Thank you is NOT an apology
August 20th, 2009OK, you’ve already heard me say this rant but it must be said again and the reason it must be said again - it’s proof of creeping communism. I’ll explain…
The next generation are pansies. We already agree on this. They’re out of shape, sit around, watch tv, and play video games all day, and think they’re entitled to shit they didn’t work for just because they have low self-esteem. They’re also hypersensitive so you have to be careful what you say around them or else they’ll get all butt hurt.
Perfect example - the correct way to reply to “thank you” is “you’re welcome.” It is NOT “no problem.” “No problem” is a response to an apology, and thank you is not an apology.
How did this become so widespread? Well, I’ll tell you how it became so widespread. The communists have had an agenda to demasculinize boys from day one. Male adults who never become men are easy to control. Thus, more receptive of communism. One of the ways to demasculinize boys is to make them hypersensitive.
Hypersensitivity -> Demasculinization -> Communism
See, I figured this out a long time ago.* I’m onto the communists. You can’t ever take your eyes off of them because they’re always doing something sneaky.
So, if someone under the age of 30 says “no problem” when you say “thank you,” simply correct them and explain to them that thank you is not an apology. Now if someone over 30 says “no problem,” immediately assault them. They’re a communist.
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* It’s just like I figured out long ago what Step 2 was between collecting underpants and profit. Of course, I can’t share it here in case certain gnomes have internet connections.
over 30, i say no problem. why? because it’s ‘you’re wecome, it was no problem’, but shorter & understood.
or because I am a commy… can never remember =P
personally, i don’t mind “no problem” as a response to “thank you.” it’s not as good as “you’re welcome” but i regard it as xmichra (and i consider the phrases in other languages like french or spanish which translate literally to it was nothing). i have a BIG issue with
“no problem” as a response to an apology. the correct response to an apology is either, “i accept your apology.” or “i forgive you.” (”there is nothing to apologize for” or “no offense taken” are also acceptable if the person receiving the apology truly never felt any offense. for example recognizing an act was entirely unintended or accidental as opposed to willful) this is because if something needs to be apologized for then obviously there WAS a problem that needed to be dealt with. choosing the responses i find acceptable means you are choosing not to allow the offense to continue to cause a problem, refusing to become bitter about it. “no problem” in response to an apology leaves wiggle room for grudges to still be held and the whole point of apologizing is to make peace and mitigate grudges.
then again a lot of supposed “apologies” don’t really qualify as such in my mind because they don’t involve taking responsibility for one’s own actions. i’ve always taught my kids an apology involves naming the specific offense. for example, “I’m sorry i was (rude and disrespectful, took your toy without asking, hit you in the head with my toy, called you a name, disobeyed when you said x,y,z…). that constitutes an apology. Vaguaries such as, “I’m sorry for (what happened, the issue, things, that you were bothered [that one REALLY irks me because it suggests the offended one is in the wrong and if you hit your sister in the head she has every right to be bothered. i am not lumping hypersensitivity in here]) do NOT constitute valid apologies.
You found out Step 2 of the underpants gnomes scheme? I’ve been trying to figure that one out for years!
Nice post you just reminded me of something I keep meaning to mention also.. Hope all is well.
I completely agree with xmichra and lime…not quite sure how “no problem” is communist, however.