welcomers and excusers are douches

mangaddict_reborn · Naginata Ashigaru Joined: Sep 06, 2006 Posts: 483

Anyone that says "you're welcome" (sincerely, not sarcastically) is a douche. Anyone that says "excuse you" (not bless you) after you sneeze is also a douche.

I don't get why. Maybe it's just me?

spankit · A-Source Staff Joined: Jan 29, 2006 Posts: 4562

i don't agree or disagree.
rather i'm wondering what the hell?

how can someone be a douche for being socially polite?
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v-boi2002 · Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 3:31 am Post subject:

He's saying he has a pet peeve for that stuff and is asking if anyone feels him.

Perhaps they just sound like douches. That doesn't make them one.
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mangaddict_reborn · Naginata Ashigaru Joined: Sep 06, 2006 Posts: 483

Yeah, they are pet peeves, but, "you're welcome" is something, better left unsaid, and "excuse you" is just rude.

I don't get why.
Am I the only one?
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genryou · Ronin Samurai Joined: Dec 13, 2004 Posts: 760

well, lets take this example...

you lost your wallet. i found it. i return it to you and you said:

you : thanks
i : you are welcome
you : dude, you try to piss me off after helping me?
i : wtf?

dude, you aint normal, i guarentee that...

but i agree with 'excuse you' as something rude, which make me not norml as well...

sorta...

v-boi2002 · Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 5:15 pm Post subject:

Out of curiosity, what if the person didn't say 'you're welcome', but instead said 'sure, no problem'?
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genryou · Ronin Samurai Joined: Dec 13, 2004 Posts: 760

razor_alchemist · Yari Ashigaru Joined: Jun 18, 2005 Posts: 385

Well if you sneeze and someone says excuse you, they are obviously being rude, so I agree with you there. But when it comes to you're welcome, or no problem, or anything of the sort, I think it is better to say it than not. I always enjoy hearing someone say you're welcome after I thank them, though I don't hold it against anyone who doesn't say it.

Cherry-Kun · Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 1:12 pm Post subject:

lets see

when learning english i was tought that the answer for "thank you" is "you're welcome", in every institue and in every school they teach you the same

in spanish "thank you" is "gracias" (literally translated "graces" like a blessing) the answer is "de nada" a close literal translation is "it was nothing".

so, if "you're welcome" and "de nada" are the same answer for a thanks, then whats the problem??? i dont get it.

also, do people really say "excuse you" when you sneeze??? it is indeed rude. i was tought to say "bless you"

what happened to manners???

edit:

what the heck means douches???
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trueline · Pure Hope Joined: Jun 13, 2006 Posts: 5134

genryou · Ronin Samurai Joined: Dec 13, 2004 Posts: 760

@cherry - lets take look at this example

you : thanks
i : you are welcome

no problem right?

now lets take a look at this example

you : thanks
i : YOU ARE welcome

my, isnt that rude?

for a some people, evn good manners are perceived as a bad one, which cant be helped..

Cherry-Kun · Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:47 pm Post subject:

v-boi2002 · Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:05 pm Post subject:

genryou · Ronin Samurai Joined: Dec 13, 2004 Posts: 760