The question
What trait do you most dislike in other people?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
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Laziness, lack of empathy, lack of humour.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 December 2025 source ↗
Greed and stupidity.
People who can’t hear other points of view. Absolute certainty always scares me a little.
Mistaking shyness for not having anything to say.
Mean-spiritedness and the inability to set and respect boundaries.
A glow of wellbeing.
“You’ll never, ever work.” When you are young and full of hopes and dreams it’s devastating. I am just grateful that I thought: “Well, I’m going to try.”
If there could be a double of me to look after my child when I’m working.
Lemn Sissay. What happened to him and what he’s done with his life is extraordinary.
Magician’s assistant on a cruise ship for two weeks when I was 19. When I was meant to be being levitated, I was silently crying while pretending to be unconscious as I hung limply off a metal pole. It was bleak.
You are good enough.
Daphne Guinness, Hans Zimmer, David Hasselhoff, Jason Donovan, Bob Mackie, Natalie Imbruglia
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