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I had the good luck for some years of my life to work for the CBC, the Canadian Broadcasting network. There was an unwritten protocol there, that when a job is finished, you thank each person who collaborated with you, even if it was only something that took ten minutes to do. This has stuck with me ever since. Now, when I ride the bus around town. I always thank the bus driver when I get off. Even though it is his job, I thank him for doing it.
I like that custom of thanking the driver. I noticed many people would thank pilots and flight attendants at the end of flights for a "safe flight". So I started doing that too because its showing acknowledgment for them being cautious and hopefully sober and paying attention at the controls bringing you to your destination safely. We don't have buses here or I would probably thank bus drivers too. I thank taxi drivers come to think of it.
My husband passed away recently and I've sure been grateful for all of the help and caring that friends have been giving to me...I am used to being more self-sufficient..A few friends have been annoyed with me for "thanking them" too much...Now I feel weird and self-conscious about saying "thank you" to anyone...and I feel like hiding out in a cave...I don't feel that anyone owes me anything...I appreciate what others do for me...I have always been this way. I don't want to make people feel uncomfortable....I just want to thank them for what they do for me straight from my heart...Why do some people have trouble with "thank you's?" Just curious...Thanks for listening...Hope I don't seem like a weirdo because I Just said "thanks." Do people who say "thank you" a lot seem like "nerds?"... Just trying to understand all of it...
Gratitude comes from the grateful heart! I think most people want to be appreciated and recognized, but many do not seem to know how to respond to "Thank You"
The thing I find difficult to understand is how a simple "You Are Welcome" ... morphed into "No problem" or "That's Okay" --- ??
It's sad to see so much rudeness today...This is probably why I try to watch my "p's and q's" so I will stay somewhat modest and humble...versus developing an arrogant attitude and taking what people do for me for granted...
I'm truly sorry your beloved husband has passed on. I lost my beloved Barb to brain cancer in 2006.
It sounds like you live in a cave & i live in a forest on a mountain . I truly love living here.
I find myself saying 'thankyou' quite often when someone does a kindness toward me. I don't see anything wrong with saying this. Doesn't make me feel strange. I think Thank You has a nice ring to it.
I'm truly sorry your beloved husband has passed on. I lost my beloved Barb to brain cancer in 2006.
It sounds like you live in a cave & i live in a forest on a mountain . I truly love living here.
I find myself saying 'thankyou' quite often when someone does a kindness toward me. I don't see anything wrong with saying this. Doesn't make me feel strange. I think Thank You has a nice ring to it.
Have a Beautiful Day...
Thanks for taking the time to write....I'm sorry you lost your wife....I enjoy saying "thank you" and letting people know that I appreciate what they do for me...Sounds like you do too. Wishing you a great day.
The thing I find difficult to understand is how a simple "You Are Welcome" ... morphed into "No problem" or "That's Okay" --- ??
Didn't "no problem" start with the latest generation of 20-somethings? I just noticed it a few years ago where I worked before because we had a lot of college age employees. It was they who said that whereas older employees either say "you're welcome", nod or smile when you say "thank you".
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