July 3, 2002
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On a scale of 1-10, 10 being the highest, how tolerant are you of other people's inadequacies?

Depends what the inadequacy is. I'm not sure how to answer this one. Im uterly intolerant of things like bigotry and racism, but what are those inadequacies of? Tolerance? I'm intolerant of people inadequate in tolerance?? :P

Talia, 25
Stamford
, CT   USA

5 or so

Melodi, 19
Gahanna
, OH   USA

I would say about 8.1-9.0...although I am not tolerant of ignorance or stupidity...or cruelty...especially towards animals

Dr. Bob

I'd like to say about an 8 1/2. When it's people I'm close to I think I'm more likely to criticize than when it's someone I don't really know very well.

Angela, 18
Bella Vista
, AR  USA

If I have to rely on them, 1. If I'm helping them, 10. If they're passing me on the street with no bearing on my life, 5....when I'm feeling generous. I sadly expect everyone to have common sense and an ounce of brains. It's been proven many times that these expectations are way too high and it usually leaves me more than irritated

Triana, 29
Austin
, TX  USA

If people are ten miles away, I'm saintly in my tolerance. If people share my life and my house, I'm a critical whizz-bitch.

Jill, 61
Saylorsburg
, PA  USA

I am definately a ten. I tollerate a whole bunch of shit. Because people are stupid jerks. I am aware of that so everything is ok.

Christopher, 28
San Mateo
, CA    USA

Most of the time, I am pretty tolerant, perhaps a 7 or 8. But when those inadequacies impinge on my well-being, it drops abruptly to a 3.

Jane, 62
West Linn
, OR   USA

Eight and a half.

Sarah Jane, 15
Preston
, CT   USA

Probably a 7 or an 8.

Jeremy, 14
Highlands Ranch
, CO  USA

If I am not PMS, I'd say about an 8. PMS probably a 4

Janet, 44
E. Brunswick
, NJ  USA

If you were my friend and heard me venting about it you would think I was a 1, but if it's someone I must deal with, friendship, family or colleague, I can be a 10 and really mean it :0)

Tracy, 24
Ocean City
, NJ  USA

Considering that I have inadequacies of my own, I try to be more tolerable than I would normally be. I used to have no patience whatsoever for stupidity, but now I try to be more understanding to whats going on. So, I would say I'm trying to be a 7.

Nicci, 27
Las Vegas
, NV   USA

9.5 or so.

Alias Irrelevante

Depends on the inadequacy.

Karen, 22
Ames
, IA   USA

I'd say I'm an 8. I'm usually very tolerant of what could be perceived by some as "inadequacies".  However, I think they are just differences from myself. There are a very few things that irk the hell out of me though.

Doug2, 29
Overland Park
, KS  USA

Not very. I try to be more tolerant...I'd say on a scale of 1 - 10, I'm  probably about a 3 or 4.

Tam

Eight and a half.

Sarah Jane
CT  USA

12

Francisco, 19
MI  USA

I suppose 8. However, there are always those persons and situations that would drop the number to 2 in a heartbeat.

Felicia, 36
Lowell
, MA USA

You know what they say. . . if you already hate them, they can say hello and annoy you. If you already love them, they can shoot you and you'll overlook it.

Eric, 20
Beverly Hills
, CA  USA

I used to be more tolerant. Now I'm at about a 6.

Fisch, 47
Preston
, CT   USA

5, Sometimes I can handle others inadequacies, I guess it just depends on what mood I am.

Andrea, 25
Federal Way
, WA  USA

Pretty tolerant. Physical and mental inadequacies aren't a problem. Major character flaws are something else.

Judy, 62
Easton
, KS   USA

I hate to admit it but I'm not very tolerant. I try hard to be, though, and since my inadequacies seem to be on the increase, it's getting easier.

Reba, 50+
Silver Spring
, MD  USA

It depends on the inadequacy.

Laura, 37
Lowell
, MA   USA

Other people's inadiquacies and their failure to compensate for them make me impatient. I suppose impatience is my biggest fault. I hate having even a few seconds of my time involuntarily wasted.

Cancer, 20
NYC
, NY   USA

It depends what the inadequacy is. If you have troubles communicating in the spoken or written language, due not to mental illness or genetics, then my tolerance level wanes. If someone just has trouble "catching on," I'm willing to explain or repeat myself or sit down and work things out. It highly depends on the situation, so I'll say .... 7?

Hikaru, 19
PA  USA

I'd say about a 7.5, but even lower with my own.

Ryan, 29
Morton
, IL   USA

Most days I'm abouyt a 7.

Keri-Jade, 21
Brampton, Ontario  CANADA

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