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Guest Posted 22 years ago
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Thank you

when I Say Thanks many people respond in different ways. whats the deal? some say welcome, not a problem, anytime,sure. can somebody tell me about it
  

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"You're welcome" is a USA phrase. Until a few years ago nobody but Americans said it. Now it is becoming more common in other countries too, maybe because of USA movies and TV?

  • "You're welcome" is a USA phrase.
  • Until a few years ago nobody but Americans said it.
  • Now it is becoming more common in other countries too, maybe because of USA movies and TV?
  • UK people used to reply to "thank you" in various ways, such as your examples, but they never said "you're welcome".
  • " They did not seem to have any sort of a common phrase for responding to "thank you" when I lived there.
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"You're welcome" is a USA phrase.
Until a few years ago nobody but Americans said it.

Now it is becoming more common in other countries too,
maybe because of USA movies and TV?

UK people used to reply to "thank you" in various ways, such
as your examples, but they never said "you're welcome".

When I first moved to London, if I said "you're welcome" to

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