"No Worries"

This is a Cali saying? I thought it was an Australian saying. When we said 'no worries' in LA we got funny looks.

Yeah, wtf to Americans saying this thing? Is this like Canadians saying 'good on ya'?

No wuckin' forries.

Definately Australian, & therefore used in a v.deadpan fashion, or with a disguised sneer.

"Noh wurries, mahte."

i like it

it's pleasant to hear and i like it when cute guys say it, cuz they'll say it in that guy way.

there's even a suburb of sydney called 'no worries' xposts

I say no wuckas sometimes, I really should quit that.

it's certainly not as weird as "Late" like instead of "Later", which thankfully no one's ever said to me or i'd be really confused

what's "that guy way"? I'm sitting here saying "no worries" over and over again trying to figure it out :(

it is a very hawaiian thing

no worriez, brah.

"No worries" def in USA and annoying for at least 12 years.

haaaa

i can't explain it, it's like a slurred r and something else guyish.

no worriez, brah.
rght

Much prefer the darker, it is what it is.

whatever happens happens

i can't explain it, it's like a slurred r and something else guyish.

no wowwies?

nuh wrris

(lol georgia accent)

omg

georgia bro

you'd love Atlanta, lots of single gay dudes and slurred speech!

?? wtf is this about 'no worries' as an expression or as some kind of sign off? i dont see the prob w/ saying 'no worries' to someone in casual conversation

haha i know but when it gets into southern twang territory it's really a case-by-case thing =)

yea i dunno to me it sounds very organic, and usually someone says it to me when i like NEED to hear it. i'll be all nervous about something

No drama : same as 'no worries'
No worries! : Expression of forgiveness or reassurance (No problem; forget about it; I can do it; Yes, I'll do it)

Thanks koalanet.com.au

Def. Australian..Totally habitual. Don't even know if I could stop. I use it in place of 'you're welcome' if someone is saying thank you. Or if they make a big deal about you doing something that's really not a big deal. 'No worries' levels the playing field. Makes disingenuous flattery less so. At least in my mind...

deez it's cool no worries drop no worries when you are feelin' it

i know, deez is totally worried

I use it a lot too. In fact i'm going to start saying "nw" to be hip on the internetzs

xposts

i think i'm gonna start saying it in real life. it's really not me but as an experiment

Yeah shit I even say "no worries" to clients on the phone haha... I also say "cheers" which apparently is also some kind of heinous crime.

what? i love cheers

people always find it so charming tho

i've started saying cheerio for some reason..

wow

i am not worried i am just confused as to why this is a thread

I know a guy who says cheerio! He also says 'coolasaurus rex' instead of cool. My dad says cheerio too.

In Aust, 'No worries' = 'Yup, sure', or 'OK, got it', or sometimes, 'OK, sure, see ya later'. Most Australians say it hundreds of times a month. It'll never go away, no matter how annoying it is. I mean, you may as well ask Americans to stop saying 'cool'. hey why don't Americans say 'swell' or 'neat' any more?

i say neat

a lot

no worries deez a thread is a thread and it's like schroedinger's cat

everytime deez, i think i'm reading DEEJ, like on full house

libcrypt you seem to still misunderestimand me

no worries deez it's all in the game and a player's got to roll you know?

coolasaurus rex

might have to steal it

no drahhms bro

you a very funny kenneth! xps

this guy at work the other day called my worker man 3 times and bro once in the span of 5 minutes. i felt a little weird.

*my co-worker

people use "man" a lot still

My ex says "neat!" all the time but blame Bender for that one.

Oh yeah, also wilter's definition is also correct - 'no worries' is often used to mean 'no dramas'. Eg,

A: Shit, I dropped my wine all over your carpet!
B: (in genial tones of reassurance) No worries at all mate - the dog pissed on it yesterday anyway.

And 'swell'? Do any of you say 'swell'?

i don't say swell but i do say 'gear' and 'rock'n'roll'

no wukks

my boyfriend says swell a lot

my bf says "hey dollface" a lot. He also likes wearing trilibes and wingtip shoes.

Wow that makes him sound like a wanker BUT HE ISNT.

makes him sound real swell 2 me =)

i love dollface

i don't think anyone's called me that before...

some things ya just can't have

Awww, but you are a dollface!

http://www.digitalpeers.com/gallery_images/smiley_blush.jpg

no worries vs. no sweat, is the question

or DON'T SWEAT IT

that seems very 80s to me now. do ppl say that anymore?

Huh, now "good on ya" would surely be a bit Anglophilic but I had no idea "no worries" was Australian.

I still say "no prob" but I'm not sure if anyone else does.

tons & tons & tons of people say 'no prob' etc sundar, basically everyone who's posted to this thread except for you & me & wilter & moley are idiots whose thoughts should not be trusted

basically crutis & surmounter & libcrypt are idiots

Sorry, but 'good on ya' is Australian too. In fact, everything is Australian.

I picked up "no worries" while living in Australia. Amazing!

You peeps have too many worries.

libcrypt you are every bit as sociopathic as surmounter is a sadist

calm down deej

listen you motherfucker you think yr being funny but i dont not one bit

i think you need to call a hotline

i think YOU need to rewatch the lion king & get its actual message dickwit

you need to settle down or accept a temp ban for a couple of days

what about it being completely unfunny to everyone did you not learn the first time?

I'm puzzled about this "No Worries" phrase, too. It wouldn't surprise me if it was Australian after all. All I know is I don't remember hearing this phrase while I was growing up. Seems a more recent thing. Do Brits say this too?

Anyway it doesn't bother me if people say it, but I can't imagine saying it myself.

oh wait wait wait I meant "keep it positive, deeznuts"

no worries man

perhaps I have been too coddling of the deeznuts. your 77 privileges have been revoked until your schtick post to substantial post ratio goes back down.

ok well i just made a post to 77 trying to explain my reasoning so you can take it for what its worth

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You kids.

In fact, everything is Australian.

http://www.cousincreep.com/intheraw/pissan30.gif

The reason this is so horrible to say is that it assumes a casual southern-California kind of relaxation about life that is just not plausible or realistic.

loool

the reason it's so horrible to say is that the sayer is more relaxed about life than you

hakuna matata

it's definitely australian, came in worldwide with crocodile dundee.

I have no objections to the use of this phrase whatsoever.