[QUOTE=Orema;1049502]Thanks, Gemme. I'm not sure it has anything to do with age. I've found this with Americans more than anyone else from other English-speaking countries.
I don't always use "you're welcome" because, even though I may appreciate someone's gesture, they are not necessarily 'welcome' to something of mine.
To each her own
and thanks again.
Let me give this another try ..
Even though someone may appreciate what I've done, they aren't necessarily welcome to it.
(and thanks for presuming I meant "could" when I wrote "couldn't" in an earlier posting.)