Comment by whstl
Europe is egalitarian in the surface but class-based deep down. Your word is worth as much as your title.
Of course I can't speak for every country but that's the reality.
I'm not saying that anywhere else is better, but in other places I worked there was no such illusion.
This varies a lot per country. I know Germany is a lot more hierarchical, for example. They care about titles there. Here we don't.