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.
Always trying to turn things into a joke.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 April 2025 source ↗
I’ve got no patience.
My personality.
Insecurity around money. I have this profound insecurity about not having enough to provide for my family.
I cut people off a lot when I talk. It’s a terrible habit.
What I studied at college – A-level economics.
Not being able to laugh at themselves.
Three degrees: I paid my kids’ uni fees.
A Pot Noodle on a cold day.
Ambulances – I live near a hospital.
Being offered a lift by James Acaster.
Sharon Corr, Shonda Rhimes, Douglas Booth, Jason Derulo, James Norton, Tina Fey
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