Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Popcorn's Problem with No Problem


I cannot stand it when people substitute the phrase "no problem" for "your welcome". I think it sounds rude. It totally grates on my last raw nerve. Ok. I feel better with that off my chest.

7 comments:

Katy said...

I am glad you feel better. I can't stand "absolutely" and "I know, right?" shudder

It was so nice to see my new buddies singing together last night! I am so excited about the holidays this year and my new church friends. (Said in my best Scot voice)

Seth Ward said...

Me slow... I didn't get this at first.

I kept trying to imagine the conversation.

"Hey, can you pick up some eggs later?"

"Your welcome."

Super Churchlady said...

I'm jealous that you two get to sit by (if not...close) to your husbands at choir.

Don't you think we HAVE to be burning calories with all that singin'?

Popcorn said...

Seth..it goes like this...a waitress warms my coffee...I say thank you, she says no problem, I cringe. I say thanks to the server at Starbucks, he says...no problem, I cringe. I KNOW it's no problem! It's your job I want to say...the nicer more genteel response (to my ears) is your welcome. No problem sounds like they've done me a huge favor.Hey can you pick up some eggs later, no problem fits there without sounding rude. So I guess there's just certain situations it seems ill mannered. I don't know why this grates on my nerves so badly. Apparently it is no problem (har har) to most people.

SCL I know, we are so burning calories with all that earnest high note hitting we are doing. And yes, it is nice to sit by hubby in choir sometimes.

Katy, friend (Scot voice), you're the bomb. You and your D are presh.

majorsteve said...

I don't know why you even bother saying "thank you" to someone selling you coffee. It's their job.

My biggest pet peeve of all is when someone has too many pet peeves.

Seth Ward said...

Oh, I finally got it... dyslexia or something. I see thing backwards sometimes first.

I've never heard of anyone with that pet peeve before! How bout this one: Sitting at the dinner table with someone and they blow and look, wipe and look, pic with the wadded napkin and look. Then they ask you to look and see if there is anything left.

Ask Amber about that one. She'll tell you the culprit.

Popcorn said...

That's gross. Really gross. That might be everyone's pet peeve.