Vera Wang: What trait do you most dislike in other people?

The question

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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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Vera Wang

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Cruelty…no, maybe dishonesty or disingenuousness. All are equally deplorable.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2020 source ↗

Others on this question

People who aren’t kind enough.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 August 2025 source ↗

Actually, I dislike dealing with schedules and logistics—mine and others’.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, March 2010 source ↗

Trying to exercise authority over one.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 June 2026 source ↗

Mike Skinner English rapper

People who judge other people's actions on their own thought process.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 January 2009 source ↗

Is there such a thing? I guess, for me, it’s really about life’s special moments, large and small.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 9 October 2020 source ↗

The desire to please. It’s a losing battle.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2020 source ↗

Those who put others first.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2020 source ↗

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