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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 Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I hear "No problem" far more often.

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[-] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Wow. facepalm The words literally say there's no problem, and yet it somehow implies there is a problem? Talk about overthinking what someone is saying.

This is why I often hate neurotypical communication styles. The world would be a lot more straightforward if people just said what they meant. Jesus fucking Christ on a motorbike...

[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago

... would be quite a sight to see. Although if He can do all those other miracles, I guess fucking Himself on a motorcycle wouldn't be impossible. So I guess it's just a straightforward statement on your part.

[-] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

............I ship it.

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago

It doesn’t imply that there is a problem. It implies that there would have been a problem, if it hadn’t been generously waived by the “no problem”.

[-] olympicyes@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Then why are people tripping about saying “you’re welcome”?

[-] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 6 months ago

I'm sorry; what are you asking?

[-] wahming 1 points 6 months ago

I'm fairly certain your average neurotypical would not have interpreted it that way. Don't stereotype us either 😛

[-] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 6 months ago

Yeah, I suppose you're right. To an extent, anyway. Sorry about that.

Still, the fact that there even is that interpretation in the first place to a common-enough frequency that it becomes taught at communication classes means that a LARGE, significant number of people have read it that way in the recent past.

[-] wahming 1 points 6 months ago

Yeah. I can agree with you, vague and changing communication standards is annoying

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