No worries

[harvardma]

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

[stevej37]

No worries.

[Steve Carlton]

Yes.

[LEAKYSEALS951]

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.

[Arizona_928]

No problem

[porsche930dude]

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.

[Baz]

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

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

[Steve Carlton]

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

[wildthing]

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.

[Bill Douglas]

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."

[john70t]

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.

[alex778]

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

[sc_rufctr]

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

[porsche tech]

Chick-fil-a: “My pleasure”!

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by porsche tech

Chick-fil-a: “My pleasure”!

And they won't accept a tip either!

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

No worries here

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by harvardma

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

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.

[Rusty Heap]

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


It's a Kiwi NZ thing.


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

[porsche tech]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

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.

Agreed, impor-ent. Irritating.

[herr_oberst]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

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.

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.

[Zeke]

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.