David Hasselhoff: What trait do you most dislike in other people?

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.

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David Hasselhoff

American actor, singer, and television personality

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Rudeness and racism.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2009 source ↗

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Douglas Stuart Scottish fashion designer and novelist

People who can’t hear other points of view. Absolute certainty always scares me a little.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 April 2023 source ↗

Cyndi Lauper

Two-faced phony-baloneys.

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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Basketball player and author

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.

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

Joseph Fiennes English actor

Picking their nose and eating it.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 October 2008 source ↗