I have a friend who always responds with ‘no, sorry’, when I invite him to social gatherings and it annoys me a bit. I don’t expect an explanation why he isn’t available, but maybe just a less abrupt way of declining. I wouldn’t even need the sorry part or an apology, but wouldn’t it sound nicer if he just said something like ‘I won’t be able to make it’ or even ‘I can’t be bothered with socialising today’?
I’m not even sure if context is needed here as the ‘no, sorry’ bothers me even without one but this friend is constantly complaining of never being invited anywhere and just sitting at home being bored all the time, then this is his response 90% of the time.
EDIT: looking at the comments, I just wanted to clarify, it is not that someone declines the invitation and doesn’t give me a reason or an excuse that bothers me, it is literally the phrase ‘no, sorry’ with nothing further added to the message (like ‘hello’, or maybe even a suggestion for another time). It somehow feels a bit dismissive and short.