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Re: "You're welcome" or "No problem" ??
« Reply #50 on: May 28, 2014, 03:30:35 PM »
When someone calls me Sir, I reply, "Don't 'sir' me, I work for a living."  old navy joke...

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Re: "You're welcome" or "No problem" ??
« Reply #51 on: May 28, 2014, 03:32:24 PM »
I bet when slobber shakes someone's hand on the first meet he grabs too soon and ends up shaking hands with their fingers.  Not boss and definitely not the other person's pleasure. 
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Re: "You're welcome" or "No problem" ??
« Reply #52 on: May 28, 2014, 03:33:33 PM »
thanks to an earworm tv commercial long ago, i also will occasionally mix in a "thank yourself" by accident and feel like a dick later.

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Re: "You're welcome" or "No problem" ??
« Reply #53 on: May 28, 2014, 03:34:15 PM »
I always like when someone introduces someone else to me. The new person always says that stupid, "Nice ta meet ya." I love one upping the eff right of them with the high and mighty, "it's my pleasure." (or maybe, "The pleasure is all mine." They know right away that I am a boss.
If I am being introduced, I say, "It is my pleasure to meet you." They always fall over for lack of being able to respond to such charm.

They're probably dumbstruck that some jackanape is going all Tudors on them at a casual luncheon...

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Re: "You're welcome" or "No problem" ??
« Reply #54 on: May 28, 2014, 03:36:08 PM »
My rule of thumb is just try to do whatever Don Draper would do when meeting someone.

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Re: "You're welcome" or "No problem" ??
« Reply #55 on: May 28, 2014, 03:36:11 PM »
I bet when slobber shakes someone's hand on the first meet he grabs too soon and ends up shaking hands with their fingers.  Not boss and definitely not the other person's pleasure.
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« Reply #56 on: May 28, 2014, 03:38:09 PM »
My rule of thumb is just try to do whatever Don Draper would do when meeting someone.

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« Reply #57 on: May 28, 2014, 03:38:15 PM »
I always like when someone introduces someone else to me. The new person always says that stupid, "Nice ta meet ya." I love one upping the eff right of them with the high and mighty, "it's my pleasure." (or maybe, "The pleasure is all mine." They know right away that I am a boss.
If I am being introduced, I say, "It is my pleasure to meet you." They always fall over for lack of being able to respond to such charm.

They're probably dumbstruck that some jackanape is going all Tudors on them at a casual luncheon...
There is nothing casual about slobber.
"You wanna go grab some beers?"
"Sure, just let me change into a fresh suit and take this thing to another {Tudors} level!"

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Re: "You're welcome" or "No problem" ??
« Reply #58 on: May 28, 2014, 03:38:37 PM »
I bet when slobber shakes someone's hand on the first meet he grabs too soon and ends up shaking hands with their fingers.  Not boss and definitely not the other person's pleasure.
LESS THAN HALF THE TIME!

eff, dobber. thats so horrible for everyone involved.

if you have even a chance of flubbing a first handshake, you should just say you have the flu or something and decline.

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Re: "You're welcome" or "No problem" ??
« Reply #59 on: May 28, 2014, 03:51:01 PM »
I bet when slobber shakes someone's hand on the first meet he grabs too soon and ends up shaking hands with their fingers.  Not boss and definitely not the other person's pleasure.
LESS THAN HALF THE TIME!

eff, dobber. thats so horrible for everyone involved.

if you have even a chance of flubbing a first handshake, you should just say you have the flu or something and decline.
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Re: "You're welcome" or "No problem" ??
« Reply #60 on: May 28, 2014, 04:29:02 PM »
My rule of thumb is just try to do whatever Don Draper would do when meeting someone.

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Re: "You're welcome" or "No problem" ??
« Reply #61 on: May 28, 2014, 04:32:43 PM »
how does "cool" work?

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Re: "You're welcome" or "No problem" ??
« Reply #62 on: May 28, 2014, 04:34:09 PM »
They should teach you how to handshake in school
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Re: "You're welcome" or "No problem" ??
« Reply #63 on: May 28, 2014, 04:34:32 PM »
I bet when slobber shakes someone's hand on the first meet he grabs too soon and ends up shaking hands with their fingers.  Not boss and definitely not the other person's pleasure.

Getting finger grabbed is the worst. 

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Re: "You're welcome" or "No problem" ??
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« Reply #65 on: May 28, 2014, 05:19:26 PM »
"sure".  "yeah, sure".
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Re: "You're welcome" or "No problem" ??
« Reply #66 on: May 28, 2014, 05:21:42 PM »
Yes sir, or ya sure? 

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Re: "You're welcome" or "No problem" ??
« Reply #67 on: May 28, 2014, 05:22:03 PM »
a lot of times i just give the slight grin and head nod, basically the non-verbal "no problem"
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Re: "You're welcome" or "No problem" ??
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« Reply #69 on: May 28, 2014, 05:33:30 PM »
a lot of times i just give the slight grin and head nod, basically the non-verbal "no problem"

This is what I do when people thank me for something that is not really a benefit to them...like the YMCA people thanking me for inputting my membership number.

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Re: "You're welcome" or "No problem" ??
« Reply #70 on: May 28, 2014, 06:20:52 PM »
I bet when slobber shakes someone's hand on the first meet he grabs too soon and ends up shaking hands with their fingers.  Not boss and definitely not the other person's pleasure.

Getting finger grabbed is the worst.

When that happens, I want to up and slap them with my off hand.
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Re: "You're welcome" or "No problem" ??
« Reply #71 on: May 28, 2014, 07:23:00 PM »
Try saying it with the emphasis on different phonemes. 'No problem (emphasis on no) v. No 'Problem (emphasis on 'prah').  The former could hardly be construed as offensive, the latter could be.  And now you know the language beneath the language.

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Re: "You're welcome" or "No problem" ??
« Reply #72 on: May 28, 2014, 10:15:00 PM »
What is the proper response to "I'm sorry" when it's really not something to be sorry about....I always say "You're fine" but feels weird sometimes.

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« Reply #73 on: May 28, 2014, 10:17:46 PM »
What is the proper response to "I'm sorry" when it's really not something to be sorry about....I always say "You're fine" but feels weird sometimes.

No problem
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Re: "You're welcome" or "No problem" ??
« Reply #74 on: May 28, 2014, 10:21:02 PM »
No worries also works