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Certainty. I also can’t stand it when someone calls you and then says, “Wait, I need to put my headphones in.”
The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 January 2026 source ↗
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People who can’t hear other points of view. Absolute certainty always scares me a little.
Casual cruelty; the wearing of essential oils.
Arrogance and a lack of respect for others.
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When I was about two, I accidentally knocked a boiled kettle on myself. I am scarred, in many ways, from that.
I did say sorry to my mum, for being the way I was when I was a teenager. You become a parent and go, “Oh my God, this is what they were doing.”
Enthusiastic, chaotic, bungling.
Finding your phone.
I got sacked from TK Maxx for falling asleep under the coats.
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