The question
What trait do you most dislike in other people?Originally asked
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American singer-songwriter, actress and businesswoman
Dishonesty and being late for appointments.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, November 2012 source ↗
When people talk over others.
Incompetent leadership.
Ungratefulness.
Cruelty, and also general rudeness and unkindness. I’ve always told my children: Don’t ever find entertainment in someone else’s discomfort.
Flipping my wig.
A big loaded baked potato and a good book with time to eat it and read it.
Any person trying to uplift mankind.
The fact that sometimes my mouth is a little too big and a little too open and sounds too much like a sailor.
Singing onstage—and everyone walking around me saying, “Look how happy she looks.”
Well, I’m proud of all of them. I think the one that’s most personal to me is the lil’ Coat of Many Colors, because it talks about my mom, my parents, and kind of gives you an insight. It also covers bullying, acceptance and all that.
Adrian Dunbar, Romesh Ranganathan, David Hasselhoff, Lolita Chakrabarti, Angela Griffin, Alison Steadman
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