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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Lack of empathy and compassion.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 March 2026 source ↗
Bad personal hygiene.
Selfishness. People who block junctions in their car.
Trolling, meanness and male violence.
Using knowledge as a weapon.
Absolutely nothing. It’s a privilege.
Driven, authentic, resilient.
Building my mum her dream home.
I’ll never amount to anything. Who? He was my rival at dance school. It hurt and is something that I’ve always had in the back of my head to defy.
When my UK citizenship was approved. It’s taken me eight years and lots and lots of money. I was at home in South Africa when I received the news and my mum said, “I am so happy for you because this is your glitterball.”
I would like to believe that you reunite with the people you love the most.
Craig Charles, Alex Hassell, Whoopi Goldberg, Bryn Terfel, Omid Djalili, Patti LuPone
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