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.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Enough with the constant smiling.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2023 source ↗
Comparing themselves to other people.
To be dishonest. Sometimes people have to be dishonest in order not to hurt, but if someone is basically dishonest, that is a different matter.
Aggression. Anger. Rudeness. Intolerance. Lack of understanding. Pretty much your average day on X.
Using knowledge as a weapon.
I’m walking down the street angrily muttering to myself and then I run into a neighbor or former coworker and they catch me in this moment of private-public expression. It’s nice to be seen sometimes.
They’ll help me dump a body off the turnpike.
Opening day of The Empire Strikes Back, 86th Street Loews.
Best to leave things alone. Pull things out, it all comes down. I’m Jenga like that.
Henry Winkler, Sharleen Spiteri, Craig Charles, David Chang, Indira Varma, Nigel Havers
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