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Mental cruelty.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 May 2023 source ↗
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What trait do you most dislike in other people?Originally asked
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View all 193 →The inability to listen.
Entitlement, arrogance, and bigotry.
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-pleasing.
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View profile →Minding not being liked.
Fine dining when it goes wrong.
The amazing women standing up against the Taliban.
The early family skiing holidays – before I’d broken an ankle and Gerald had torn a ligament – were just wonderful.
When I was a teenager, I laughed at a joke I didn’t understand. Whoever told the joke turned to me and said, “What are you laughing at?” Of course I didn’t know and he obviously knew I didn’t know. It was excruciating.
I’ve always been frightened of the dark. I sometimes wonder whether it stems from being away filming from the age of five. I can remember being devastatingly homesick and having a little nightlight I used to look at to reassure myself things were all right.
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