Things that are pissing you off. - Page 2901

I'm experiencing the same feeling. I ate two large brownies. They were still warm from the oven and oh so delicious, irresistible. I'm regretting it now though, particularly the caffeine before bedtime.

I can only hope that if and when she decides to return to porn she won't end up doing the nasty stuff (fisting, double fisting, golden showers, bondage, choking, double penetration, bukakke, wired, guro, scat, enema, bdsm...) and be one of those porn stars who seems to be normal intelligent people outside their work environment

will wait for my invite.

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doing quite well in the local equities market, pisses me off that I have to withdraw some of my profits. and wife problems continues. ugh.

acid,

your b-day bash invitation is here. open bar extended to you, of course.

best,

-s
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good luck with teh wife prolems.

^ thanks brah... hope the bar's serving not just manischewitz wine...

certainly not. full selection of top shelf stuff.

Strange. I use not a problem frequently. You're welcome seems too inviting. I'm no doormat, dammit!

Just now I'm reminded the responses I've heard to "Thank You" have been "Nothing to thank" (Icelandic) and "It's nothing" (Spanish)

Mandarin and French, too.

i use it to, but not everytime no matter what the person says to me. i try to at least make it look like i listen to people talking to me.

I do that too.

Understood, and in the situation where someone does a small (or even large) favor or gesture worthy of elicitng a true "thanks" from me, I don't mind a "de nada" - they're letting me know that they were happy to do it/ think nothing of it,/it was no big deal/ they weren't put out by it,/etc. And I know the analogy can be carried over to the coffee guy, but my feeling is that my 'thanks' is really about giving him the opportunity to acknowledge my patronage (I'm a regular, tip well, smile, don't hold up the line, etc.). They haven't really done anything for me to thank them for. Their 'not a problem' response turns the customer/server relationship on its head. I know it's not a problem for them to give me the cup of coffee I've paid for - it's their f#cking job. "You're welcome" says thanks for coming in & giving us your business - it was my pleasure to serve you. "Not a problem" coming from a service industry employee says 'whatever dude, I'm a slacker, you want coffee-I gave you coffee, what's the big deal?'

I think part of the problem w/ "not a problem" is that it has morphed into a you're welcome-type repsonse, whereas I recall it being used more in the context of a can-do/nothing is too difficult/rest assured the job will get done-type of response. It was the kind of thing your contractor would say in response to a request for a special, very important yet extremely difficult detail you want added to the custom built-in bookcase.
Edited by romafan - 2/28/13 at 8:01am

Question, are you from the US originally?

I am not.

Not you, ya jamoke.

Me? Yes, why? I am older, so maybe that has something to do w/ it...