Wow..look at the discussion we are having when a friend looks for another friend amoung us !!! Why so many of us have 'inferior complex' ? There is REALLY no need to prove anything about your profession because it is not going to change anything....Besides, does it really matter even if it would change the perception of the people ? You enjoy what you do...and would not trade for anything else...so what if people think it is not cool. What matters is you think it is COOL. Saroj