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Offline Colwyn

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"No Problem at All"
« on: March 10, 2017, 16:38:48 PM »
From where did this phrase come? Are receptionists trained to always reply using it? Is it supposed to be a reassuring phrase with no meaning? Today I phoned the dentist surgery to make an appointment. The conversation went like this.

Me: I'd like to book an appointment.
She: No problem at all. What is your name?
Me: Colwyn ********
She: No problem at all. What is the appointment for.
Me: I've broken a tooth.
She: No problem at all.


It was at this stage I felt like saying, "It may not be a problem to you, but bloody well is for me!" but I thought this might make booking an appointment a little more difficult ... so I kept quiet.



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Re: "No Problem at All"
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2017, 17:07:41 PM »
Agreed 100% - really irritating. I always remark how lucky they are to have no problems and offer them some of mine...
"No worries" is another to get the same treatment.

Offline mary62

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Re: "No Problem at All"
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2017, 12:07:44 PM »
OOOPS....I am guilty of saying both of these phrases. : :)

Offline KKOB

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Re: "No Problem at All"
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2017, 13:05:21 PM »
It really grinds my gears when someone begins a spoken reply with "So, ...."

Offline Bluwise

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Re: "No Problem at All"
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2017, 13:33:19 PM »
Mine too KKOB - so annoying >:(

Offline Dennis Vint

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Re: "No Problem at All"
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2017, 13:46:27 PM »
Discretion is better than Valour, Colwyn............no problem at all!!!!!      ;D

Offline Jacqui Harvey

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Re: "No Problem at All"
« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2017, 14:28:49 PM »
We find people in our neck of the woods say "Not a problem".  In a local restaurant.... A G.&T. And a Beer please, Not a problem,  can we have a menu?.. Not a problem.  Can I order the fish?... Not a problem.
Drives me mad.

Offline KKOB

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Re: "No Problem at All"
« Reply #7 on: March 11, 2017, 14:48:05 PM »
At the end of the day.....

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Re: "No Problem at All"
« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2017, 15:21:54 PM »
 >:(
At the end of the day.....



I absolutely hate that, what does it mean?

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Re: "No Problem at All"
« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2017, 15:23:34 PM »
"You have a nice day now" drives me mad, and what do we answer, "Thankyou and you too". None of it is meant!




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