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Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 11 months ago

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?

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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?

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Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 11 months ago

I hear “No problem” far more often.

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“You’re welcome” is a silly colonial affectation. In British English you just shut up and smile.
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  Stiff upper lip and all that.

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