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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People who aren’t polite.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 November 2025 source ↗
Self-importance, arrogance.
Being judgmental – how dare they!
To be dishonest. Sometimes people have to be dishonest in order not to hurt, but if someone is basically dishonest, that is a different matter.
People having really loud conversations on their phones in public places.
I was in Oliver! when I was 10 and I peed myself on stage in front of however many people the Palladium holds. It was the stuff of nightmares.
“You’re not in Busted any more.” I successfully auditioned to be in Busted and then a couple of days later I got a phone call to say that I was no longer needed as they were going to keep it as the three of them. But it ended up being OK.
I’m afraid of the dark.
I’m quite stubborn.
Complicated, chaotic, messy.
Very complicated.
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