You must have had many times when your eyes were sore after reading a doctor’s prescription? “The word doctor” has become a legend to refer to people with bad handwriting like crabs. But do you know why the word doctor is bad?
It can be said that the word “doctor” has become a popular phrase not only in Vietnam but also around the world. For one thing, the most characteristic feature of skilled doctors is extremely bad handwriting , it feels like there are thousands of worms wriggling on the page.
This causes patients to become bored every time they read the prescriptions. Have you ever wondered why the word doctor is so bad?
Here are some of the most likely reasons for this question, compiled from the extremely interesting answers from netizens around the world on Quora forums.
The most characteristic feature of skilled doctors is the extremely bad handwriting, it feels like there are thousands of worms wriggling on the page.
It can be said that the word “doctor” was formed during the university years of “sharpening history”. Everyone knows that students at the prestigious medical university in the world are always under pressure to study.
The lectures are rushed in class making it impossible for the students to take note of the lecturers’ teachings. Gradually, bad handwriting becomes a good habit for students to catch up with in class.
Moreover, the work of a doctor in hospitals as well as in clinics always faces heavy pressure because patients keep coming and showing no signs of stopping. In order to speed up the work, doctors were forced to write quickly to take the turn of other patients.
A funny type of social media alphabet that alludes to the writings of doctors.
Bad handwriting also comes from an “implicit law” in the medical world.
Many studies show that the word “doctor” is a concept of survival . One problem for doctors lies in the amount of paperwork that needs to be handled every time a patient comes to the clinic.
This is a basic requirement to get everything done early and efficiently.
And while this may seem hard to believe, it is entirely possible to be a reason. That is the relationship with neighboring pharmacies.
Apparently, patients often go to the nearby drugstore to buy a prescription. In case there is a problem in understanding the prescription, the pharmacist will call the doctor to clarify the information.
Perhaps this was a very good relationship before every prescription was digitized.
One problem for doctors lies in the amount of paperwork that needs to be handled every time a patient comes to the clinic.
However, there are also conflicting views about the word “doctor” . In fact, not all medical students at the old universities had to take notes of the teacher’s teachings.
Gary Larson, a medical director recalls his story. When going to school, there will often be a random student who will take the responsibility of taking notes throughout the class, then typing it into a computer and then distributing it to the rest of the students. Then after that everyone will take turns.
So, he estimates, a student only has to practice taking notes once in 170 lectures during the school year. No wonder, because they don’t practice much, their handwriting has gradually deteriorated.
At a time when digital technology is booming with innovative inventions, laptops are widely used and it seems that students are using laptops to take notes in class.
Are these the real reasons for the “doctor” legend? Or is it simply a concept so familiar that every time someone wants to become a doctor, what they think in their mind is to make their word bad to fit the crowd and “customs”?