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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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[–] illi@lemm.ee 9 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I had to do one communucation trainung where the trainer saud that saying "no problem" should not be used, because it implies there might've been a problem. I was not convinced though.

[–] blackbrook@mander.xyz 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Then "your welcome" implies you might not be welcome. Seems like either both work or both are problematic, he can't have it both ways.

[–] illi@lemm.ee 5 points 6 months ago

Agreed. Might also be because "problem" is a word with negative conotation? Idk, I don't see a problem (hah) myself

[–] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

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...

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 3 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”.