“You’re Welcome” vs. “No Problem” vs. “My Pleasure”
Mar 21, 2008 Thoughts
When someone says “Thank you” to you, how do you respond?
The 3 biggies are:
- You’re Welcome
- No Problem
- My Pleasure
For me, I tend to lean toward “My pleasure”, only because my grandfather instilled that in me at an early age. He said that “no problem”, although implying that there is no problem, also has a bit of a negative connotation to it. Since it has the word “problem” in it, the underlying meaning is there. “You’re welcome” is always the standard, but “my pleasure” has such a nice, positive sound to it. I am sure we don’t always mean it, but it is implying that you are taking pleasure in whatever you are doing for the other person.
Plus, they say “My pleasure” at every Chick Fil A you go to. Look for it next time you say thanks to one of the employees there.
So, what do YOU say?
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March 22nd, 2008 at 11:27 pm
I say “you’re welcome.” But sometimes at work I say “yep.”
March 23rd, 2008 at 6:06 am
I went through a phase a few months back where I said “yep” to people at work. I guess that should be the fourth response.
March 23rd, 2008 at 7:37 am
for me it has always been “no problem”. i don’t know why. maybe because it just became a habit, plus, it’s quite understandable when i just key in “NP” when sending sms.
March 23rd, 2008 at 6:17 pm
good call with the SMS.
March 28th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
Good post. I’ve always had a problem (lol) saying “no problem.” It just felt wrong. Kind of like when people say, “What are you doing?” and I automatically answer “Nothing” or “Not much.”
March 28th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
yeah, that is usually my answer too. Also, “So, how is everything?” Response: “Pretty good”.