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What trait do you most dislike in other people?Originally asked
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Not being able to laugh at themselves.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 April 2025 source ↗
People who do not love. If you are not loving, you are not living. Why wouldn’t you love? What’s the problem?
Snobbishness, superiority, condescension.
The trait that ignites my Sicilian impulsiveness.
Dishonesty and being late for appointments.
Three degrees: I paid my kids’ uni fees.
By people smiling or shaking their heads. I’ll even take rolling their eyes.
A book of passwords for all the electrical stuff in the house.
Oh, most days. I can watch a political programme and think, “That sounds a really good point.” Then someone will argue the opposite and I’ll think, “Yeah, he’s got a point as well.” I am constantly sitting on a fence.
Quiet, sharp, clumsy.
Always trying to turn things into a joke.
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