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Old May 10, 2013, 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Maranara View Post
I never called a professor or principal by their first names even after they've said it was okay. I did however, refuse to call one of my principals "Dr. because his grammar and spelling were atrocious and I didn't feel as though he warranted the title. That's just me, though.
My field involves working with multi-stakeholders and multiskilled people such as Indian bands, fishers, helicopter pilots, equipment operators, technologists -- I guess Dr. for a Phd would sound pretty pretentious and even ridiculous in that context, so it is not part of the culture, it seems.