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Vindictiveness and spite.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 August 2010 source ↗
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What trait do you most dislike in other people?Originally asked
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View all 193 →Lack of empathy and compassion.
People’s need to feel superior to others. All it does is cause judgment and hate.
Too many times I had people try and make decisions for me. The assumption that I needed that was a big mistake!
Careless cruelty.
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Selling low-grade cookery books in west London office buildings.
Still being married to Annabel.
The character of Frasier Crane – he's given me hours of laughter and an appreciation of the finer things in life.
Jumping on the seats of a deserted carriage on a London-bound train from Canterbury in 1989.
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