I've got a question for the Brits, and perhaps for folks in other English-speaking countries. I was watching an episode of Death In Paradise (an excellent series). It takes place at an island in the Caribbean, where an English police inspector is sent to supervise the local police. This episode took place at a medical clinic. The guy who ran the clinic was a British surgeon, and was addressed as "Mr. Tipping." They even made a point of mentioning that because he was a surgeon he was addressed as Mr., rather than Dr. Here is the US, it is customary to address surgeons as Dr. just like oth