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?
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?
I hear "No problem" far more often.
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"You're welcome" was always taught to me as the proper thing, but sounds slightly stilted. They express the same sentiment, roughly, but "[it was] no problem" is arguably clearer about it. I personally just think it's a slightly "nicer" nuance.
Of course, sometimes maybe it actually was a problem, and then I'd only say it if going out of my way to be nice about it.
Yes, to me, the nuance is what's important here.
"You're welcome" implies you did something good, and you know it. "I am good for doing this for you. You owe me!"
Whereas "no problem" implies it didn't cause you any trouble. "Doing this for you was not detrimental to my life. You owe me nothing."
I agree with this hit somehow some older people see it flip-flopped
I really don't think your welcome is meant to mean you owe me.
You owe me
So by saying you are welcome to their action, people are actually saying the opposite? That you are not welcome to it at all? You're saying it's ironic?
Reminds me a lot of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Qh_P0_9jsc
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