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Nobody says it anymore (startrek.website)
submitted 11 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website to c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world
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I've heard it explained that "hey" used to be more of an urgent way to get someone's attention, rather than a casual "hello" like it is now, so it sounded rude to some older folks.

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[-] Pickle_Jr@lemmy.dbzer0.com 107 points 11 months ago

When I was a waiter, there was no shortage of boomers getting genuinely upset with me saying "No problem" as a reply to "thanks".

[-] CaptFeather@lemm.ee 11 points 11 months ago

Ugggggh I went through this with my (boomer) boss for years until she finally accepted it lmao. Then it was, "WORRIES, CaptFeather! WORRIES!" as a joke every time I said it lol

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