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Originally Posted by simpleyme
Disney steve since you seem pretty down to earth , do you find it a complement when people like syracusa glom onto you when they find out you are a Doctor?
I am not a Doctor or the like but have some level of success and reputation in my community and find it hard to make true friends do to this kind of attraction by others
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Thank you for the compliment of being down to earth. What I don't like is when people treat me differently or think I must be a certain way or lead a certain lifestyle because I'm a doctor. You're just as likely to find me working out in the yard getting filthy as you are to find me attending some cultural event or museum. I'm certainly not above doing manual labor. In fact, after being stuck in an office all day, I quite enjoy it.
I also don't have Dr. stamped on my forehead. By that, I mean that I'm not quick to point out that I am a doctor. I never identify myself as Dr. Steve when I call anyone or introduce myself to anyone (when it isn't work related, I mean). As far as I'm concerned, Doctor is what I do. It isn't who I am. As a result, I don't find making friends to be that hard because I'll often know someone for a while before they find out that I'm a doctor. By then, they already know what I'm like so they don't stereotype me into their image of a doctor.