Miss Manners: How am I supposed to know a patient is also a doctor?
A Miss Manners advice column addressed a question about how to know someone's professional credentials when they haven't shared them. The column describes a situation where doctors become upset when their title isn't used, which apparently creates tension in interactions. Miss Manners responded that people shouldn't be expected to know someone's profession without being told.
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