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What is the trait you most deplore in others?

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Mike Skinner English rapper
People who judge other people's actions on their own thought process.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 January 2009 source ↗
Charlotte Church Welsh singer-songwriter and actress
Weakness – not to be confused with sensitivity, which is a superpower.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 July 2022 source ↗
Vick Hope British television and radio presenter
I don’t like it when people manipulate your words, which sometimes happens in the tabloids.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 August 2022 source ↗
Jack Whitehall English comedian, actor, presenter and writer
I dislike dawdlers. When I walk, I do so with purpose. I have no time for people shuffling along.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 April 2023 source ↗

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