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What trait do you most dislike in other people?Originally asked
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Lack of empathy.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 September 2025 source ↗
When people are disingenuous.
People who are not self-aware.
That they don’t give way quickly.
Greed and stupidity.
The children. As a mother you are constantly worrying whether you’ve done the right thing.
In a different sense, I’ve helped to try to resuscitate a dead man.
Trusting someone and being let down.
Clearing up someone’s sick – it was on police duty.
An English teacher said, “You’ll never make anything of yourself.”
I’m a bit of a hoarder.
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