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It's not occurred to me in ages that "no worries" could be Aussie in origin, thought it was just a degradation of "don't worry about it" here in Canada, or pick

It's not occurred to me in ages that "no worries" could be Aussie in origin, thought it was just a degradation of "don't worry about it" here in Canada, or picked up from the Lion King, but we do have a ton of aussies here, at least on the West Coast, so it seems plausible enough. I guess we just don't add "mate" as commonly.

JimTheMan 2y ago
There's an amusing short story from Douglas Adams, who visited Australia back in the day where 'No worries' featured prominently. https://douglasadams.com/dna/980707-08-a.html https://douglasadams.com/dna/980707-08-a.html "and get this, this is a very important and significant part of what happens to you on Hayman Island - staff who don't just say "No worries" when you thank them for topping up your champagne glass, they actually say "No worries at all". They truly and sincerely want you, specifically you, not just any old fat git lying around in a sun hat, but you personally, to feel that there is nothing in this best of all possible worlds that you have come to for you to concern yourself about in any way at all. Really. Really. We don't even despise you. Really. No worries at all."
ajb 2y ago
I would guess it was popularised by "Crocodile Dundee" in the 80s, so that's long enough to feel native to a lot of people.
- mikestew 2y ago
  On top of Outback Steakhouse’s (fake-Australian U.S. restaurant chain) old tag line: “no worries, just right.”
  - pimlottc 2y ago
    It was actually “no rules, just right”
    - mikestew 2y ago
      Yeah, I sure got that one wrong. I blame a lack of watching commercial television these past few years.
- brailsafe 2y ago
  Yep, that could very well have been my first exposure to that saying.