Using "doctor" Title In Social Settings?

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  1. sokanasanah

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    As Alam-panah Al-Sultan-al-Azam Sahib-e-Qiran, all your words (and celestial objects) are belong to me already. So there.
     
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    @nuss @Rihana

    I obviously know the level of hardwork and dedication one puts in to do a Phd ..What I meant in this context was that a doctor is going to be more helpful directly for other people than a Phd holder.
     
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    I have some doctors (MDs) in my family and a few PhDs (whom I call "poli doctors (fake doctors)) and I have noticed that when someone introduces a MD to another MD, they usually add the title. But when introducing PhDs, they don't. I usually quip from behind adding that they are the fake doctor.
     
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    The blood , sweat and tears that go into publishing papers, getting grants mean nothing ! :BangHead:
     
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    The "fake" doctors are sometimes responsible for finding cures for diseases like cancer so the real doctors can cure the patients !

     
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    I call them fake doctors in jest, and I only say that to people I know really really well. I don't just randomly walk into social gatherings, identify PhDs and call them out as fake,in case I came across like that!!
     
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    On a related note, I remember "Dr. Smt. " used by some women. East meets west at its best. Never came across Dr. Mrs.
     

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