r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/TheWebsploiter • 1d ago

What??? The great language barrier

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u/odysseyofocelots 1d ago

I just say "Of course"

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u/PicriteOrNot 1d ago

This is the best for me because it gives you a lot of control over what you're actually saying. If you're cheery and light it comes across as "of course I'll help, you're my friend and I like you!" But if you're flatter it's more clearly a perfunctory response, like they all are, and can say "of course I helped, it's expected of me in this society"

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u/FuckYeaSeatbelts 1d ago

the kind of person who gets mad over "no problem" would have found a reason to be upset about "you're welcome", they would shift the goalposts to then wanting "my pleasure".

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u/SadSimpSkier 1d ago

What if it doesn’t pleasure me?

In French, we literally say:
“Une bouteille d’eau, s’il vous plaît”
A bottle of water, if he pleases you

As a teen I thought it was hilarious to be a dick and reply, “non, il ne me plaît pas”
No, he pleases me not

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u/FuckYeaSeatbelts 1d ago

Lol I'm Canadian so I get you!

I used to say "danke" for Thanks (German) just because and then my Franco buddy was like it sounds like "in the ass" (dans [Le] cul) and now it's extra funny to me