No Problem
Nov 17, 2020 11:19:14 #
rplain1 wrote:
One trend throughout this thread is that it's the younger people who are less polite and that is probably true. But aren't we forgetting who it was that taught them? Or in this case, failed to teach them? My parents insisted that I say "please" and "thank you". I still do. And I find that now, I actually mean it!
We're only polite when we aren't picked apart for how we provide a courteous response....
In all seriousness, it really is a generational gap and shows how (any) language evolves over a large time span. I guess I would be considered on the younger side on this forum and I do say "you're welcome" AND "no problem" depending on the circumstances. Both of which I mean sincerely for different applications.
Someone: Thank you for inviting us over for a lovely evening!
Me: You are very welcome, anytime! (indicating a polite response and a warming invitation to do it again)
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Someone: Thank you for helping me demo my house after this hurricane!
Me: No problem at all! Glad I could help! (indicating that I received your gratitude, it was hard work, but I did it to lend a hand)
Nov 17, 2020 11:56:18 #
exakta56
Loc: Orford,New Hampshire
When told'no problem' I sometimes reply 'if serving is a problem, then you might want to find another job'
Nov 17, 2020 12:08:11 #
Longshadow wrote:
Almost always when I hold a door at a store I get a "Thank you.".
I’m convinced it’s a Jersey thing!
Nov 17, 2020 12:10:28 #
[quote=IDguy]That’s what you get for living in New Jersey. Out west, throughout “fly over country”, and in the south you will always get a “Thank You, x”. x = “sir” or “Ma'am”.
Not so much in northeast S of Maine and New Hampshire.
(PS: When I was brought up in NJ in 50s and 60s you always got a “Thank You”.)[/
Totally agree.
Not so much in northeast S of Maine and New Hampshire.
(PS: When I was brought up in NJ in 50s and 60s you always got a “Thank You”.)[/
Totally agree.
Nov 17, 2020 12:11:32 #
It's just another example of "bastardizing" the language. New expressions that corrupt the true meaning of a phrase. The new use of shortcuts such as "merch", "explanash", "conversash" will soon render the language to guttural grunts.
Nov 17, 2020 12:14:44 #
TonyF
Loc: Bradenton, FL
waldron7 wrote:
It's just another example of "bastardizing" the language. New expressions that corrupt the true meaning of a phrase. The new use of shortcuts such as "merch", "explanash", "conversash" will soon render the language to guttural grunts.
George Orwell's Newspeak!
Nov 17, 2020 12:20:14 #
Nov 17, 2020 12:22:31 #
exakta56 wrote:
When told'no problem' I sometimes reply 'if serving is a problem, then you might want to find another job'
Haha.
If "No problem." is a problem, then you might want to find another restaurant.
Nov 17, 2020 12:25:13 #
Kozan
Loc: Trenton Tennessee
mr spock wrote:
Is it just me or does no one say you’re welcome anymore? Whenever I am out in a restaurant, store etc. and someone does something for me I say “Thank You”
Almost invariably the response in no longer “You’re Welcome” but “No Problem”
Does it bother anyone else or should I get a life and not worry about it?
Almost invariably the response in no longer “You’re Welcome” but “No Problem”
Does it bother anyone else or should I get a life and not worry about it?
Yes. Change is hard for some of us. I still get mad when people say pairs of glasses when pair is both singular and plural. It's like saying "How many fishes did you catch".
But I think of the Spanish "de nada", which literally means "It's nothing." "No problem" means the same thing.
Nov 17, 2020 12:28:09 #
Kozan wrote:
Yes. Change is hard for some of us. I still get mad when people say pairs of glasses when pair is both singular and plural. It's like saying "How many fishes did you catch".
But I think of the Spanish "de nada", which literally means "It's nothing." "No problem" means the same thing.
But I think of the Spanish "de nada", which literally means "It's nothing." "No problem" means the same thing.
Nov 17, 2020 12:35:04 #
Longshadow wrote:
Similar to the French: I’ll n’ya pas de quoa
Don’t mention it
Or
de rien
It’s nothing
Nov 17, 2020 12:37:35 #
Dannj wrote:
Similar to the French: I’ll n’ya pas de quoa
Don’t mention it
Or
de rien
It’s nothing
Don’t mention it
Or
de rien
It’s nothing
Nov 17, 2020 12:44:09 #
mr spock wrote:
Is it just me or does no one say you’re welcome anymore? Whenever I am out in a restaurant, store etc. and someone does something for me I say “Thank You”
Almost invariably the response in no longer “You’re Welcome” but “No Problem”
Does it bother anyone else or should I get a life and not worry about it?
Almost invariably the response in no longer “You’re Welcome” but “No Problem”
Does it bother anyone else or should I get a life and not worry about it?
I have to say that not only do I not get a " your welcome", but many times I don't get a "thank you". Can't tell you how many times I've held the door or let someone go first and they keep right on going like the door was on automatic. Not the world it used to be.
Nov 17, 2020 12:49:10 #
Longshadow wrote:
Haha.
If "No problem." is a problem, then you might want to find another restaurant.
If "No problem." is a problem, then you might want to find another restaurant.
Nov 17, 2020 13:29:38 #
IDguy wrote:
My South Carolina relatives assure me “y’all” means one person. For more than one person it is “all y’all”.
or "youanzz-all"
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