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?
Early on in my second career as a computer support technician, I found it kind of idiotic to respond to a client's thank you with "no problem" since the reason I was there in the first place was to resolve a problem. That's when I self-corrected and restarted responding to thank you's with "You're welcome" the way I was taught as a child. I thought it to be more polite, considerate and respectful. ...And since those concepts seem to be vanishing or dramatically dissipating, I feel it just makes people feel better to complete an interaction in the most polite manner. These days, I really appreciate it when I get a "you're welcome" after giving them a thank you for helping me. As long as you get some kind of acknowledgement in return for being polite I wouldn't stress out over it.