They obviously train medical staff here on sarcasm.

theaminorjourney:

My dearest friend, @Pyoor, happens to work in the same hospital as I am in. We’ve joked for the past few days that the medical and clinical staff have a predilection for sarcasm. 

So, after being told that 1) I can’t drive yet and 2) I may not go home yet, my wonderful cardiologist told me, with a glint in his eye, that you will be pushed hard in my stress test. 

I’m done with this hospital thing. Please send me home. 

As I explained yesterday, basic sarcasm is part of the induction programme. Of course, a natural predisposition to sarcasm is vital to work in the NHS.

Bear in mind, my induction programme opened with a photograph of the hospital and the phrase “Welcome to East Germany”