# People who don't seem to have the words "thank you" in their vocabulary

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**Created:** [March 15, 2011, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-dont-seem-to-have-the-words-thank-you-in-their-vocabulary/574724 "2011-03-15T01:11:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-dont-seem-to-have-the-words-thank-you-in-their-vocabulary/574724/21 "2011-03-15T14:05:49Z")

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As Nava implies, it has to be taught from the home. My parents, while they had their faults, always used the respectul version of “you” in Hindi because they knew I would learn it too, and they always insisted I say “hanji” and “nahji” and “yes” instead of “yeah”. To this day when my SO says “Yeah” I still don’t like it. I know he is not disrespecting me, it just sounds kinda crass.

I haven’t noticed that about New Yorkers. Granted, I am one, (though an upstater) but I find that they do say thank you. It is short, as everything has to be, but New Yorkers are no less polite than anyone; they just expect everything to be done on a time frame.

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