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That depends a lot on where you live. In Austria, for example, where I lived for several years, academic titles carry a strong social cachet and are used absolu
by FearNotDaniel 6y ago
That depends a lot on where you live. In Austria, for example, where I lived for several years, academic titles carry a strong social cachet and are used absolutely everywhere - on your credit card, bills from the city council for cleaning out your bins etc. People with more than one PhD will be addressed as Dr Dr Firstname Surname, someone with a regular engineering degree is allowed to refer to themselves as Ing. Surname instead of Herr/Frau. It's a really big deal.
- Cyph0n 6y ago> Dr Dr Firstname Never seen that one before!
- zvr 6y agoYou get a "Dr." for each PhD. Walter H. Schottky's grave in Pretzfeld says "Prof. Dr. Dr. e.h. Dr. e.c. Dr. e.h. Walter Schottky"
- jackcosgrove 6y agoWho knew that Thompson Twins song was really about a highly educated Austrian.
- recursive 6y agoAnd Robert Palmer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQdaSpEeBvQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQdaSpEeBvQ