The question
What trait do you most dislike in other people?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
A verbatim standing question in The Guardian's rotating Q&A questionnaire, documented across respondents and years.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Probably the same thing.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 August 2023 source ↗
Cruelty and not treating others as equals.
People having really loud conversations on their phones in public places.
Coldness, selfishness.
Not having the ability to say sorry when they’re wrong.
People told us Eurovision was like a poisoned chalice – to have been part of an amazing team that worked on changing the attitudes around that is really cool.
I’m quite stubborn.
I have lots of beliefs about that, but that will have to wait for another interview.
Brian May, because of his love of wildlife and love of music. He’s a kind, gentle soul.
I once did a record store signing in LA, which I had no business doing. No one was there – just staff. They were getting ready to close the shop and sweeping up.
Enthusiastic, enthusiastic, enthusiastic.
David Hockney, Penny Lancaster, Mel Brooks, Colson Whitehead, Timothy Hutton, DJ Khaled
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