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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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[–] creamed_eels@toast.ooo 14 points 6 months ago (4 children)

I have a friend who loses his mind when anyone uses this (who isn’t Australian.) He is also not Australian, not sure what his burden is

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 14 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Hit him with a "No wukkas mate" that will sort him right out

[–] MrsDoyle@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

I go with "no wuckin furries".

[–] jkrtn@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 months ago

I'm now weirdly self-aware of how often I say that. It is probably better if I don't meet your friend.

[–] cerement@slrpnk.net 3 points 6 months ago

explanation I got long ago was that “No worries” was reserved when the situation was so bad, nothing you did would change things – sit back, “No worries”, crack a beer, and enjoy the spectacle

[–] bandwidthcrisis@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Has he seen "The Lion King"?

[–] creamed_eels@toast.ooo 2 points 6 months ago

Quiet, you fool!