Etiquette

By luigi_pagano

Thu, 27 Jan 2022
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6 comments
 

I am told it's traditional
and not at all sinister
to address a surgeon
as a plain Mister.

It sounded to me
more like a slur
so when I met him
I called him Sir.

 

© Luigi Pagano 2022

Certificate U
Poem
Mutevoli pensieri
Humour

Comments

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Funny! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

I needed a smile. Pleased you appreciated the joke.

Luigi x

 

Submitted by Turlough on

In Bulgaria, almost everyone in the medical profession is called doctor, including dentists and vets. though I'm not sure about hospital car park attendants.

Thank you for providing us with the smiley poem.

Turlough

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Hi Turlough.
In Italy, we go one better: Siam tutti dottori (we are all doctors) we say. If you have a university degree in any subject - law, commercial science, statistics, etc. - you are a doctor. It doesn't have to be medicine. And if you are in doubt about their qualifications call them 'dottore' just in case.

Best wishes, Doctor Luigi cool

 

Submitted by Turlough on

Brilliant!

Also in Bulgaria, anyone who owns three or more tools that are in reasonable working order will call themselves a 'maestor' even if those tools amount to something like a hammer, a golf club and an egg whisk. They take themselves so seriously I have to smile.

Best wishes, Turlough the coalminer and ladies' hairdresser.

Turlough

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

yesUp the workers, sorry ... the  'maestors'.