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Re:The Difference Between Saying 'Thank You' in Chinese and ... by derefr on Monday June 15, 2015 @12:48AM (#9717558)
I'm confused because, etymologically, there's no difference between the two statements. I see them as two parts of a whole, in fact: "it was no problem; you're welcome to ask again." An "any time" can also show up in there.
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Re:The Difference Between Saying 'Thank You' in Chinese and ... by SomeStupidPoint on Monday June 15, 2015 @02:58PM (#9721278)
Except that for some favors, it's not true that "It was not problem", even if it is true that "you're welcome to ask again". In these cases, I use "you're welcome".

In the others, I use "no problem".

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