The question
What is the trait you most deplore in others?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.
Dishonesty and insincerity.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, June 2021 source ↗
People who pretend to have perfect marriages. Perfect marriages are like orgasms – many of them are faked.
Talking in cliches. We have the most economic, resonant and versatile language in the world, yet so many people use it in a dull and boring way.
Trying to exercise authority over one.
That they think they know it all.
The greatest fear I can remember is coming back from WW II and being amazed that I was more afraid to audition for a job than I was flying 52 missions.
The rare moment I don’t believe in myself enough.
Waking up in the morning is as perfect as anything gets.
Zack Polanski, Laverne Cox, Terry Gross, Gina Lollobrigida, Leona Lewis, Sarah Hadland
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