[Silver Springs]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

I actually think it would be kind of refreshing to hear a doctor be real with a patient- instead of using all that high-falutin' medical mumbo-jumbo. Yes, we know you went to school to learn all them pricey words- you've got one 'em doctorin' degrees, don't ye? You're not treating a medical cadaver, so why not use terms that people can relate to?

I don't know. I think it would freak me out to be treated by somebody who doesn't have the whole "package". There's something about the big words and the "posh" accent that is comforting. You go in for a procedure and they say "Don't worry sir/madam. We'll look after to you to our utmost ability" and you can't help but breathe a sigh of relief and think "Phew. The posh Tw.at will". It's less comforting when you hear a complete Chav (English rednecks ) attempt to explain a procedure to you. Something about that would set me on edge.