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The difference, I'm guessing, is that you feel like more of an expert on politeness than the medical field.



Now, I’m just speculating, but I would guess that most doctors would shy away from giving random people they read about on the internet health advice. Health is personal and private, discussing it with someone in an appropriate manner requires either expertise or at least strong personal ties to that person and is usually done in private. That seems like a pretty standard societal convention to me.




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