Maybe this means that I've just got too much time on my hands, or not enough REAL problems in my life, but the expression "No problem!" bugs the crap out of me. You go into a diner and get a doughnut, or buy batteries in a store, or whatEVER, and as you're getting your change and getting ready to leave, you (the customer) is the first to say "Thank you" (because the workers never say it any more), and instead of the worker saying "Thank YOU" or "You're welcome," they say, "No problem." Ummmm ... why are you saying something that gives me the impression I've just done something that I shouldn't have done, something I should maybe apologize for, but you're telling me not to worry, it wasn't a problem? Also, by what stretch of the imagination could what I just asked you to do BE a problem for you? Isn't this, like, your JOB?
No "You're welcome"s any more, but instead a phrase that implies, "I didn't have to do that for you, and I did, but don't sweat it, I'm not holding it against you."
No "You're welcome"s any more, but instead a phrase that implies, "I didn't have to do that for you, and I did, but don't sweat it, I'm not holding it against you."
