I have no Problem saying "You're Welcome"

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Because it's no problem man.

Seriously this makes you guys mad? I'm reminded of Kramer trying to get $50 from the bank because be got a hey instead of hello

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You all are being nit picky and need to chill out.
I HATE "You're welcome" so I say either "no problem" or "my pleasure!"

and I am NOT stupid, ignorant or lazy and I resent you implying that!!!
 
I must confess. It has become a recent comment amongst the younger restaurant "help" these days to say, "No problem." When I say "Thank you".

I want to stop them and say.............

"No problem indicates to me that I am a problem. I am not a problem I am your paycheck. It is proper to say 'You're welcome'."

BUT.....I don't care to go around telling other people what to say. I said, "Thank you." and if their response is not scatological or alarming I just let it go.
 
"No problem" is probably better than responding to "thank you" with "thank you".
 
Social useage changes This bothers me far less than, "absolutely!"

Or people being asked how they are and saying, "good" instead of, "fine."

I think a lot of it comes from inarticulate actors and other celebrities. I mentioned elsewhere here a couple of days ago that when Mila Kunis was invited to a Marine ball, her asst. pronounced "Corps" on the air as "Corpse." I kid you not.

And Kunis herself was so clueless that she thought she needed a date, so she asked Justin Timberlake, her recent co-star in, "Friends With Benefits" to take her. I believe it was Timberlake who told her that her date would properly be the Marine NCO who extended the invitation. :rolleyes:

(She did attend and later told an interviewer that she had fun, much to her surprise, I suspect.)

The actress was born in one of the former Soviet socialist states, but has lived in the USA for most of her life...
 
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maybe it was the way they were taught or heard it from someone that they were cool, could it be the future i do believe new times are here. I dont really know just guessing
 
vito said:
"No problem" is probably better than responding to "thank you" with "thank you".
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These days, I often wonder if I'll hear, "Da nada. " ("It was nothing.")

I'll take what English I can get! :D

Seriously, if the response is civil and gracious, I try to accept it as such.
 
Slang for "your welcome". People want to be different. Are all the people that want to knuckle bump instead of shaking hands really germaphobic? And how did Colorado get so many people that need medical marijuana? Does Colorado have a high cancer rate? The things we ponder.
 
Iggy said:
Hey our dear leader referred to the Marine "Corpse" in a major speech not too long ago. Mebbe Mila's asst. was just following his leader's example.
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Iggy-

That doesn't actually surprise me, I guess. Scares me some! Says a lot about him that we can't express here.

But the Kunis gaffe was a couple of years ago, and probably preceded what you cited. And I bet it's a common error of younger Americans.
 
I say "No problem" to Yankees just to piss'm off! :D

The way people are today.. any kind word is welcome!
 
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becasue it wasn't a "problem"?

I say it and numerous people say it to me. I also say you're welcome. I say both.

Guess i am lazy and stupidzzzz...oh well
 
I tend to say your welcome to people near my age group or older, & I'll say no worries or not a problem to someone younger. Just trying to communicate in a way that I can be understood.
 
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timn8er said:
I tend to say your welcome to people near my age group or older, & I'll say no worries or not a problem to someone younger. Just trying to communicate my thanks in a way that can be understood.
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When I speak to folks near your age group I just talk a little louder!!!!:D:D:D:o:rolleyes:;):)

....and that would be funny except I'm near your age group!;)
 
kozmic said:
When I speak to folks near your age group I just talk a little louder!!!!:D:D:D:o:rolleyes:;):)

....and that would be funny except I'm near your age group!;)
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Actually I'll hit the big 60 this year, barring incident of course!:D
 
waffles said:
Because it's no problem man.

Seriously this makes you guys mad? I'm reminded of Kramer trying to get $50 from the bank because be got a hey instead of hello

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Doesnt make me angry, just something else lost to most of society, like proper response protocol. I wonder how bad it all will be if I live into my 80s?????
 
"You're welcome" is not the only possible response to "Thank you." It depends on the reason. If something is an expected service, like a waiter refilling your glass, then you're welcome is appropriate. However, when someone makes goes out of their way to help, like carrying my purchase to the car because I'm on crutches, then saying no problem is appropriate because they are saying it wasn't an imposition.
 
The reason so many of us cringe when we hear 'no problem' instead of 'you're welcome' is that it's another sign of how our society is devolving socially, losing our manners en masse. Like drooping pants, backward baseball hats, and the coarse language one hears in everyday discourse now, it just doesn't seem right.

Here's another modern irritant: I got a phone call a week or two ago from a strange number. (Turned out it was the dealer from whom I bought a car 4 years ago.) When I answered the call, a woman asked for me by my first name. I immediately asked her if she knew me personally. When she said no, I politely informed her that I prefer to be addressed as 'Mr. XXXXX' in conversations with strangers. I've worked with the public for 40 years, and I cannot imagine addressing someone I don't know by his or her first name...
 
Rastoff said:
"You're welcome" is not the only possible response to "Thank you." It depends on the reason. If something is an expected service, like a waiter refilling your glass, then you're welcome is appropriate. However, when someone makes goes out of their way to help, like carrying my purchase to the car because I'm on crutches, then saying no problem is appropriate because they are saying it wasn't an imposition.
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When I wish to tell someone who thanks me for my assistance that it was 'no problem', I say "don't mention it" or "it was my pleasure".
 
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