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Dr. J was the original authority on the the most airudite dunks!!
How many people are fooled by a chiropractor calling themselves a “Doctor of chiropractic medicine” When they don’t go to medical school at all. >

Chiropractors and plastic surgeons absolutely should not be considered doctors >

Not all plastic surgeons do butt lifts and nose jobs… I had a breast reduction done by a plastic surgeon that quite literally changed my life. If a person is cutting into your body and removing stuff they have the right to call themselves a doctor… >

Physicians is a better term and is being increasingly used. >

I'd just like to point out that while you do get your MD after 4 years of medical school, the minimum residency training to actually be able to use that degree is 3 years. Most are 5 years. Some are 7+. 
An MD degree by itself is worthless. It's your training and speciality that allows you to practice. 
You're looking at 7-13 years before actually practicing. >

But you're "Dr" after just four years. >

If you expect to be called Dr. outside of the realm of your doctorate/profession, you should rightfully be laughed at. >

Agree, in middle school I had a teacher who had his Ph.D in musical theory.
Yea, he insisted that the students call him Doctor.
That is why I laugh at this thread and the person who created. it. >

Based on the comment, if he’s teaching musical theory, then it aight. If not, then it’s a big laugh situation >

PhD = philosophiae doctor (the doctor is in the title) 
A medical degree isn't automatically a Dr. Many do write some piss easy compilation of data, which isn't more work than a bachelor or master thesis. In the old days every medical practitioner also wrote a dissertation and got the degree. That stuck in the mind of most people. In German there is a difference between a "Doktor" and a "Arzt". The latter being everyone who completed medical studies at a university and could also write a dissertation to become a doctor. >

The main difference is that MDs are technicians. Smart technicians, but technicians nonetheless.
PhDs are intellectuals. They are the ones creating new medical knowledge, disproving the efficacy of current practices, etc.
All medical researchers hold PhDs. A handful hold a PhD and an MD degree. None, essentially, hold only an MD degree - they're simply not qualified to perform research. >

don't know why you got downvoted because you're exactly right. Maybe your word choice "technician" rubbed some people the wrong way. Another word might be "practitioner".
Medical doctorate is mostly "applied sciences", because, well, MD's are for people who want to practice medicine. >

How about we don't call anyone doctor unless it's work related.  I don't care what degree you do or don't have when I run into you in a social setting.  If you correct me when I call you "Mr" or "Mrs" and tell me it's actually "Dr" I lost all respect for you and there's nothing you could ever do to get it back. >

Correct. 
The only reason people give PhDs shit is because they feel the need to do this. 
If you call me Dr. out in public I will correct you towards using my first name. If someone goes the opposite way (I've only seen PhDs do this) I immediately think you're full of yourselves. >

You just destroyed your own argument by telling us that you are a doctor :-) >

In general, in a professional setting, PhDs and MDs are called doctors. Outside of it, we aren't. At least that's been my experience. 
Not sure why some people would want to be called doctor outside of work. But I called my professors doctor, when I did research I referred to the PhDs in the lab as Dr. But if we went out for dinner I'd use their first name. >

Then you have JDs who never even use the title Doctor in a professional setting. Any lawyer who demands to be called "Doctor" is seen as extremely pretentious. Source: I'm a lawyer. >

Good to know doc ;) >

I’m happy to say I’ve never encountered anyone who introduced themselves as “Doctor” (or any kind of title) in front of their name in a social setting, although I know it happens. But it’s kinda disappointing to wait all these years to reply that I’m the Arch Mage of the Council of Seven >

By that logic, American lawyers should also call themselves “doctor” because they have a Juris Doctor degree.  So lawyers are also doctors now? >

Yes. That’s common knowledge. >

Lol >

I don't know why you are laughing. That person is right. >

It’s common knowledge that lawyers are doctors?  You get a LMAO for that nonsense >

That’s why, professionally, they have JD after name. >

Instead of "many places", you should write "many places in the US" >

Unless they work in a hospital or medical setting, I agree. If they work in the medical field, calling them Dr may confuse the patients, other medical doctors, nurses, etc. >

Chiropractors ^ >

I’m confused. I thought everyone called them doctors? That’s how I refer to all of my professors >

Yes, because that is the appropriate way to address a person who has a doctorate. People just really get off on being wrong. >

In Italy you can call yourself "Dr." even with a bachelor degree, so "everyone" is a doctor ; D
That being said, is it even a problem if people make a joke about a PhD being a medic? It's just a joke, no reason to stress about it