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.
Dishonesty. It destroys relationships. It’s something celebrities especially have to guard against because people are prone to tell you what they think you want to hear rather than the truth.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, August 2020 source ↗
The inability to stop talking about themselves when they’re not being interviewed.
Arrogance and narcissism.
Being judgmental – how dare they!
People who aren’t kind enough.
Years ago, before I had my current manager, I was taken advantage of by people I’d trusted with my finances. That’s made me especially sensitive to the prospect of financial ruin. I’m constantly advising young athletes to be vigilant when it comes to whom you trust with your finances.
Being surrounded by my friends and family. Just listening to them interacting, laughing, sharing. It is the culmination of everything I could have hoped for.
Barack Obama has shown us how to be a politician guided by intelligence, integrity, and compassion.
I had self doubts when I was a freshman in high school. I was 14 years old and not very mature, and there were a few incidents in my freshman year. I learned in a very competitive environment. The high school environment that I played in was very intense, and I learned how to be stoic and go out and compete.
Loyalty. Not fawning, but a loyalty based on our shared love and history that fosters compassion and forgiveness.
Laziness. After 30 years of being a disciplined athlete with an intensely tight schedule, I still can’t forgive myself for letting things slide.
Yogi Berra, Ally McCoist, Cathy Rigby, Rafael Nadal, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Elmore Leonard
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