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.
I can’t deal with any level of stress.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 September 2024 source ↗
Increasing forgetfulness.
Narcissism, solipsism.
I would deplore feeling deplorable about myself.
My personality.
A sense of optimism.
I’ve never read any Proust.
Hey Ya, by OutKast.
Those abduction situations where you’re packed in a bunker for 30 years.
In the orange blossom-filled streets of Seville, snogging on a park bench.
I’d probably take out a lot of my 20s, when I was rude, annoying and a brat.
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