* On Sun, May 06, 2007 at 08:38:37AM +1000, Andrew Fildes said:
>
> Always amazes me how freely the title 'professor' gets bestowed in
> the US. In much of the proper-english speaking world :) it's a
I've noticed this too ..
It's a strange thing, and I've had this discussion with many people around
the world. It seem the UK standard may be the odd one out, but I quite
like it. But I'm just odd like that.
> lecture tour. He is a physician, a real doctor and a Professor of
> Psychiatry and Pharmacology. I advised him to call himself
> 'Professor' X during his visit as that would get him a hell of a lot
> more respect from hotel staff and audiences that a mere doctor of
> either type.
*grin* Odd that the "real" doctors don't tend to have doctorates. ;)
p.
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