What if one's title is "The Doctor"?

I did say most.

Wow.

I really don't think it's possible for me to say anything here, and just about anywhere else anymore, without deeply offending a bunch of people. I'm an asshole. I'll stop talking, because everything I say is insulting.

I think it's pretty tacky to insist on being called by any title in most social situations.

I think this really varies. In the US southeast, I would call someone in an older generation "Mr," "Ms," or "Dr" unless they specifically suggested I do otherwise, whether in a social or work situation. People of my own generation, maybe not. And while Mr/Ms/Dr Whoever might not insist on keeping their title, I wouldn't be surprised to feel frost in the air if I called that person by their first name without being invited to do so.

From the department of OW:

Left guard Greg Nosal received a game ball from the Virginia Tech coaching staff following the Hokies 45-21 win over Central Michigan, and usually that means he's available for postgame interviews. Except Nosal was nowhere to be found Saturday and a Virginia Tech official simply said he was getting stitches for an injured finger.

Turns out at some point during the first half, Nosal lost a half inch of his left pinky finger.

Full gory details here: [link]

It's unfortunate that an MFA is considered a masters level degree as the credit hours, time commitment and coursework is typically closer to a doctorate than to an MA.

Agreed. I considered the MFA after undergrad and determined with the time commitment I might as well study law or medicine (I did neither). Instead I ended up in steady tech writing jobs and will finish my MAM in May. Nine more interviews, two more chapters and it's mine! Then I want to enter a PhD program, and will definitely use Dr.

It's unfortunate that an MFA is considered a masters level degree as the credit hours, time commitment and coursework is typically closer to a doctorate than to an MA.

It was always a sore spot with me that almost all the classes I took in my major (for a BS in Graphic Design, though this was true for Fine Art majors seeking BAs as well) were 2 hours per credit hour. I get that the class lengths were necessary to teach the subject, but I wish they'd just made Fine Art a 145- or 150-hour major like Engineering instead of under-valuing our college's coursework in comparison to basics and electives.

ita, this may sound familiar to you: [link] (video with sound)

It took Bob seven years of constant work to complete his PhD. Asking to be called something in a social situation may be awkward, but he has certainly earned the right to be thought of as the equivalent to someone who finished medical school.

Seriously. I think the average years for a MA + PhD in the humanities is 8-9 years for men and 10-11 for women.

Why does it take longer for women to achieve PhD than men?

I assume children and caregiving are a big part of that.