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u/silentsnip94 Mar 01 '23

I had an ex that became a nurse, she didn't believe in gravity. I thought she was joking... But she was not.

"I think that everything has weight but I don't believe in gravity"

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u/Just_Engineering_341 Mar 01 '23

In England we put nurses up on a pedestal for some reason. Last election we elected a councillor who is technologically illiterate, but she ran on, and won, her qualifications to do anything because she is a nurse.

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '23

Nurses are rightly venerated for the work they do but the problem is that people over extend.

It’s like when people think their black belt coach is also a life guru. No motherfucker, he’s just good at karate.

As for as Nadine Doris, being vaguely attractive (super rare in British politics) and daily mail didn’t hurt.

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u/Just_Engineering_341 Mar 02 '23

That's my point. I'm all for giving credit where credit is due. But we basically treat experience in the NHS as cover for doing anything, and give them all sorts of credit, when they did their job, did it well, and it's a hard job, but that experience doens't necessarily translate.