Jack Dee: Which trait in yourself do you like least? — FLAPSS

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Which trait in yourself do you like least?

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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.

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Jack Dee

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I can go for weeks without opening the mail. I can look at a letter that has just dropped through the letterbox, wonder what it is and then just shred it.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 November 2024 source ↗

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Omid Djalili British stand-up comedian and actor

Overeating when stressed.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 August 2010 source ↗

Romesh Ranganathan English actor and comedian

My complete lack of organisation that affects all part of my life – my living space, my being in touch with people, everything. I am a walking shitshow.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 August 2024 source ↗

Worrying at things.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 July 2026 source ↗

Alison Steadman British actress

I repeat stories (like my mum used to).

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 January 2009 source ↗

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After the third time someone’s late, we can’t be friends any more.

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Question What lesson has mattered most in your life? Time & hindsight

When something is half price in a supermarket, always find out why.

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Probably a train ticket anywhere in the UK.

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Question What is the worst job you have ever had? Craft & work

When I was a kid I had a Saturday job in the stockroom of a supermarket. I remember everything in there being a little bit grubby and slightly sticky. We’d do things like play rugby with a swiss roll. I think of it every time I go shopping.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 November 2024 source ↗

Question Which book do you still mean to read, and why has it stayed on your list? Taste & recommendation

Audiobooks have allowed me to catch up on the books I always claimed to have read anyway. On long journeys I’ll often be listening to Kafka, Dostoevsky, Solzhenitsyn. It’s a fantastic way to pass time and often means I’ll turn up at the gig really depressed. So it’s a win-win.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 November 2024 source ↗

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