At least we have been blessed with outrageseasoned copypasta <| sep |> Wie in welchem Fall ? In welchem Fall gibst du deinen Titel beim Zahnarzt an . Wo fllt der Titel quasi ? <| sep |> I have thought about this as well . With regards to your situation you are being commanded to show respect . They can ' t command you to feel respect even if they tried . The purpose of the rule in this setting is to make sure you respect authority and the chain of command etc . In the armed forces there can be no free thought or varying opinion . You must obey orders without thinking . Same goes of a bad boss in the corporate world . I think we feel respect for individuals with qualities we admire . Its a general positive feeling towards a person because of some achievement of virtue they have obtained . This positive feeling allows us to focus on the person ' s traits and hopefully figure out how to mimic them so their virtues and accomplishments become our own . If you have a bad commander or leader with qualities you hate you are not going to feel respect but you can show it by respecting his authority .