You know you've made it as a theatre critic when you walk through the doors and are met by an usher who says "Dr & Mrs Evans, we have upgraded your seats to the Royal Circle". Then, alas, the combination of a half-empty theatre and credit card technology makes you realise that your £10 a pop "restricted view" tickets have merely hit the jackpot.
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Anthony,
Do you really use your Dr title when booking theatre tickets?
I go with Tyler Cowen's view in Discover Your Inner Economists on the use of titles like that.
Nick
Posted by: Nick | October 11, 2009 at 05:49 PM
It's all done through the credit card, although thinking about it I don't think I use a title on that, so the whole thing is probably a figment of my imagination.
I can't remember Tyler's reasoning, but i'm broadly sympathetic. I used to book airline tickets with it because I thought it might increase the chance of an upgrade, but then my Dad told me that it just makes it more likely I'll get woken up if there's a medical emergency.
Posted by: aje | October 11, 2009 at 07:26 PM
Broadly, Tyler's reasoning is the more respected you are in your profession, the less likely that you will use your title.
I like your dad's point.
Posted by: Nick | October 12, 2009 at 03:53 PM