Whether a PhD is considered a doctor is a cultural thing. In Germany for example, "doctor" simply implies a PhD/MD or similar (and in fact calling yourself one

Whether a PhD is considered a doctor is a cultural thing. In Germany for example, "doctor" simply implies a PhD/MD or similar (and in fact calling yourself one without a matching degree would be criminally fraudulent) -- although that seems to be changing thanks to the influence of American media and less emphasis on titles (and likely not least because of a large number of politicians having been revealed to have cheated to get their degrees). Other than that I agree.