-sultan-al As Alam-panah Al-Sultan-al-Azam Sahib-e-Qiran, all your words (and celestial objects) are belong to me already. So there.
@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.
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.
The "fake" doctors are sometimes responsible for finding cures for diseases like cancer so the real doctors can cure the patients !
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!!
On a related note, I remember "Dr. Smt. " used by some women. East meets west at its best. Never came across Dr. Mrs.