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.
Self-loathing that rises to the level of deploring.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 March 2024 source ↗
Believing in, even admiring, people who refuse to believe in me, and not believing people who do.
An “elastic” sense of time (fancy way of saying I am late a lot).
Sitting on the fence – I will do anything to avoid confrontation.
Having no patience.
Your heart walking around outside your body.
I am in a public profession, so take your pick. It’s all embarrassing.
Not a child, which was short-sighted of me.
Not very concise.
We are not here for long – try not to take everything too seriously.
Letting down the people I love.
Mel Brooks, Ed Koch, Robert Evans, Vera Wang, Judith Light, Matthew Modine
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