I always call my GP "Dr" and the clergy "Rev" and the teacher "Mr" or "Ms"
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this is a good point. Why are GPs and Revs comfortable with their titles but academics aren't?
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titles keep a distance betwn you; useful for GPs, but we like being accessible to students and others?
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Replying to @Kathy_Rastle @aidanhorner and
In Singapore & Serbia I'm Prof Suzy. Prof= respect, FirstName=informality. Standard here
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Replying to @suzyjstyles @Kathy_Rastle and
def way more heterogeneous in UK in my experience for any standard. Bt good 2 know.
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Replying to @o_guest @Kathy_Rastle and
in UK I was everything from Suzy, Dr Styles, Professor Styles, through to Hey Prof.
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Replying to @suzyjstyles @Kathy_Rastle and
I only object to miss but even that I'm not like torn up about. Just slightly miffed
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Replying to @o_guest @Kathy_Rastle and
Yup. First time a senior colleague called me Miss (pre-doc), my head almost spun around.
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Replying to @suzyjstyles @Kathy_Rastle and
Ms is kind of ok like I'm not going to go to the bank with my phd and change my card
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Replying to @o_guest @suzyjstyles and
but yeah, miss is kind of gross from a senior regardless
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I've been called so much worse at work from colleagues. We're just discussing stus
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Replying to @o_guest @suzyjstyles and
so far... If we're talking colleagues I got called "Dr bitchy voice" so


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