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08-14-2007 | 12:17 AM
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Originally Posted by dstrimbu
Yeah, but Herr Doktor basically translates to "Mister Doctor", so what's the deal? <g>
08-14-2007 | 12:23 AM
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Originally Posted by jcnesq
Congratulations! Sounds like a great car and a good buy. Enjoy!
MartyB - Didn't your closing attorney complain that we lawyers don't get called Dr. in the States? At least in the Porsche fatherland, its Herr Doktor for our colleagues. I always felt shortchanged by that!
MartyB - Didn't your closing attorney complain that we lawyers don't get called Dr. in the States? At least in the Porsche fatherland, its Herr Doktor for our colleagues. I always felt shortchanged by that!
In formal writing, Ph.D.'s aren't even addressed as "Doctor Smith". It is merely "Dr. Smith".
In Germany, the full professors are addressed as "Herr Doctor Professor Johan Schmidt", which is often abbreviated as "HDP Schmidt". If you want to irritate one of them, just address him as "Hey Johan! How ya doing!" on the phone.
Actually I don't like to irrirate people like that- if they want a title then why not give it to them. But I did *accidentally* first-name an HDP once and I got the German moment of disapproving silence followed by a stern "...Ja".