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.
Impatience and vanity.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 October 2024 source ↗
I can’t stand the way my voice will crack if I’m making a speech. I hate public speaking and the emotion it dredges up.
I don’t think anyone should deplore anything about themselves. You can always improve things, but by deploring you’re putting yourself on a losing streak.
A willingness to go with my gut feeling, rather than wait a day and contemplate other options.
Self-criticism.
Funny, impatient, annoying.
Spirit of adventure and kindness.
Arrogance and narcissism.
Warm and embracing.
Every time I play tennis I come back with a fresh injury.
Children’s underwear department at Marks & Spencer, Oxford Circus. I was 16 years old, earning money in my summer holidays.
Al Franken, Rory Stewart, Ed Koch, John Lewis, Bob Schieffer, Jon Snow
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