No worries
 

Is it irrational of me to hate the response “no worries” when I say “thank you”? What ever happened to “you’re welcome”?

No worries.

Yes.

My best friend always said "No worries" (back in the 1980's).
He was from Maine and had a 'wicked' accent, so nothing was off the table, and he could pull off a mean Crocodile Dundee.
I don't hear it much, so it doesn't hit a raw nerve.
For me, it is a good thing, but I get how it could be misused.

My latest "loves"

Uptalk
Uptalk
...and a sea of uptaLK?!?!?!?

This is my favorite Connie Chung video- from 1994.
My office will be watching it soon. I'm from valley girl times. Uptalk- It's the new 29 year old pandemic in these parts of the woods.
Sad thing is, when this video was filmed, Connie Chung was making a mockery of uptalking. When she references Cindy Crawford, I can barely hear it.
These days- people speak more in line with Connie's then exaggerated mockery as if it was normal. The up got turned 'up'.

In conclusion- watch the beginning of the video and then fast forward to 2:50 minutes in for Connie's conclusion from 1994. :)

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No problem

I dont really like " No worries" either. Almost as much as I dont like fist bumps instead of a handshake. I usually respond with "Sure" or "No problem" because " your welcome" is usually too formal. and they are not welcome.

Best response is "You're quite welcome." or "You're very welcome."

But that's just my upbringing coming out.....

It's probably said reflexively and has no ill intent. I'd find something else to worry about.

I read this explanation recently, though I'm not sure I completely agree.

People who are expecting "you're welcome" have it in their minds that the thing they are thankful for is something they themselves wouldn't normally do/give, meaning it's above and beyond ordinary duty.

People who say "no worries" or "no problem" are saying that this is an ordinary thing and is the norm for them.

I'm not into that "No worries" chit either.

I recently said to an acquaintance "All the best for tomorrow". He said "What do you mean all the best, what can go wrong?" I said "It doesn't mean anything, it's just a thing that us upper middle class people say to other people."

I admit to saying it because Aussies are cool. (Kiwis not so much)

The latest thing that irks me is when I apologize and they say "Nah, you're good."
Well of course I'm good. You don't have to remind me of something I already know. We'll just assume that from now on.

Don't bother it too much. Some people respond like that

"No worries" is shorter than "You're welcome".

Chick-fil-a: “My pleasure”!

And they won't accept a tip either!

I get the "no problem" response a lot ....

No worries here ;)

It's quite a luxury to have life so well in hand that you can spend time hating how people talk.
I do it.
I can't stand people who drop the "T" when it is the middle of a word.

"Great Britain" becomes "Great Bri-en." "Thornton becomes Thor-un" It's a speech habit that is spreading, and I hate it.

I use the phrase "No worries Mate" all the time


It's a Kiwi NZ thing.


In Fijian, it's pronounced "Senga na Lenga" :D

Agreed, impor-ent. Irritating.

Usually spoken with a heavy vocal-fry affectation, too. And, I, too hate it, and I, too notice that it's been spreading for the last couple of years.

Steve McQueen, "Much obliged."

Oh, wait, he was saying thank you. No worries.

My 50 YO DIL is the queen of up talk and she's a teacher. I can't stand her.