The Long Road

08/25/2003 Archived Entry: "Overkill"

Most people are pretty polite. They’ll thank you for something, excuse themselves, say ‘you’re welcome’, whatever. Some people on the other hand, take this whole politeness to extremes. Being thanked four times within 20 minutes for having done a very insignificant favour is very strange.

It’s a very business-formal behaviour that makes things very awkward, for me, in a social atmosphere. It’s really not something you should be doing with friends, there’s no need to be that polite. When I’m thanked in 4 different ways in a short period of time for the same thing by the same person I feel utterly stupid because after “You’re Welcome”, “erm…no problem”, all I’m left with is “uh-huh”, “no, thank YOU”, or “uh..mvemjsnup”. It just really feels dumb to say “you’re welcome” four times so I try to come up with something new but always end up mumbling by the end.

Anyways, say thanks once, it’ll be appreciated and let’s move on with our lives.

Replies: 4 comments

I know exactly what you mean... like getting thanked for washing your own dishes...
/me looks around

Posted by sbdep @ 08/26/2003 10:41 PM EST

LOL!

Posted by Rayne @ 08/26/2003 11:25 PM EST

I second that! LOL!!

Posted by Andrea @ 08/27/2003 04:22 AM EST

Oh the insanity!

Posted by Mike @ 08/27/2003 09:18 AM EST