The question
What trait do you most dislike in other people?Originally asked
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Caring too much about what others think.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 January 2026 source ↗
The inability to listen. Inauthentic vocal registers. Calling anything other than food “delicious” or “yummy.”
Impatience and temper. Enough already!
Carelessness of truth and others.
People not remembering who I am.
A soldier and adventure guy.
Small things make me anxious – like social things – but I have no big fears because I have faith in my heart.
Becoming a father.
Where do I begin? There have been a lot.
For my dad not to have known our boys.
He knew where life was to be found.
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