No but that's not why I think it's naff. Even if I had a phd I wouldn't stuff it down people's throat.
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There's a minority of people who slate people who drive expensive cars (Ferrari's etc), calling them ******* and show off's etc. The people who do this are the sort that don't own said cars and never will.
Anyone that has spent a decade going through GCSE's, A-Levels, Degree's, Master's and a Doctorate, have earnt the right to flaunt it to all and sundry.
There is a difference there. If you drive a nice car then that's good for you/them. It's a sign of success and good taste. But if you stuff the fact you drive a Ferrari down someone's throat then you will come across like a bell end. For most people buying a nice car is above a sign of success etc but for a small minority it's an ego thing. They will bring it up or constantly bang on about it. A lot of my family have these degrees but even they dont do the titles thing. If you have to tell someone you are clever your probably not.
I don't doubt these degrees are hard work etc etc but it is in no way a sign of how intelligent a person is.
Your argument is completely flawed and entirely based around your own inferiority complex. Your perception is that anyone who puts letters after their name is waving their willy. You state that people with letters after their name are no more intelligent, but again that's YOUR perception.
People putting letters after their name doesn't bother me, but then that's because I could letters after my own name, and therefore it doesn't make me feel inferior