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most are greedy, mean, and condescending to patients.

Not in my experience.

28 posted on 06/29/2003 8:58:42 PM PDT by stands2reason
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To: stands2reason
I am a well educated older woman. I dress nicely and do wear SPANDEX, etc.(LOL). Nobody would confuse with any of the trailer-trash that apears so often on Jerry Springer!!

I speak clearly and I use correct grammar. While I am a Southerner, I have a very slight accent. I do not say, "ya'll" or drop my 'G's. I never say things like "honey child" or "ain't".

At any rate, I was forced by a sudden illness to go to an emergency room at a very nice hospital in Jacksonville, Fl.

The attending physician, a woman from INDIA, who could barely speak English, was slighly rude to me. She was not friendly and never once made eye contact with me.

She then handed me a prescription and further instructions for my care, and asked me very rudely,

"DO YOU KNOW HOW TO READ?".

I told her that my family had been reading and writing English, BEFORE her ancestors ever knew there was such a place as England!

She just stared at me... finally making eye contact. She just continued to explain, in her very poor English, the treatment plan... which I had great difficulty understanding.

Just give me an American Doc... I don't trust INDIANS at all.

42 posted on 06/29/2003 11:46:57 PM PDT by crazykatz
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