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What happened to "You're welcome!" as a response to "Thank You"? It's not even included in the canned answers on an apple watch. Have we as a society abandoned it? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I hear "No problem" far more often.

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[–] [email protected] 143 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (55 children)

Years ago, I had to do customer service training for a job, and one thing they said is to always say "you're welcome" instead of "no problem", because some people think "no problem" is rude. But I think it's a generational thing, and it's kind of the opposite with younger folks.

[–] [email protected] 95 points 6 months ago (23 children)

No worries.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago (4 children)

I have a friend who loses his mind when anyone uses this (who isn’t Australian.) He is also not Australian, not sure what his burden is

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

I'm now weirdly self-aware of how often I say that. It is probably better if I don't meet your friend.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Has he seen "The Lion King"?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Quiet, you fool!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

explanation I got long ago was that “No worries” was reserved when the situation was so bad, nothing you did would change things – sit back, “No worries”, crack a beer, and enjoy the spectacle

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)