Timeline for How should I greet my professor if he/she is also my customer?
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| Jan 15, 2016 at 12:20 | comment | added | user45821 | You may not address them in this way who are (i)older than you in age but have less theoretical knowledge than you in their area & (ii)younger than you in age but have more theoretical knowledge than you in their area,in that case,it's on you to decide that how you should address them | |
| Aug 16, 2012 at 20:14 | history | edited | yoozer8 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 10, 2012 at 13:35 | comment | added | haylem | @Ramhound: so, in France a professor is (pretty much) anyone who teaches above elementary school level, while in the US (I assume your case, and as I assumed your referred to southern states) it's anyone with a PhD or ScD or equivalent and working at uni (so, you'd have been wrong). For the British (I think I saw the same use in UK and Australia), that's what I said above: PhD + proven experience (long beard, well known, etc... :) ) | |
| Jul 10, 2012 at 13:30 | comment | added | haylem | @Ramhound: that was probably wrong (though it depends on culture, I've noticed very different things were I studied and worked: France, Germany, China, Australia, US, UK... Some are more hung on titles than others, and some have different views for doctorship and professorship) as usually to really have the status of professor (in the academic sense), you should already have a doctorate and have proven your expertise and experience in your field. | |
| Jul 10, 2012 at 12:40 | comment | added | Donald |
@haylem - I call everyone Mr. and Ms. to be honest. One of those reasons is the fact I live in the south, and that is the typical way somebody shows respect to their peers and elders. You should always address a somebody holding a doctoral degree as "Doctor" since they in theory have more knowlege you in their area of expertise and it shows ( again ) respect. I had a professor who did NOT hold a doctoral degree, I made an effort NEVER to call them by Dr. Smith but Professor Smith since they did NOT hold that doctoral degree.
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| Jul 2, 2012 at 20:41 | comment | added | haylem | @Ramhound: I'd add they're also valid titles for customers in the first place, no matter what their level... | |
| Jul 2, 2012 at 20:09 | answer | added | acolyte | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jun 30, 2012 at 10:37 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackWorkplace/status/219016868348952577 | ||
| Jun 30, 2012 at 4:52 | answer | added | animuson♦ | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jun 29, 2012 at 22:04 | answer | added | Jdahern | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jun 29, 2012 at 16:04 | vote | accept | Ci3 | ||
| Jun 29, 2012 at 15:25 | answer | added | HLGEM | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jun 29, 2012 at 12:28 | comment | added | Donald | Sir, Ms, Dr. are all valid titles for people who are both older and have more knowlege then you do. Since at the end you are still a student I suggest Dr. it expresses the most formal cultural respect. | |
| Jun 29, 2012 at 11:12 | answer | added | moonstar | timeline score: 4 | |
| Jun 29, 2012 at 10:43 | answer | added | mhoran_psprep | timeline score: 5 | |
| Jun 29, 2012 at 7:16 | answer | added | Timothy Jones | timeline score: 19 | |
| Jun 29, 2012 at 7:02 | comment | added | Ci3 | @TimothyJones: Ahah, yeah it comes out pretty awkward still :) | |
| Jun 29, 2012 at 7:00 | comment | added | Timothy Jones | How about "Hello"? :) | |
| Jun 29, 2012 at 5:45 | history | edited | Ci3 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 29, 2012 at 5:24 | history | asked | Ci3 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |