There are many means to try to catch someone's personality. Some people will tell you the first impression is very important. But on the internet, before meeting someone, it is often necessary to stop by the "profile". I replied here to all the questions I have found among classical profiles from the web.

I like / I dislike:

I like
Asian cultures
Nutella+banana French pancakes, food from Auvergne (center of France)
white shirts & original utilitary clothes
not complicated & smiling people
meet different people
efficiency & creativity
the quietness of a church (during 15 minutes, after i get bored)
wines & whiskies

I dislike
games
brands
cooked fish
Com8 & Joey Starr spirit
over-confident people
to feel like losing time
jealousy & injustice
imported commercial things like Halloween or the Grand-Mothers day
religious principles & tradition weight (e.g. mariage)
coffee (makes too nervous) & cannabis (makes too "soft")
smoking rooms & compulsory tips

Chinese portrait

If I was a number, I would be four (4)
If I was a color, I would be green
If I was a tree, I would be a bamboo
If I was an animal, I would be a dragon or a tiger
If I was an insect, I would be a dragonfly
If I was a bird, I would be a falcon
If I was a word, I would be banzai
If I was a default, I would be selfishness
If I was a historical character, I would be Socrate
If I was an element, I would be water
If I was a year, I would be 1975
If I was a melody, I would be "you're my heart, you're my soul"
If I was a book, I would be a strategy book
If I was food, I would be aligot (potatoes & cheese) or rigatoni al pesto
If I was a fruit, I would be an apple
If I was an ice-cream, I would be a strawberry cornetto
If I was a beverage, I would be Ginger Ale or Cranberry juice
If I was an object, I would be a knife
If I was an article, I would be Liberate yourself from classical Karate (Bruce Lee)
If I was a noise, I would be silence
If I was a climax, I would be mediterranean type
If I was a season, I would be spring
If I was a city, I would be Paris
If I was a part of the body, I would be a smile
If I was a sport, I would be climbing or swimming
If I was a movie, I would be a mix of Enter the Dragon & the Dead Poets Society
If I was a hero, I would be Ying Xiong (Hero, with Jet Li)
If I was a leasure, I would be also a passion
If I was a style, I would be warriors'
If I was a perfume, I would be Kenzo pour Hommes
If I was a country, I would be France or Italy
If I was a landscape, I would be a Japanese house in Hawaii
If I was a natural phenomenom, I would be the Venturi effect
If I was a speciality, I would be Beijing Kaoya (roasted Beijing-style duck)
If I was a novel, I would be a Agatha Christie book with Miss Marple
If I was a vehicle, I would be a DMC Delorean, an Alpine A310, a BMW Z1 or a Dune Buggy VW
If I was a cloth, I would be a camo pant, or a matelassed no-sleeves top (I have the design ready if you wanna buy!)
If I was a weapon, I would be a Fred Perrin's G10 Griffe, or a Glock, or a Steyr Aug... ahahah there are so many!
If I was a song, I would be Les Lacs du Connemara
If I was a quote, I would be who never tries never knows
If I was a flower, I would be a white rose
If I was a legend, I would be Sonezaki Shinju
If I was a disease, I would be SARS
If I was a brand of clothes, I would be my own brand
If I was a planet, I would be the Earth
If I was a position, I would be... I can't say, it is intimate & hard to explain!
If I was the ruler of the world, I would be stressed
If I was an actor, I would be ridiculous

Modeling-style profile:

Guillaume
taille - height : 171cm
poids - weight : 63kg
buste - bust : 90cm
tour de taille - waist : 75cm
hanches - hips : 90cm
pointure - shoes : 27cm / 42 EUR
cheveux - hair : black
yeux - eyes : brown

In Japanese websites, many people introduce themselves through a basic profile and the replies to a famous "100 questions for your sister" interview. Here is mine, in English version.

01. What is your name, birthdate and birth place?
Guillaume, 11/02/1975, Puy-de-dôme (France)

02. Blood type and Zodiac sign?
O+, Scorpio

03. What is your height, weight and shoe size?
171cm, 63kg, 42EUR

04. How many people are in your family?
No brother no sister

05. Tell us your strengths and weaknesses!
Strengths: efficient, creative, open-minded
Weaknesses: low hear memory (vs eye memory), self-centered

06. What's your motto?
"When there's a will there's a way"

07. What are your favorite words?
Effective & smooth

08. What kind of animal would you compare yourself to?
Dragonfly

09. What are your hobbies?
Martial arts and anything more or less linked to it

10. What kind of special talents or abilties do you have?
Good hand dexterity with pen, (butterfly) knives, ...

11. Please tell us what kind of computer you use, and what software you use a lot?
Dell notebook, no brand (Chinese) desktop. Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Dreamweaver, UltraEdit, Trillian, KaZaA,...

