"You're welcome" turns 100?

[Charles Doyle]

Also observed: "Goodbye" seems to be getting replaced with "I'll talk to you later." At least, the change from "see you later" to "talk to you later" suggests the obsessively telephonic character of our culture?

--Charlie
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---- Original message ----
>Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 15:57:09 -0400
>From: "Joel S. Berson" <Berson at ATT.NET>
>Subject: Re: "You're welcome" turns 100?
>
>At 5/14/2007 10:41 AM, Geoffrey S. Nathan wrote:

>>[busboy refills water glass]
>>Me:  Thanks
>>Busboy:  Not a problem.
>
>First (and every succeeding) time I hear this, in a similar context, I intend to reply (unless, perhaps, I'm in the Far East):
>
>Me:  I should hope not.
>
>Joel

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