I hear “No problem” far more often.

  •  BluJay320   ( @BluJay320@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) English
    46•6 months ago

    I see “no problem” as nicer. If I say that, I’m expressing that I really don’t mind, and there’s no need to thank me. No problem, as in I had no problem with doing this thing

    “You’re welcome” feels more like “I appreciate you thanking me, because I went out of my way to do this”, if that makes any sense

    •  sping   ( @sping@lemmy.sdf.org ) English
      12•6 months ago

      Huh, to me, YW is much more gracious and positive that you’re happy to do it, while NP is more like “it was a tolerable burden”.

      Though for paid service I don’t like expected faux enthusiasm. I think “of course” is classy and not demeaning then, meaning “it’s what I’m here for”.

      •  jack   ( @jack@monero.town ) 
        5•6 months ago

        In German, “you’re welcome” means “gern geschehen” which can be translated back to “I did it gladly”. So yea, I also think YW is very positive

        •  Reil   ( @Reil@beehaw.org ) English
          5•6 months ago

          See, that’s much closer to “(It was) my pleasure”, which is a valid English response (though these days it puts people in the mind of “Chick-fil-A employee”) than it is “You’re welcome”.

    •  intensely_human   ( @intensely_human@lemm.ee ) 
      7•6 months ago

      Except “no problem” traditionally means “no problem [despite this situation containing a likely problem]”.

      It means the person being thanked has gone outside their set of responsibilities to help you.

      Like “Thanks for letting us borrow your spare tire so we could get our car back to town” -> “no problem”.

      Here the other person had no responsibility to help with the others’ flat tire, much less lend out a piece of their own safety equipment.

      “You’re welcome” is the one which means “It is perfectly expected in our current roles that I would have provided this”.