Kids these days

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What’s up with kids these days? List the things that make you ask that question. One question per post, please, and keep it light.

So why do kids these days respond to “Thank you” by saying, “No problem”?

A waiter brings my food to the table and I say “thank you.” He answers “no problem.” Well of course it’s not a problem. He’s doing a job for which he is being paid and for which he will receive a tip. I haven’t asked for extraordinary service of some kind. What’s wrong with “you’re welcome.” Same number of syllables, no harder to say.

I tell you, kids these days…
 
I picked up saying that after being in the States,people say it here as well but it doesn’t make me think twice as its common to say “No worries” here 🙃
Another saying I like is "You’re as welcome as the flowers in Springtime "
At least the kids are acknowledging 🙂 Worse when an adult doesn’t SMD.
 
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I think it’s about the increasing casualness of our culture.
The reason for etiquette is to get everybody on the same page behaviorally, so that social and business affairs can carry on smoothly.
But at some point etiquette (or more precisely, knowledge of) became a stick for persons of one social class, or who aspired to that social class, to beat persons persons of a lower class. I.e. To deny jobs or exclude them from social activities or to sneer.
Later, it became a virtue to not know anything about etiquette or pretend not to: “We’re not formal around here!” Like it’s some big whoop virtue.
Of course, informalness can also be used as a weapon, in a “rules for thee but not for me” sort of way, but that’s a rant for another time
 
I still find it unsettling when the music from the car next to me is so loud, the sound waves make my car vibrate. One would think that older folks with some hearing loss might need to turn up the volume a little, but no, it is always some ill-mannered youngster playing their infernal tunes for everyone to hear, well beyond the decibel pain threshold 😠.
 
Why do they need to document their lives with fish face selfies so many times a day?
 
Rock and roll is devil music

I even saw a girl walking down the street in blue jeans!
 
Yeah, I don’t get that either. it’s not only that nothing is really private anymore, but it just seems so vain.
 
My, in my day I never left the house without stockings, heels, a dress, hat and little white gloves!!

And the pearls. To clutch.
 
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I had pearls to clutch.
And a clutch–to hold my one nickel I got for allowance.
 
Yeah, stupid teens! I’m so glad I’m not one of them… stupid cell phones and social media and … and… tecnology!!

oh, wait…
 
Well in Spnaish, “De nada” would literally translate to “of nothing” and it means “you’re welcome.” So maybe some influence from that? (Probably not.) And there us the informal type of culture that was mentioned. I do wonder if the “no problem” is as common in the South.
 
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Well in Spnaish, “ De nada ” would literally translate to “of nothing” and it means “thank you.” So maybe some influence from that? (Probably not.) And there us the informal type of culture that was mentioned. I do wonder if the “no problem” is as common in the South.
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De nada is used for “You’re welcome.” Gracias is “Thank you.” I think maybe you typed too fast.
 
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And those jeans always seemed to be ripped and torn in the most startling way.
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One time I had to go into a welfare office with a male friend of mine - a French model who was immigrating to the US - as I was his sponsor. While we were waiting for the woman we had to see, a man on welfare leaned over to Sebastien, the Frenchman, and said, “If I give you ten dollars, will you go over to the thrift shop and buy a pair of decent jeans?” Sebastien, who had plenty of money, was wearing ripped jeans. He seemed genuinely taken aback. He stuttered and stammered that he was wearing designer jeans that were supposed to be that way. My oldest brother and I still laugh about that.
 
I don’t understand why kids, or adults, have to say “basically” all the time. For example, “Basically, we went to the amusement park.” I feel like saying, “Hey, you either did or you didn’t, no ‘basically’ about it!” But I just cringe instead. 😱
 
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