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It indicates distaste of the phrase, in eyes of the author I assume. I personally don't like "no worries" either, mostly because I'm a very literal person and w
by oxplot 11y ago
It indicates distaste of the phrase, in eyes of the author I assume. I personally don't like "no worries" either, mostly because I'm a very literal person and words that unnecessarily imply things bother me (ie someone who's thanking you is rarely worried about the matter).
- VeejayRampay 11y agoI took to "no worries" fast when I was in Canada because the intensity of the thanks you get for minor actions in North America was overwhelming for me at first (before I realized it was a nice façade that helps smoothing the social rapport). I remember my first few days working at a tech shop in the suburbs of Vancouver, I made a pot of fresh coffee and told one of my colleagues so that he could get a cup had he wanted to. The way he thanked me, you could have sworn I had cured cancer or something. It made me feel like it was WAY too much for just being a decent person (I want coffee, I make a pot for everyone) that "no worries" was very handy, a way of saying "You don't need to put too much heart in your thanks, it's nothing really, I feel it's bordering on praise and I don't think it deserves it".
- oxplot 11y agoI see. My response in that kind of situation would be one of: "sure thing", "don't mention it", "sure", "my pleasure".