WARNING! GEEZER ALERT! The following rant was written by a geezer who pines for the good old days when things were done right. If you are under the age of 35 and/or have the misguided notion that the good old days were just days and probably not all that good, read no further.
Otherwise...
Whatever happened to the words, "you're welcome"? I still say "thank you." But something has happened to the polite response, "you're welcome." It's been replaced with "uh-huh." That's if you're lucky. If not, your thanks will be met with a barely audible "mm-hmm" or a dismissive "yep." Yep?!! What's up with that?
You don't believe me? Go through a day saying "thank you" to as many people as possible. Then tell me how many "you're welcomes" you get in return. They're as scarce as hen's teeth, I tell you!
For those of you still reading, I thank you listening to my petty little tirade.
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Mark,
I remember when I was a teenager and sitting around with the men at some church-related function and listening to them say the similar things of course about "kids these days".
I didn't think this in the eighties or even the nineties but, you know, life is really quite different nowadays than it was in the sixties when we grew up.
uh-huh...
yep
Mark
I saw the title and thought that you were sending out a "you're welcome" to Caren's psychotic cat from the good 'ole days.
For those of you not in the know, Caren named the cat "Uh-Huh".
Mark-
You're welcome.
Also, I heard your daughter (and my old Lake Geneva and ACU compadre) Caren was living in Austin now. I am here as well, starting up a church plant that just turned 6 months old. I'd love to get in touch.
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-Kester (formerly known as Chris) Smith
You're welcome and thank you for posting :)
I was beginning to think I was the only one who noticed this. I seldom even hear "thank you" anymore when I'm shopping or just out and about. Sadly, being considerate isn't a top priority anymore.
Uh-huh is rude, I usually get it from unhappy service workers and grumpy receptionists. Uh-huh is like saying, yes, you should thank me for doing this crappy job that I hate.
that's a really good point. there is something sadly missing in the mmhhmm prevalence, as if people don't care anymore.
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