Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
A verbatim standing question in The Guardian's rotating Q&A questionnaire, documented across respondents and years.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2015 source ↗
I dislike dawdlers. When I walk, I do so with purpose. I have no time for people shuffling along.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 April 2023 source ↗
Aggression. Anger. Rudeness. Intolerance. Lack of understanding. Pretty much your average day on X.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 October 2025 source ↗
Being judgmental – how dare they!
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 November 2022 source ↗
Using knowledge as a weapon.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, January 2026 source ↗
They want to leave the party the same time I do.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 July 2015 source ↗
Generally? Hurting someone’s feelings. Specifically? Being kidnapped while on vacation.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2015 source ↗
Falling asleep watching a movie on a sofa because I drank too much wine at dinner, my head resting on the thigh of a loved one, who will later explain what happened.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 July 2015 source ↗
Sunday mornings with my parents when I visited from college.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, July 2015 source ↗
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