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Re:An elegy for GNU and RMS by layer8 on Sunday October 02, 2022 @12:06AM (#33052738)
It used to be more common, and is still quite common in Europe, I believe.
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Re:An elegy for GNU and RMS by progre on Sunday October 02, 2022 @02:06AM (#33053315)
It's common in Germany. It's concidered pompous asshattery everywhere else.
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Re:An elegy for GNU and RMS by LtWorf on Sunday October 02, 2022 @03:05AM (#33053639)
In Italy you can call yourself doctor with a bachelor degree. And people do sign "doctor" in official communication.

It's also illegal to do it without actually having the title.

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