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Physicians are addressed as Doctor.

Surgeons are addressed as Mister, because of the old association with barbers. The barbers pole is red and white, signifying bandages. Long ago, before anasthetics, any surgery was done by barbers, not medical doctors.

Nowadays, a medical student qualifies as a Doctor, and if s/he decides to specialise in some form of surgery, they study for at least 6 more years and then earn the title of Mister.

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