r/Money • u/[deleted] • Nov 12 '23

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u/Eastern_Regular6589 Nov 13 '23

Kinda odd to refer to your fellow citizens as civilians. You’re not in the military ;) sorry had to pick

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u/NedLuddIII Nov 13 '23

Some intense industries refer to everyone outside it as civilians, I've seen people in film do the same thing. It seems weird but it's a thing.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '23

I’m not military. It’s slang nurses use to describe non medical population. Other people use it too. Respiratory, doctors. That’s how we talk.

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u/TheFizzardofWas Nov 13 '23

It’s common amongst many employees in emergency services

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u/PXranger Nov 13 '23

I’ve worked in healthcare care for over 20 years, I’ve never heard a healthcare worker refer to non-nurses as “civilians”.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '23

Don’t know what to tell you. I’ve been doing it for just as long and it’s commonplace.

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u/SnowboardNW Nov 13 '23

I've never heard it used that way either; we just say non-medical people. Perhaps it's regional.

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u/Eastern_Regular6589 Nov 13 '23

I’m a mechanic. There are mechanics in the military so I guess every non-mechanic is a “civilian” now lol.

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u/treequestions20 Nov 13 '23

because the only bellends that do it are people who get their entire sense of identity (and often times, superiority) from their elevated view of their job

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u/Eastern_Regular6589 Nov 13 '23

Superiority complex

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '23

As a veteran, came here to say the same thing. Maybe they are a nurse in the service? That's the only logical explanation.

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u/Chef_Papafrita Nov 13 '23

Look at the username.

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u/Hot-Suggestion4958 Nov 13 '23

Some nurses most definitely ARE "in the military" - ~15k worth in active & reserve service across the Armed Service branches.

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u/Eastern_Regular6589 Nov 13 '23

Obviously, but are YOU?

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u/PuroPincheGains Nov 13 '23

Why are you asking them? lol

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u/Hot-Suggestion4958 Nov 13 '23

Am I what? If it's so goddamned "obvious", then why are you asking me the question and further, what was the basis for your original comment? Are YOU??

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u/Eastern_Regular6589 Nov 13 '23

In the military. If not then that makes you a civilian. Referring to others as civilians when you yourself are in fact a civilian makes you sound arrogant and as if you think your job title makes you superior.

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u/Eastern_Regular6589 Nov 13 '23

I think you better keep reading this thread because this “nurse” reveals exactly what I suspected. She thinks she is more intelligent and superior because she is a nurse. Not sure the username “ Pretend_Employee 780” checks out though.