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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 7 months ago* (last edited 7 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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[–] sping@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Huh, to me, YW is much more gracious and positive that you're happy to do it, while NP is more like "it was a tolerable burden".

Though for paid service I don't like expected faux enthusiasm. I think "of course" is classy and not demeaning then, meaning "it's what I'm here for".

[–] jack@monero.town 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

In German, "you're welcome" means "gern geschehen" which can be translated back to "I did it gladly". So yea, I also think YW is very positive

[–] Reil@beehaw.org 5 points 7 months ago

See, that's much closer to "(It was) my pleasure", which is a valid English response (though these days it puts people in the mind of "Chick-fil-A employee") than it is "You're welcome".

[–] overcast5348@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Duolingo taught me "wilkommen" for "welcome." Is that used IRL?

[–] jack@monero.town 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

No, not in the context of "you're welcome". Wilkommen is only used for saying e.g. "welcome home"

[–] overcast5348@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Thanks!