# People, mostly older, who get peeved by retail and service workers saying "No problem" instead of "You're welcome"

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**Created:** [March 6, 2024, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-mostly-older-who-get-peeved-by-retail-and-service-workers-saying-no-problem-instead-of-youre-welcome/998517 "2024-03-06T02:47:35Z")\
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> [@Omar\_Little](#):
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> My wife says that I should call him Dr. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, as that is his professional title.

Would you call a guy who comes to fix your sink “Plumber Smith?”  
No, but why Doctor Smith? Might it be that doctors are more full of themselves?

I heard someone at a party introduce themselves: “Hi, I’m Doctor Robert Mansard”. A couple of us looked askance at him, then at each other, and tried not to snicker.

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eta: Omar (excuse me, Poster Little), you could compromise with your wife and switch to “Hey, Doc…”

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