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lol Heck I will tell people your welcome for them.If say walking by and I clearly move so they can say enter 1st or leave 1st or just go first and they say nothing. I'll say your welcome for them.
This country lacks manners and respect and down right courtesy of others.
I still cannot forget the manners i was taught, so it is YOUR WELCOME FOR ME, i get both your welcome and no problem, from others, i rather get that then no response at all, that is what bothers me, but i do believe that too many of todays, young have not been taught manners, it is so apparant.
I said "You're Welcome!" just yesterday. And I was rather loud about it.
I was leaving a book store. (I should add here that it was about 105 degrees outside.) As I exited the door I saw a family of five coming towards me. They were about 25 feet away. Dad, mom (pushing a stroller) and two kids. So I stood there in the heat and held the door for them. I think I even had a friendly little smile on my face as I stood there, (did I mention it was hot?) waiting for them to come my way and holding the door open for all of them.
Dad went in first. Then the two kids. The mom pushing the stroller. And I held the door for all of them. Like the best doorman you'ld ever see in NYC. Not one of that merry little troop said "Thank you." Not one.
But I said "You're welcome!" in a cheery voice that, hopefully, was loud enough for them to hear.
The funny thing is I'll keep holding doors because that's the way I was raised. Even if the manners of the rest of the world are circling the drain.
Exactly.
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Originally Posted by alphaluce
On a very blustery and chilly Valentine's Day this year, while the wind almost blew all my clothes off; I held open the door to a local restaurant for a woman, her son, and her father (presumably a rancher or cowboy, from his attire).
After dining, I asked the hostess for my check. She told me my meal had been paid for by the rancher folk.
WTH! I could have had a pitcher of Tequila and some dessert had I known earlier.
That's great that someone showed their appreciation in that way. It made my day until you said you could've had more. If it was a light hearted comment, I apologize. Otherwise, don't be greedy.
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No problem does bother me if I am at a place of service. If I ask for Tabasco sauce for example, and the response is , "no problem", I am insulted. I DON"T CARE if it is a problem, I want it.
I was in a Chic-Fila and the counter person said "my pleasure". I asked to speak to the manager. When the manager appeared I said how refreshing it was to hear "my pleasure" instead of "no problem".
These places are supposed to be serving the customer not, acting like it is a big deal to serve me.
Over sensitive to say the least. Get over yourself.
I'll say both depending on the situation; I'll also say "you too" because usually when someone is saying "thank you" to me it's followed by some variation "have a nice day"
The only time I typically say "no problem" is when someone is asking me to go out of my way for them. For example; I was at lunch yesterday and one of my coworkers called my cell and asked me if I could pick up something for her. When I got back she thanked me and tried to give me some gas money but I said "No problem" To me that was better than "you're welcome" because I was trying to let her know that it wasn't an inconvenience to bring her back some food. Same as when a girlfriend asked me to baby-sit at the last minute; she was full of thank you so much's, I really appreciate it, I hope he wasn't too much trouble, I'm sorry it was such short notice and I said "it's no problem" to her.
I do teach my son to say you're welcome though Sometimes he'll say "please; thank you; you're welcome" all at once
That's great that someone showed their appreciation in that way. It made my day until you said you could've had more. If it was a light hearted comment, I apologize. Otherwise, don't be greedy.
Over sensitive to say the least. Get over yourself.
I'm sorrry you don't like my opinion. The poster asked for opinion. I gave my opinion. If you don't like my opinion I suggest you mind your own business and keep your responses to the question asked and leave the insults to yourself.
I remember when I was a kid growing up in the 90s, my aunt (who raised my cousins quite differently than my brother and I were raised) made such a big deal over the fact that my brother and I used "please" and "thank you". I don't see it so much as being polite as that I had it SO drilled into my head as a kid that it is just the automatic response!
Thinking on it, I've started to say "No problem" as well. I don't use either more than the other, just whatever comes out of my mouth first.
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Sometimes he'll say "please; thank you; you're welcome" all at once
