Overheard at Starbucks This Morning
7 April 2008
| Peter Klein |
“She always referred to herself as ‘Dr. S____,’ so I assumed she was a medical doctor. Then I found out she was a former School Superintendent, with a Doctorate in Education.”
“Yeah, the only people who call themselves ‘Dr.’ are medical doctors and people with Doctorates in Education.”
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Joe Mahoney | 7 April 2008 at 5:58 pm
I believe the person is misinformed. Do you concur, Dr. Klein?
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Peter Klein | 7 April 2008 at 6:16 pm
Personally I prefer the appelation “Herr Doktor Professor.” I also like students to bow when I enter the room. But sometimes all I get is “Dude.”
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Joe Mahoney | 8 April 2008 at 8:31 am
Yes, but that is just students’ abbreviation that you are one bad as* dude!
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Gary Peters | 8 April 2008 at 8:57 am
I am not really big on titles or bowing. However, I do wear a cape to class. I also have someone follow me with a fog machine, so that the fog billows into the door as I enter.
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Dick Langlois | 9 April 2008 at 10:51 am
Peter, I hope you know that you can’t actually call yourself Herr Doktor Professor when you’re in Germany. Though perhaps they would make an exception for someone called Klein.
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Dick Langlois | 9 April 2008 at 11:34 am
P. S. By the way, I understand it’s actually Herr Professor Doktor, since Professor is more important than Doktor.
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David Hoopes | 12 April 2008 at 10:19 am
Chiropractors are religious about calling themselves doctor.