I have a child-like fear of being late. I’m a grown man, and I’m scared I’m going to the principal’s office.
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What is the trait you most deplore in others?
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What happens when we die?
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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.
I am a massive people-pleaser and it brings me nothing but trouble.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 January 2025 source ↗
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Lack of confidence.
Oh, I have a long list. You should ask me what I like about myself—that list is much shorter.
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View profile →Dying when my children are still young. I know how much it hurt me. I was 30 when my mum died and 39 when my dad died, and even then, that was too young.
I’ve pooed myself a couple of times.
Manipulative greed and hate.
As a nice human being who gave a shit.
I like you but I wish you looked more like David Beckham.
When my kids ask, “What happens when we die?” I say, “Do you remember the place you were in before you were born? I think we go back there.”
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