No Problem

The problem with “no problem”

Is what to say about no problem.

I have a problem with “No problem” 

I don’t understand it and it make the hackles go up on my back (though I don’t really know what hackles are). 

I just don’t know what became of You’re welcome. 

Why and how did a negative retort such as NO problem come to replace a kind and gracious “you’re welcome”?  it doesn’t even mean the same thing!  It doesn’t imply or give credence to the fact that you have just kindly thanked the (fill in the blank)…………  shop clerk, credit card customer service person, contractor, gallery sitter,  person you stop on the street to ask directions………..

When they say No problem, it implies that there was a problem in the first place, but that it’s okay, and you are off the hook somehow ; they are doing you a favor by stating that it’s ok, no problem……..

It’s a generation thing and I should probably ask young’uns of that generation – but do they know? 

According to one leading psychologist, this isn't the best choice of words. After four decades of studying persuasion, Influence author Robert Cialdini has come to see "you're welcome" as a missed opportunity. "There is a moment of power that we are all afforded as soon as someone has said 'thank you,'" Cialdini explains. To capitalize on this power, he recommends an unconventional reply:

"I know you'd do the same for me."

Dumbest ass thing I ever heard…………