tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846297745517755566.post8870841444400748199..comments2023-05-28T23:06:10.372+10:00Comments on The Girl with the Blue Stethoscope: Am I bothered?The Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02368935358031860432noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846297745517755566.post-74214490150009035582008-10-01T11:16:00.000+10:002008-10-01T11:16:00.000+10:00I think that if you dress in a certain way with Je...I think that if you dress in a certain way with Jesus sandals etc (As I do) everyone just assumes that you're either a uni student or unemployed. So either way they treat you like some kind of parasite.<br><br>But you're right you get quite rude service when they've judged you on what you're wearing. Although a few times I'll go into the same place in my clinical gear and the shop assistant will be much nicer and potentially even chatty in place of their previous contempt.<br><br>SO basically you're right. People a mostly superficial assholes.The Voice of Reasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271072898425698296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846297745517755566.post-21315509136237527102008-10-01T13:30:00.000+10:002008-10-01T13:30:00.000+10:00Whilst I don't own any messianic footwear, I d...Whilst I don't own any messianic footwear, I do dress casually. ;)The Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02368935358031860432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6846297745517755566.post-28066965474722788252008-10-03T11:14:00.000+10:002008-10-03T11:14:00.000+10:00Yours is an interesting observation about class an...Yours is an interesting observation about class and status in contemporary Australia.<br>When I was growing up in the UK, speaking "posh", I discovered that even when dressed at my daggiest, as soon as I opened my mouth in a shop or ticket office or wherever, the attitude of those serving altered immediately, and I would be treated with "respect". <br>I found this to be a burden. I just wanted to be treated on my merits as a person, irrespective of their perceptions of where I fitted in society.<br>It was one of the factors that brought me back to my native land, where I found Australian society in general to be, not classless, but much more accepting of people for what they are, rather than what power or privilege they may represent.<br>If you should happen to work in Aboriginal health, you will find that the stethoscope no longer cuts any ice. You will have to earn your respect with every patient, based on your interactions with them.<br>I still find that a very healthy attitude. <br>After all, having a stethoscope around your neck doesn't stop your shit from stinking, despite what some senior hospital consultants may think!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com