[Pet Peeve]People who say 'uh huh' instead of You're Welcome

Which is why I don't and won't, I agree

I'm the very person that'd tick off the thread starter with my "uh huhs". And I'd say that its...alright its kinda rude I'd admit There's couple ways of looking at it:
- When I do something for someone, I'm not really expecting much back anyways. So its like, whatever if you acknowledge my good deed or favor
- The the act I perform, if it really wasnt a problem my reaction might not show much emotion, because it WASNT a big deal to me.
- If the "thank you" I get back from a good deed itself seemed matter-of-factly, generic and cookie cutter with no feeling, THAT might get the same type of response back. The "uh huh" response might actually be more genuine than the "thank you"!

In the end, the person that is more polite will probably be happier than the person who's not mannerly. Unmannerly people are probably crotchety and unsociable and miserable anyways, so the affectionate "thank you" can feel good about themselves that they win out anyways...

 

most of the thank-yous given are in appreciation of people doing their jobs (cashiers, waiters, employee pointing you in the right direction, etc...). I don't think doing your job is a favour.

 

This isn't as bad as not saying "please".

 

Or when you say something to someone that you don't really know and they just go "huh?"

 

Or when you ask someone a question right in front of their face and they say "huh" and then right when you start to repeat the question they answer it for you.

 

LOL I do this all the time. It's like my brain doesn't process the question until I hear the first part again.

 

then why would you talk about yours?

 

Hah! I do that too. Sometimes I think I just do it out of spite and habit. I'd make them repeat the question especially if it's a long one. I like how you can tell some people get a little pissed when I say "huh?" and they take a deep inhale before they talk.

I had a friend who always says "what? sorry I wasn't listening" after a long story.

 

plus, it's an effective manner of communicating your intelligence to the poser. No?

 

echo.


Unbelievable that people can be upset about other people actually making an attempt to be nice just because it's not being nice in the manner that you're used to!

Everyone has grown up in different areas, with different role models, different parents, different cultures. If they respond with something that's clearly positive in nature, why criticize? Why are you so sensitive that you NEED some sort of very nice response?

Great, you did a nice thing by being polite. That's what you should do! You're being a nice person. Be happy with that.

Then on top of that, the person isn't being mean to you. Their tone isn't angry or upset. So nothing negative yet.

And then they acknowledge your politeness with a phrase that they believe is being polite back.



I just don't get it. I guess the Rockets aren't the only thing people can over-complain about on the board..

 

I'd like to point out that the views that I (and others) have expressed in this thread have been a "pet peeve"..meaning that it's just a slight annoyance.
I don't get upset.
I don't get "my panties in a wad".
I don't get angry.
It doesn't ruin my day.

It seems that statements like mine have been misinterpreted and that these things are insanely aggravating, and that's not the case.

 

Only thing that is more annoying than watching that clip you embedded. is clicking on it and having both the embedded one playing and the one from youtube.com. I clicked to see what it was from.

 

I do it because my brain takes forever to process the question. I've been working on just looking stupid rather than looking and sounding stupid when someone asks me a question

Xero: I use "uh huh" when its an insincere "you're welcome". Its more of a "i recognize you thanking me".

 

Gotcha. You're right, I was misinterpreting.. I guess I assumed it had to more than a slight annoyance if you were starting a thread about it specifically. But I was mistaken..my fault.

 

To be fair, he didn't start the thread.

 

I say "my pleasure" to people I am particularly fond of... and "not at all" to everyone else..

 

A little off topic, but is it rude when you sneeze and someone says "God bless you" and I say "Thanks, bless you too!" or "No, bless YOU!"?

 

No, that's just weird.

 

Are you either A) British or B) aristocracy?