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I hear "No problem" far more often.

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[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee -1 points 6 months ago

Yes it does actually imply that: you incurred no loss of status, nor debt, for this thing.

It’s for situations where the “favor” could be provided a thousand times without issue.

It’s for situations you totally don’t mind repeating, such as when you’ve provided a cup of coffee for a customer.

“No problem” is more appropriate for situations where it actually would be an imposition to repeat that favor. Like, your neighbor wakes you up in the middle of the night asking to use your hose to put out a little fire in his back yard.

“I’m so sorry to wake you. That was dumb of me. I should get my own hose …”

“No problem. I’m gonna go back to bed now”