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 ↗
Being judgmental.
Taking myself seriously, even in a Vanity Fair quiz.
Laziness, wasting time. I’d like to be able to make films faster.
I can be a people-pleaser, to the detriment of my own needs sometimes.
My wife when I tried out some new material on her, said: “I’m sure the people who like you would like that.”
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.
My children ending up anything like me.
Their inability to deal with my disorganisation.
A comedian or rapper. You can tell by the way I’m dressed that I’m a frustrated rapper.
Robert Glenister, James Norton, David Hasselhoff, Sally Field, Daryl McCormack, Michael Flatley
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