Dinkin, Aaron
Response to Thanks Tik Tok
This Tik Tok is a joke about how Americans respond to thanks with Acknowledgments like "Yep." According to the creator, it's not as a common in Britain, and it might even be seen as a little rude.
Saying Thank You for No Reason!
Play videoThe guy in the video was trying to elicit responses just by saying "thank you" without a specific request...it's funny that most people first responded with a surprised "for what?" but later gave a formal "you're welcome" response, as if they're trying to end/escape the awkward interaction?
No Problem vs. You're Welcome
The Tumblr post referenced by Dinkin in his "response to thanks" paper. An older person gives his opinion on employees using "no problem" instead of "you're welcome," then a Tumblr user offers a sociolinguistic theory as a response.
North American English Dialects
A 2013 piece on Iowa Public Radio on North American English dialects.