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What happened to "You're welcome!" as a response to "Thank You"? It's not even included in the canned answers on an apple watch. Have we as a society abandoned it? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I hear "No problem" far more often.

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The appropriate response is that the debt must be repaid in kind, within the fortnight, lest their house fall into disrepute

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Or, simply: noblesse oblige.

Actually, this might be the absolutely most obnoxious possibly response, especially in English. I’ve heard it used unironically in French, and I think I recall hearing it used sardonically in English. Anyone else?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

The only time I say those words, Noblesse Oblige, is when I joined a clan of the same name in Kingdom of Loathing. I was still confused then and we just called it NO.