. It is way easier to get a medical degree than to get a doctorate except maybe women's studies but even then you have to be a woman.

My military rank and my current job title both required infinitely more hard work and skill than her doctorate and both carried more responsibility than she will ever sniff.

In 30+ years no one has addressed me by my title outside of direct on the job interaction or in public and I could not care less. If you are worthy of respect, you certainly don't have to ask for it.

Most of the Doctors (MD & VMD) I know don't like being called Dr. outside of work, and don't introduce themselves as such. Generally it is people with the academic PhD folks, who introduce themselves as Doctor. Oftentimes they are in soft subjects, and usually lean left on the political spectrum.

I make a point then to start referring to the lawyers, anyone with a masters degree, CPA, any certification, or military rank as their title just to be a smartass.

Looks like she earned her PhD in Bitchcraft.

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Medical doctors shouldn't be called doctor unless they have done a fellowship or specialist training. It is way easier to get a medical degree than to get a doctorate except maybe women's studies but even then you have to be a woman.

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This is trying too hard

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"is there a doctor in the house,"

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So a TV trope is your standard here?

What if that phrase is shouted at an archeological dig? Maybe they need some dating on a vase.

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PHD

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My wife and I are both MD’s.

We have never asked someone to call us Dr. unless we were in a clinic or hospital setting.

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I'm friends with a few MDs who refuse to let people call them doctor unless that person is their patient.

Brother in law is a DDS and MD. In all my years of being around him I can't recall him introducing himself to any one as Dr.