Shakespeare's No Problem

When I’m at a restaurant, and I ask for a glass of water, the waiter brings it to me. Of course, I always say thank you. And the waiter usually says, “no problem.” But, why would it have ever been a problem to begin with? By saying “no problem,” the waiter is suggesting that a fundamental part of their job could, indeed, *be a problem. Water? A problem? I don’t think so.

Thank you; one of the most common phrases in our everyday life, has only one correct response. And that correct response is not “No problem.” There was no problem in the first place, so why would you state the obvious? I think that we’ve gotten too far away from the only correct response to “Thank you,” and this distance that we’ve created represents many of the unpleasantries we see all around us. “No problem” shows poor taste because we …show more content…
In old english, the word “wilcuma” meant pleasure guest. It was then used as a response to “Thank you,” in Shakespeare’s day and age. Now in the past half century, it has become the norm to accept “No problem,”. But, aren’t we being rude to the ones who’s number one rule in life was to always be …show more content…
“Hey thanks for lending me twenty grand so my house doesn’t get foreclosed!” “No problem,” is a proper response for this. Someone had to probably go out of their way to just lend someone twenty thousand dollars. By saying “no problem,” they are able to imply that they are okay with giving away twenty grand. When I walk into school, there is someone usually in front of me. If they want to be a nice person, they usually hold the door open for me. I say “thanks,”. They say “no problem,”. Well, how was continuing to hold the door open for maybe 2-3 seconds a problem? All you did was keep your arm extended, for the 2-3 seconds. Did your arm tire during that time? No, I don’t think