The question
What trait do you most dislike in other people?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
A verbatim standing question in The Guardian's rotating Q&A questionnaire, documented across respondents and years.
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When they don’t tell the truth.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 August 2026 source ↗
People who aren’t polite.
The need to put other people down.
Caring too much about what others think.
Arrogance, bullying, meanness – just try to be kind, it’s not difficult.
Every actor has the same fear – ie, you’re never going to work again.
The king – because he’s been through quite a bit and I think he’s come out the other side brilliantly.
Nothing at all.
Not playing James Bond.
That’s the 64-million-dollar question.
Mucking out pigs on a farm when I was 15.
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