The question
What is the trait you most deplore in others?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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False humility.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, December 2013 source ↗
Arrogance and a lack of respect for others.
Lack of acceptance of my bad timekeeping
Looking down at other people. I was brought up to treat people as you treat yourself, with respect. The people you meet on the way up are the people you meet on the way down.
Rudeness and racism.
Anyone who can laugh at themselves.
At the altar all seven times.
Flirting with danger.
Being there through thin and thin. That’s friendship treasured.
Ben Stiller, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Jack Whitehall, Laverne Cox, Rory Stewart, Romesh Ranganathan
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