Heck Jimmy I wis a traffic warden for four years, nobody was intrested that i was a keen local historian or poet but the all thought you shredded your birthcertificate when you joined. Dentists are a rare comodity over here and most of the ones i have met were decent folk, even the one with chronic haletosiss :)

When I was young we were brought up to respect proffessional folk, the doctor teacher dentist etc, mind you my mum did say respect had to be earned.