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Originally Posted by Ammi

..it feels that they lose all tolerance for genuine problems and disabilities that a housemate has and absolutely no empathy at all...with Gary, yes I can see why he annoys them but it's not an intentional annoyance but a genuine lack of being able to understand or even hear in may cases and they know this as he himself and other housemates discussed his accident/problems with accents etc early on...when one person expresses hostility and intolerance it almost seems like an epidemic that passes through the house because of their own irritations with the situation and the person and then a 'pack' seems to form bringing out the worst character traits in them all or a lot of them....

..anyway if a housemate was more popular and liked in the house would more understanding be shown and maybe it all be treated with a bit of humour..?...thoughts..?..

I agree with this. As soon as the 'unpopular kid' has been sorted out, the rest try to disassociate themselves as much as possible. It's High School all over again..