You’re Welcome vs. No Problem Debate

Ah, the not-so-popular part of the whole Boomer vs. Millennial debate: should you say you’re welcome or no problem as a response to thank you? To us, it doesn’t matter, though we hear no problem used a lot more frequently than you’re welcome. But for some reason, this boomer is upset that those young whippersnapper cashiers at retail stores only say no problem. How dare they?

Well, it turns out that there’s actually a difference between you’re welcome and no problem. You can read the post if you’re interested in the full answer, but essentially, you’re welcome implies that you deserve to be thanked, whereas no problem implies that the helper was required to offer assistance. Who’s entitled now?