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What happened to "You're welcome!" as a response to "Thank You"? It's not even included in the canned answers on an apple watch. Have we as a society abandoned it? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I hear "No problem" far more often.

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[–] VaultBoyNewVegas@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Nae bother is Norn Irish. Said in a strong Belfast accent normally.

[–] SpiderShoeCult@sopuli.xyz 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Ha. Today I learned. I read it in a Scottish tone, seemed to fit

[–] VaultBoyNewVegas@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Oh, also the bother is pronounced without the th included. So it's boh-er.

[–] SpiderShoeCult@sopuli.xyz 1 points 7 months ago

In the southeast of Ireland I've heard it 'bodder', almost like the Danish soft d instead of the th, but it was just a couple of guys so maybe the sample size is a bit off.