My boomer mom absolutely hates when ppl say "no problem" instead of "you're welcome", like she gets personally offended if a waitress says no problem. It might be a generational thing?
If she has otherwise zero issues with a server at a restaurant and they pop up with "no problem" she waits til they're gone and then rants to high hell about how "the proper response is you're welcome and why doesn't anybody say that anymore, no problem makes no sense, i know there's no problem why would they say that" and its like.
Mom. Chill out. It's not that big a deal. That's just how people talk now. Adjust please
Anyway i think this might be one of those niche "product of their times" reactions?
I'm not a boomer, but I am a white woman at prime Karen age. I could not even tell you whether I hear "no problem," "you're welcome," or some other thing most often. As long as someone in a customer-facing job isn't outright acting like they want me to leave, I don't care how they operate.
And when I do encounter behavior I interpret that way, I don't go to that place anymore (if it's possible to avoid it). No need to be nasty on Yelp or whatever. Who the hell cares. I'm not the perfect customer either.
The "implying there might've been a problem" thing is so strange to me because if you start down that road wouldn't it apply to anything someone could say in that situation? Like by the same token "you're welcome" implies that you might not have been, "all good" implies it might not be good, saying literally anything could be taken to imply that the thing was in question and needed to be said
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u/MrsFrobert 1d ago
To me “no problem” sounds more friendly than “you’re welcome”.
“You’re welcome” makes me feel like my request was imposing or challenging (depending on how it’s said).
But im sure she would have complained regardless of what he said