to hate the phrase, "no problem"

[jameelaq]

Very annoying when all companies' representatives say this. I feel like saying, "well I didn't think there would be a problem" or "what? is there a problem" or "thank God for that" They all say it without thinking, as a filler.

I think it is just one of those throwaway type comments. Perhaps it is a regional thing? It is widely used where I live (Midlands). Usually it is said in a cheery, upbeat tone, almost an equivalent to "you're welcome"

Other people say "no worries" or "don't worry". Not because there is cause to worry, but just again as a conversation filler/platitude.

You're overthinking it. It's just a saying.

YABU only because I say it all the time..... Whenever someone says 'Thank You' I go for 'you're welcome' or 'no problem'.

ooh onepiece x-post

no problem nannylocal

Well, we all get annoyed by something, but surely the point of language is that it has a meaning? SO when I ask for a statement of my balance and the response is "no problem" not only is it a bit too informal imho but seems to imply that there might be generally a problem but luckily not in this case or that in fact I am a problem but there going to do me a favour by answering the question.

I quite like no worries, seems congenial esp Ozzies.

It's/That's not a problem is generally a positive response to a request; seems entirely OK to me.

No problem seems like a portmanteau of the two; basically no worries minus the style.

All just figures of speech, so no worries.

NP

I say it all the time.

Therfore, YABU.

Obviously.

I can't be in a minority of one, surely?
Ahh well, it won't be the first time I have been left with the couch

YABU I couldn't muster up enough energy to care about that "Its not my problem" is much more irritating.

It's far worse when an o is added.
"no problem" shudder

I agree with you !

I don't like it, think it's lazy and not quite right somehow ... but can't really explain why - it just sounds so insincere.

Even worse is 'not a problem' .

no problemo (throws some finger guns)

yeah, you're in a minority - i say it when my customers are very grateful to me.
and sometimes I say "All part of the service, Modom (or sir)".
and sometimes I say, "that's perfectly alright"
or "you're welcome"

Yes Ragwort, that is the one I meant. "not a problem" to which I feel like responding, "I didn't expect it to be one"

OP, you've used the word "well". Surely the fillerest of filler words.

"well" has a specific meaning and is a specific signifier for example, showing the intention of drawing a conclusion. So not really a filler

It's no biggy...

..so You're Welcome.

Have a nice day now, you hear?

Oh.

And Turn That Frown Upside Down girlfriend...

If you were speaking to me on the phone and said "I didn't expect it to be one" in answer to my cheery "no problem", you'd get a totally different level of service. It sounds very antagonistic. I wouldn't be impressed to be spoken to like that.

I say No Worries all the time, sometimes I even through in a Mate or a Luv.

I used to work in a coffee shop many moons ago and used "no problem" all the time. They'd say, "Can I have fish and chips, please," and I'd answer, "Yes, no problem, that'll be ten minutes," or words to that effect. I didn't even think of it - it was just something to say.

To this day I still remember the WANKER that sneered at me for using it. I was young and cheery and nice to everyone - which you don't often get in a job like that so he should have bloody happy he wasn't being served by a surly teen.

OP, you have touched a nerve here.

Its ancestry is, I think, this sort of old-skool polite exchange:

1940s person: I'm so sorry to trouble you, but could you please [insert minor request here]? Thank you ever so much.

Other 1940s person: That's no trouble at all, Madam :)

Would you see that as filler, or annoying? Because it's not really any different. It's a response to the notion that you, as a polite person asking for assistance or service, may need reassurance that your request is being cheerfully dealt with.

YAB a bit U in my opinion. It could be a lot worse.