“N o problem.”
That is how I used to reply to people who thanked me for holding the door open for them or for offering some other small gesture.
I don’t know where I got into the habit of saying this to people, but I do not say it anymore.
My mannerly response of choice now is the one my mother taught me over and over again as a child: “You’re welcome.”
You may see no difference between the modern, sl…
