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Originally Posted by cscmc1
I don't begrudge them the title one bit -- I still refer to my former profs (with PhD's) as "Dr." as I respect their achivements -- but introducing oneself as "Dr. so-and-so" at every turn is a bit self-indulgent, IMHO. My wife is a teacher and has had parents call/come in and introduce themselves as "Dr." In both cases, they were PhD's from the local university, not MD's. Why not say "Mikey's mom," or "Annie's dad" and your name? I suppose I could start introducing myself as "Sergeant." I'd feel a little silly doing so, though.
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Could be just a habit from when they are at work. After I switched jobs I found it hard to say what the new company's name was. I kept answering the phone as "Dean IS" although I haven't worked for them for a few months. My wife also answers with her name even when I call out of habit. You'd think that knowing her sine 86 and married since 90 would buy me some sort of familiarity with a "Hi Honey". After all, I have a unique ring tone and there is caller ID so she knows who is calling her. Sometimes when she calls me she also introduces herself. Like I don't have caller Id and know her voice.