• Buddahriffic@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Yeah, there is no “make” people call you doctor unless you have some kind of leverage on them, which isn’t something any schools hand out during graduation ceremonies.

    • Transporter Room 3@startrek.website
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      5 months ago

      I’m sure it would come in handy sometimes, though!

      Mildly related, this scene just popped into my head:

      “Excuse me, I just need to go get my Doctor Glove”

      “what’s that?”

      “The glove I wear when I bitch slap people who don’t call me Doctor. It’s embroidered.”

    • Liz@midwest.social
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      5 months ago

      You get a dagger in Europe, but their PhD programs are generally shorter and less difficult, so you need the knife to get back to parity with American PhDs. (Personally I think the entire concept is borderline a scam, but whatever.)