DPM snubbed by OD: need good comebacksby Anonymous (no login)In the area where I'm from, there are no podiatry schools and the public is generally unaware of our scope and training. I recently was at a social function (wedding) and ran into this guy who was an OD. THere is an OD school in the area and the public perception of ODs is fairly good and in fact it is quite difficult to get into the local school. After telling this guy that I was in pod school he nearly died laughing. He had no idea about what it actually takes to become a DPM and snubbed me really badly. People at his table had overheard his comments and were chuckling. Feeling intimidated, I tucked my tail between my legs and slipped away because I was not expecting that response. In a similar event, I caught up with a guy who had gone to high school with me and we got to chatting about what we were doing now. He is a D.C. and when I told him I was in DPM school, he turned to me and said "that's ok, nothing wrong with that", in a tone resembling pitty. Again I was at a loss for words. Could someone forward good quick comebacks so that I can save face and walk away without feeling inferior. from IP address 192.35.79.70 Goto Forum Home |
| Response Title | Author and Date |
| Snubbed | DPM on Sep 6, 12:50 PM |
| Snappy comebacks | Anomalous on Sep 6, 1:12 PM |
| doc title | pod on Sep 8, 10:36 PM |
| Re: DPM snubbed by OD: need good comebacks | Anonymous on Sep 6, 1:21 PM |
| Don't worry, we aren't all like that. | ODtobe on Sep 6, 2:32 PM |
| Be Proud | Anonymous on Sep 9, 3:23 PM |
| Podiatry Be Proud-Stand-Up | Mark Boyer on Sep 12, 12:29 PM |
| Student Loan Crisis | Student Loan Crisis on Sep 12, 11:44 PM |
| So proud | Anomalous on Sep 13, 5:51 PM |
| Re: So proud | Anonymous on Sep 14, 9:55 AM |
| So very proud | Anomalous on Sep 15, 2:11 PM |
| Response to snubbing | on Sep 11, 8:13 AM |
| Snubbed response | on Sep 11, 8:21 AM |
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