I worked in Munich for a year after post doc, and I'm aware the social norms are different in Germany.
Fair enough. Most folks think 'Dr.' implies medical doctor. I've never taken umbrage at anybody failing to call me 'Dr.' or 'Prof.'. In fact I'm vaguely uneasy when they do use these honorifics. Most emotionally secure academics I know feel the same. https://www.npr.org/sections/ombudsman/2018/09/28/652538222/npr-doesnt-confer-dr-on-ph-d-s-here-s-why …
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I've always found this ironic from a historical perspective, as the academic doctorate is the original (and by far older) degree, going back to 1150; whereas the M.D. only became a standard profession degree in the 19th century.
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Ironic and acceptable. We know "doctor" was used before that for those that had a licencia docendi such as apóstoles of christ yet popes or cardenals have no quip with others being called doctors. Also even tho M. D. came later medicine doctors where called doctors before that.
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No one I know thinks “Dr.” only means medical doctor.
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And it panders to ignorance. Maybe if we stop underestimating the public, they can learn something new and we can stop perpetuating inaccurate ideas.
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Furthermore, while the policy itself may be applied to men and women alike, the (especially white) men who assert with confidence that their doctoral title doesn't matter are doing so obliviously from a position of privilege.
@npr#calladoctoradoctor
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“Emotionally secure” is in seemingly short supply these days
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Personally, I won scholarships as an undergrad, did a work-study, took out loans, and then worked my ass off at a job to put myself through grad school. There are layers of privilege.
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My dude, you are full of bad assumptions.
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