12. About how many email pen-pals do you have?
More than 50 regular penpals!

13. What made you first start using the internet? Around when did you start?
1995, computer science school!

14. Tell us some fun things to do online.
Asking for a webcam strip-tease :-P

15. Also, tell us some things we should avoid at all costs!
Never meet someone who has no self-picture to share

16. What music have you been listening to lately? (artist or song name)
The latest songs I've been listening for hours are Men At Work - Down Under (old song) after having seen their videoclip on a cheap Chinese DVD, also Gigi D'Agostino - I'll Fly With You (old techno/dance hit), and David Guetta - Love don't let me go (recent dance song)

17. What are your favorite TV programs?
Now... the news on TV5... not very exciting I know :-(
I used to be a TV-phage, now no time anymore

18. What phrases do you say a lot?
"Exact", "Do you really think that (...) ?", "Please take off your pant"

19. What brand of cigarettes do you smoke, and about how many a day?
Never smoke, beurk :-(

20. Is there anything you won't/can't stop doing?
Cruising, charming, seducing, meeting, discovering, learning

21. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would you choose?
Crèpes au sucre (French pan cakes with sugar) or Aligot (potato+cheese) =)

22. What are your favorite drinks?
Soft drink: American Cranberry Juice, American Ginger Ale
Alcoholic drinks: French Red Wine, Scottish Whisky, Italian Vino Bianco Frizzante

23. Pick your favorite food, and a food you hate, even though you've never tried it.
Food I prefer: Crèpes from French Britain
Food I hate: Salsify and anything that look/taste like that

24. What food are you best at cooking?
I can't cook... so let's say pasta

25. What's your favorite kind of flower?
White rose... I'm not a fan of flowers

26. Where do you buy most of your clothes?
I try to never buy clothes in the same place... so let's say Army surplus, no big brand places (like Muji), and used clothes shops.
For business shirts, Alain Figaret, and for business suits my last ones were Kenzo and Pierre Talamon.

27. What do you do with clothes that you regret having bought?
I just forget them

28. Has anyone ever given you a ring?
Fortunately not!

29. What brand/service is your cell phone? Also, what song do you use as the ringer?
Nokia 8210, China Telecom, 1-bip vibration ring (I hate telephones ringing, it is so unpolite)

30. What kind of skin care products do you use?
I seldom use

31. Recommend a kind of make-up to us!
I guess any French company stuff is OK ;-)

32. What's one kind of make-up you'd like to try out?
None

33. What color are your fingernails painted right now?
None (natural)

34. What kind of perfume do you like?
Kenzo for Men

35. What kind of shampoo, conditioner and other hair care products do you use?
No special brands

36. Please comment on men's make up.
Dunno

37. Think of your image of an ideal man (lover). OK, now tell us!
Both brilliant (for the mind) & into sports (for the body shape)

38. What do you think of guys who tuck polo shirts into their jeans?
It depends on their face

39. It's a bit out of the blue, but here's the Ultimate Choice Series! Would you choose a hot, but really poor guy, or an ugly, but rich one?
Hot+Poor!

40. What kinds of things do you think it's really sexy when guys do?
Crying

41. What kind of guy makes you think "He really pisses me off!"?
"Mr I Know Everything"

42. Would you rather your own son be macho, with bristly blonde chest hair, or a player with a bad fake-bake?
Don't think of having kids

43. What kind of fashion do you think is really uncool? (girl's or guy's)
For guys, short hair on the top, long hair behind
For girls, too long hair

44. Is there any woman you've thought was interesting recently? (an actress, a model, a friend, anyone) Why?
Michelle Yeoh, she looks nice, beautiful & effective

45. What kind of woman do you hate? Is it someone close to you?
"Mrs I Know Everything", no.

46. If you were a high school student, do you think you'd be a gyaru? (gyaru: blonde hair, dark tan skin, white make up, lots of jewelry, really loud and annoying) How extreme a gyaru would you be?
Definitely not

47. How long do you spend in the bath/shower? What do you wash first?
15 minutes, hair

48. Would you want to be a girl if you could be reborn?
No

49. You can become a star for one day. Who would you be? (like a celebrity) How would you spend your day?
For one day it does not interest me

50. At what times do you think you're glad you were born a girl?
When going to war maybe

51. On the other hand, when do you regret having been born a girl?
Every 28 days...

52. What parts of yourself make you think, 'I sure am cute!'?
Dunno

53. When have you thought, "I'm such a little devil"? Tell us about some of the devilish things you've done.
Top secret

54. If you could live your life over from any point, when would that be? Why?
No re-start it is always better & better!

55. Have you ever been in a long-distance relationship?
Yes!

56. Do you think love and marriage are separate?
Definitely, it is obvious. Sex, love, reproduction & mariage are 4 different things, but unfortunately there are so many (old) people who mix all that...

