Took this from another site but it seems to be useful for some people
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Arrogant– (Meaning
= unpleasantly proud and behaving as if you are more important than, or
know more than, other people).
We’ve all come across
people like this. When I think of the arrogant people I have met it seems
to be mainly men that display this trait. I have also noticed that it
seems to be a class trait i.e. people who are in the ‘upper class’ can
be arrogant with the ‘lower classes’ (yes the class system
is still very much embedded in UK culture). -
Rudeness – (Meaning
= not polite; offensive or embarrassing)When I think of people who are
rude I tend to think of shop sales assistants. I know in America they
are much more customer focused but in the UK customer service in shops can
be terrible. It’s especially annoying when someone is serving you
and they are talking to their friend about what happened last night. -
Domineering – (Meaning
= inclined to rule arbitrarily or despotically; overbearing; tyrannical:
domineering parents.People who try to control others
are not a good trait at all. Again this can often be seen in the office
and at home. It is a form of abuse and can be hard to spot sometimes. Of
course some people like to be dominated (stop that!!) but that is a choice,
which is different altogether. -
Dishonesty – (Meaning
= not honest)The trait that I abhor the most
in people! Everybody lies whether it be a white lie or a big ‘honestly
I didn’t kill him’ lie. However when someone lies constantly
it is very irritating and annoying especially after you have pointed out that
you know they are lying and they continue with it. I am teaching my
boys that honesty is always always always the best way even if it feels difficult. If
you are honest all the time it will lead to people trusting you more and
valuing your opinion more. -
Temperamental – (Meaning = describes
someone whose mood tends to change very suddenly)Sorry ladies, but I have
found the most temperamental people tend to be female, especially if you’ve
ever worked in an office. I don’t know if it’s the office
air or sick building syndrome but people change as soon as they enter their
office of work. I have seen me standing chatting to someone outside and
then when I see them again in the office their eyes have turned blood red,
little horns have sprouted from their heads and they talk like they’ve
just smoked 100 cigarettes “ what the F%*& are you talking to me
for”, at that point I’m outta there. -
Conceited – (Meaning
= Holding a high opinion of yourself)Much like arrogance and just
as annoying. It great to have a good opinion of yourself but when
it is displayed to others in a manner as to make others feel small it can
be very unpleasant. -
Unreliable – (Meaning
= cannot be relied or depended upon)Another trait that can extremely
annoying. Again we’ve all come across people like this at work,
at school, at university, in fact every area of life. We also know, very
quickly, not to rely on that person for anything. When reliability
is not there we tend to think they have other traits related to this such
as lazy, disorganised, selfish etc. -
Dependent – (Meaning
= relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc).I am talking
here about people who are overly dependent especially in relationships. There
is no bigger turn off for a person than the man or woman who seems to depend
on your relationship to survive. -
Pessimism –(Meaning
= the tendency to see, anticipate, or emphasize only bad or undesirable
outcomes, results, conditions, problems, etc)How to lose friends quickly
= be pessimistic all the time. It’s quite funny when you get the
grumpy guy in the office who moans about everything but deep down you know
he likes the world. However when you get the person who moans about
their job, their house, their life, their children, the world and are serious
about it– how quickly do you run away from them? It can be
very draining being around people like this they literally sap your energy. -
Condescending – (Meaning
= showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity or superiority).This
is another trait which riles me. Of course this is open to interpretation
in many cases. On
a few occasions I have asked people if they are meaning to sound condescending
and often they are embarrassed and explain that it was not their intention,
so it can be a tricky one.