Originally Posted By: Last 10 words

In Venezuela, everyone who can wash his/her face is addressed by a title. "Señor Doctor" is anyone with a BS or BA degree. Even if all one has under the belt is a high school diploma, there is always the term "Señor Licenciado" to make you feel important.

Luckily this is not pervasive in Latin America.


Same thing in Brazil, though not as exaggerated as your poetic license would allow. I don't know about other LA countries, but I suspect it's similar.