57. What would you do if you turned into a cat for a day?
I would commit suicide, I hate cats

58. What would you do if you became invisible for a day?
So many things!!!

59. What TV shows do you wish they would put back on the air?
Not just a TV show, but a TV channel in France : "La 5"

60. Tell us about a dream you had recently that left an impression on you. Speaking of which, do you dream in color?
Recently I've not been dreaming at all (or I don't remember when waking up)... I used to dream in color yes

61. Shopping Pride! What's the most expensive thing you've ever bought in your whole life? How much was it?
Uh... dunno, i don't like to spend big sums

62. How long does it take you to get over a love? Also, if you know any way to cure a broken heart, tell us!
The first time it took 2 years, now it takes 2 days

63. When was the last time you cried? Why?
10 days ago because of an impossible love story and the consequences of this on another relationship

64. What is the one thing you're the most proud of that you've done?
Nothing, being proud of what I've done would mean that I'm looking backward

65. Please confess as much as you can about a bad thing you did.
No.

66. Next in the Ultimate Choice Series! Your boyfriend/girlfriend suddenly breaks up with you. Which of the following reasons for the breakup is worse? "I've fallen in love with your best friend" or "I've fallen in love with my best friend"?
The worse is of course the 1st one

67. What is something you want to buy right now, and have the money to buy?
Now I need nothing

68. It'd be cool to win a lot of money. What would you do if you won $3 million in the lottery?
Wow... I don't like to think of this because after it makes me sad.
I might invest in a company... my company

69. What magazines do you read? (manga too)
Any martial arts magazines from anywhere,
any knives magazines from anywhere, no manga

70. What books have you read recently? (manga too)
A book on the Golden Number

71. How many piercings do you have?
None

72. What would you reccomend to people trying to lose weight?
1st, the most important, check what you eat.
2nd, do sports & run regularly.
3rd, ask for a personal trainer help.

73. You caught your boyfriend/girlfriend cheating on you! What would you do?
A smile & a kiss =)

74. How many times a week do you have sex?
At least once or twice

75. How do you get rid of body hair?
Joker

76. Is there any hair growing on the top of your feet?
No

77. Do you love your current boyfriend/girlfriend?
The notion of love has so many aspects

78. Do you think you have a split personality?
Maybe

79. What color is most of your underwear?
Purple

80. Tell us a song that has a special memory for you.
Eternal Flame (The Bangles)... my first love

81. What do you carry in your purse?
A weapon...

82. What do you treasure most?
H.T.

83. Do you believe in the existance of god(s)?
No... or yes but all of them, all together in an orgy

84. If God said, "I will grant you one wish!" What would you wish for?
I just told you that I don't believe in god... and if they are all together in an orgy they don't care of granting me a wish, they have other things to do, let them have fun!

85. What do you do to lift your spirits when you feel like nothing good is happening?
Good question. I turn on my computer and email my friends, or do a website, or work on one of the books I've started, ...

86. What blood type can you not stand? (have bad compatability with) Why?
O+ (my blood type) is a universal giver

87. What would you do if you met a person who was just like you?
I dunno, maybe I'd hate him

88. What do you want to be when you grow up?
Respected

89. When do you think of yourself as a genius?
Never

90. When was the last time you got pissed off?
When I've seen how the EU delegation reacted to the SARS situation in Beijing.
Both irresponsible & unprofessional.

91. What made you happy recently?
Love and meeting some many new people (in China)

92. What recent event have you not understood at all?
Irak war

93. Tell us about a time recently, when you looked stupid for having thought something wrong.
Me, thinking wrong? :-)))

94. Say something here that you've been wanting to tell someone! Anyone is OK, just say it!
Take off your pant

95. Do you think guys and girls can be friends?
Yes!

96. Please share the three most painful experiences of your life.
Mother's death, dirty Korean love story, and sleeping one night in the Moscow airport

97. If Doraemon said "I'll give you one thing from my pocket!" (<-read with Doraemon's voice), what would you ask for?
"I'll never put my hand in your pocket, you're not my type"

98. If the world was going to end in one week, what would you spend that week doing?
Sex

99. Write a haiku/limeric/poem.
Sorry I'm in a meeting now, I'll call you back later

100. It's the 100th question! Say one last thing! (if you can, you must be tired of answering these)
Having the opportunity to live in an environment where you can exchange with people from everywhere in the world is the best chance I've ever had in my life. Thank you the EU.

These answers have been written on April 23rd, 2003.

Astrological profile:
Personnally I don't believe in astrology and never use this tool. But for those who may wish to use astrology to analyze my profile, here are my astro-info. I'm born on November 2nd, 1975 between 3:45pm & 4:15pm in the French department of Puy-De-Dôme (63).
My sign is Scorpio (water-sign), 2th decan, ascendant "Bélier-Taureau".

Religious profile:
I could say I'm atheist or agnostic, but I prefer to say "omni-doctrinal", that's to say to take the best of each religion and throw away the rest.