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Old 09-03-2015, 12:28 PM   #5 (permalink)
nerdupyo
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You're welcome

When I worked in north-central Florida I was taken aside and seriously reprimanded by my boss for saying "no problem" instead of "you're welcome" when I would talk to co-workers or on business calls. She took the time to take me into her office to bring this up. She said it could come off as negative (how?!) and that it doesn't sound as polite. I could not hold in my laughter when she told me this. I told her maybe it was a regional difference because both phrases mean the same thing to me and always have.

She is a former pageant queen who was raised in the south so I had to assume she grew up getting strict etiquette drilled into her head. I ignored her nit picking because I thought it was so silly. I am still acknowledging someone's thanks no matter which phrase I use. Even if it is "mm-hmm", "sure thing" or "you got it" whatever you want to say is getting the same job done.
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