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.
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.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 August 2024 source ↗
Procrastination.
Any type of indecision.
My intense self-loathing.
I had to ask people about this, because I couldn’t think of anything, and the consensus seems to be: a general lack of self-awareness.
My children ending up anything like me.
When I was 17 I launched into a rant at my dad about what I thought of him. We never spoke about it again and then he passed away. I would love to say sorry to him.
I worked at KFC, as a vegetarian, doing Friday and Saturday nights.
The arcade game, Guitar Hero. I’ve got the full unit in my house. It’s so sad.
I was once walking through Edinburgh with someone in the industry. I was quite drunk and I slowly wet myself.
A comedian or rapper. You can tell by the way I’m dressed that I’m a frustrated rapper.
Charlotte Church, Hugh Grant, Maureen O'Hara, Johnny Flynn, Fay Ripley, Rita Moreno
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