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Originally Posted by rusticgal

..well she married him...of course she sees those qualities. It's knowing where to find the line between being helpful without being patronising and condescending. He is trying portray the image of being kind and caring but it's not genuine because he then goes and slags Gary off behind his back and making sly demeaning innuendos. The guys fake...all he cares about is his image.

I disagree. However patronizing James comes across, he is still the only one who is being helpful to Gary and spending the most time with him while the rest just avoid him. Therefore as Gary isn't the easiest person to help he probably has more reason to get exasperated while the others get off scot free for not caring enough to even try. The others slag him off, laugh at him and ignore him yet the hate is exclusively for James.

I don't think he's fake, I think he's kind hearted but with a rather unfortunate manner and a deadpan sense of humour.
Gary has an unfortunate manner too, but that's okay...

I guess James just needs to never go near him, let him risk a fall in the shower, let him struggle with his own cases like the others do, and just have a good time for himself. Then maybe he wouldn't be as hated?