Monday, November 9, 2009
A Monkey?
I have been getting variations of the same experience for the past 10 years - including twice this morning already. Even after all of this time, I am not sure how exactly to respond. When I first meet new patients, or in the case of this morning, new fellow doctors, I often hear: "I wasn't expecting a woman". What exactly does one say to this? I usually ignore it completely, but some little imp inside of me always wants me to say: "were you expecting a monkey?"
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People say stuff like that because sometimes people are dumb. And for whatever it's worth, your people are sick, so every now and again you can give them a pass. However, from now on your answer shall be:
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