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Cheers! A new study by first direct reveals that the traditional 'thank you' has been replaced by words like 'okay' and 'wicked'. Brits are more likely to say 'cheers', 'ta' or 'that's great' than the words 'thank you'. Words such as 'cool', 'brilliant’, 'lovely' and even 'boom!' have become more commonplace than the traditional 'thank you'. Saying Thanks. Top ways of saying Thank You. COOL That's great Okay much appreciated Lovely! BOOM CHEERS WICKED nice You one Brilliant Only of adults send 37% thank you letters 6% TH AN KS Dear Gran but ... thankyou for the Jumper. Ben Prefer to send a text... 55% still make their kids send them. 4% THÀNK YOU Thank you ...or an email... SIO CIET L20 GIFT VOUCHER 2% THANK YOU ...than a traditional A third of us wish they showed their appreciation more thank you letter. We say thanks to shop workers more than parents or teachers Open 42% of us get the same level of satisfaction receiving an online thank you as one that is face to face of us see a Facebook like, retweet 20% or Google +1 as an acceptable symbol of appreciation. A Facebook thank you post is deemed more appropriate than a Tweet Yorkshire folk are least likely to thank restaurant staff if they've had a good meal "people have terrible manners these days" 25% of Londoners admit to not thanking people for a gift A quarter of us wouldn't say thanks if someone bought us a drink • We're more likely to thank someone for telling us we look nice (70%) than if we've worked hard (60%) Why we don't say 'thank you' anymore? 37% 13% too formal old fashioned I just don't talk like that patronising PAT PAT TNANK You Dork 6% 8% friends would take the mickey © first direct 2013. www.firstdirect.com -.. ......... first direct