The question
What is the trait you most deplore in others?Originally asked
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Bigotry. Narcissism.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, June 2020 source ↗
Cruelty, and also general rudeness and unkindness. I’ve always told my children: Don’t ever find entertainment in someone else’s discomfort.
Lack of empathy.
People who think they’re always right.
Telling me the menu is only accessible through the QR code.
My tendency to worry about the future if there’s nothing you can do about it.
Being at home, watching a good movie with my husband. Dining out with good friends.
Esther Freud, Alfred Molina, Whoopi Goldberg, Rosalind Eleazar, Elton John, Nick Frost
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