The question
Which trait in yourself do you like least?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's The Q&A has retained this Proust-derived prompt from at least 2007 through 2026, and ABC independently put it to the Obamas in 2011.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Appearing angry when I’m not angry.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 December 2023 source ↗
Well, I’m always right.
Conflict aversion.
I can be properly stubborn sometimes – but that’s me being a classic Leo.
My love of sugar.
Politics. And casting directors.
“Sorry, I don’t mean to insult you, but did you know you look a bit like that actress Siobhán McSweeney?”
My impotence in the face of war.
Being loved by my family and friends despite my personality.
I feel no shame about not reading a book. That’s silly.
Loving, odd, playful. Jeepers, I’ve described myself like a damaged rescue puppy.
John Malkovich, Carol Vorderman, Michael Flatley, Ed Harris, Maureen O'Hara, Bear Grylls
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