# I Pit "Good ON You"....(yuck) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 21, 2013, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-good-on-you-yuck/647959 "2013-01-21T23:38:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-good-on-you-yuck/647959/61 "2013-01-27T00:07:04Z")
> [@Eliahna](#): > > Between this thread and the ones about “No problem”, I think it’s safe to say that there’s no expression, however innocuous and well meant, that doesn’t inspire someone to rage. Where’s the thread about “No problem”? I hate that expression and would enjoy venting my spleen. ---
**Author:** ![Pine\_Fresh\_Scent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@Pine\_Fresh\_Scent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pine_Fresh_Scent)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-good-on-you-yuck/647959/62 "2013-01-27T00:24:05Z")
> [@digs](#): > > … **“It’s all good…”** is my peeve… Better not call [Saul](http://breakingbad.wikia.com/wiki/Saul_Goodman), then. ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-good-on-you-yuck/647959/63 "2013-01-27T00:26:50Z")
> [@tellyworth](#): > > It’s common here, yes. “Good for you” sounds sarcastic and patronising to me. Definitely sounds patronizing. [Christian Bale’s rendition](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hR5YNqE3K8&feature=youtube_gdata_player) of the phrase perfectly captures the patronizing, condescending connotation of the phrase itself. ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-good-on-you-yuck/647959/64 "2013-01-27T00:37:03Z")
> [@digs](#): > > My bad. > > _Ugggggh._ Where did _that_ one come from? I first heard that from my students\* (the ones that were trying to be thuggier than their Wonder Bread upbringing). Usually used to excuse douchebag behavior… “My bad” has been around for, oh, 900+ years. 😉 > [@](#): > > Confíteor Deo omnipoténti et vobis, fratres, > quia peccávi nimis cogitatióne, verbo, ópere et omissióne: > **mea culpa, mea culpa, mea máxima culpa.** > … ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-good-on-you-yuck/647959/65 "2013-01-27T02:43:59Z")
> [@Philliam](#): > > right, all those proper southern ladies who say “Isn’t that nice?” really want to say “Well, fuuuuck you”. Not being in the US I have no idea, but as a general rule, I’d assume someone saying “Isn’t that nice?” in a context not involving babies, kittens/puppies, or something like that was intending to convey the message “Good for you. I don’t care.” ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-good-on-you-yuck/647959/66 "2013-01-27T04:02:16Z")
> [@Martini\_Enfield](#): > > It’s an important and popular fact that unless you’re from Australia, New Zealand, the UK or South Africa, you should not attempt to use the word “Mate” as a colloquial idiom in conversation, as its uses are many and varied by syntax and context. Hale & Pace have a very funny routine on exactly that topic, FWIW. People use it here too but only if they’re cunts. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2013, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-good-on-you-yuck/647959/67 "2013-01-27T14:06:07Z")
> [@jabiru](#): > > Where’s the thread about “No problem”? I hate that expression and would enjoy venting my spleen. [Here ya go, mate!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=408873&highlight=problem)🙂 No worries. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Blackberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecd19e/32.png) [@Blackberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackberry)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-good-on-you-yuck/647959/68 "2013-01-28T04:42:00Z")
I say “no problem” all the time at work. What else are you supposed to say when someone thanks you for something miniscule? “You’re welcome” seems to make it too big of a deal. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-good-on-you-yuck/647959/69 "2013-01-28T06:42:33Z")
But “No problem” is what you say to someone who just apologized to you. It implies that you’re waving off their apology as unnecessary (which is a polite thing to do) but it essentially implies you’re in control of the moral transaction. “You’re welcome” keeps it as an exchange between equals. “Oh, I’m sorry, I spilled a little bit of coffee on your sleeve.” “No problem.” Properly used. ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-good-on-you-yuck/647959/70 "2013-01-28T10:00:19Z")
> [@Blackberry](#): > > I say “no problem” all the time at work. What else are you supposed to say when someone thanks you for something miniscule? “You’re welcome” seems to make it too big of a deal. I have a colleague who says it about twenty times a shift. About things that no one on earth would every consider would be a problem. “We want to go over to the Starlight Room. Can you top up the burette, please?” “No problem.” “Jason has a headache. Is he due for panadol?” “No problem.” “Harriet hasn’t opened her bowels in 10 days. Is there something she can take?” “No problem.” It gets boring very quickly. ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-good-on-you-yuck/647959/71 "2013-01-28T10:05:24Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > [Here ya go, mate!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=408873&highlight=problem)🙂 > > No worries. 😉 Why, thank you! I felt right at home in that thread. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-good-on-you-yuck/647959/72 "2013-01-28T10:07:55Z")
The Thai prime minister from 1988-91 used “No problem” – or the Thai equivalent – as a catchphrase, when he was both kidding and serious. I recall the whole country fell to using it. ---
**Author:** ![Blackberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecd19e/32.png) [@Blackberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackberry)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-good-on-you-yuck/647959/73 "2013-01-28T10:20:09Z")
> [@Trinopus](#): > > But “No problem” is what you say to someone who just apologized to you. It implies that you’re waving off their apology as unnecessary (which is a polite thing to do) but it essentially implies you’re in control of the moral transaction. “You’re welcome” keeps it as an exchange between equals. > > “Oh, I’m sorry, I spilled a little bit of coffee on your sleeve.” > “No problem.” > Properly used. But wouldn’t it sound weird to say “you’re welcome” every time someone thanks me for pointing in the direction of the restrooms? That’s really not what I would consider a moral transaction anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Algorithm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/algorithm/32/12204_2.png) [@Algorithm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algorithm)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-good-on-you-yuck/647959/74 "2013-01-28T12:58:49Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > [Here ya go, mate!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=408873&highlight=problem)🙂 > > No worries. 😉 Sweet as. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-good-on-you-yuck/647959.md?page=3)