Originally Posted by slawecki
Medical Doctors seem to expect special treatment and most always run around calling themselves "doctor....." Persons with Ph. D's and Sc. D's do not in general tend to do that, and do not expect special treatment, even though their requirements to a much higher standard.
In Italy, Russia, and france, I find my degree buys me a bit, but I am always embarrased at being called professor.
This reminds me of one of my axioms about the reality of life:
At a given level of expertise, the more good you do, the less you get paid. The exception to this rule is people with PhDs.