Do you think if somebody is a Doctor of something ( has a doctorate, not medical doctor) that you should address them as Dr when talking to them?

For eg, if somebody holds a doctorate in history, or some other subject

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Ontheroad · M

In a formal, business type or academic situation, yes. Otherwise no.

MunsterMan8 · 41-45, M

@Ontheroad Yes, I'm more referring to generally away from those places.. There's some people who wanted to be called doctor out of their workplace, or anything formal. Which is a tad bit insecure

Ontheroad · M

@MunsterMan8 Some people are a bit impressed with themselves... yes, they worked hard to get their PhD, and I admire that, but I'm not going to go around calling them Doctor.

MunsterMan8 · 41-45, M

@Ontheroad I agree. Particularly if it's somebody you just know to chat to in a social gathering.