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Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Never Ask Directions In Rabat
You'll come out of it very, like, relaxed and relieved and you can have... Well, yeah, relieved that it's over.
Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Never Ask Directions In Rabat
Afterwards, you get to enjoy a mint tea. You earned it.
Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Never Ask Directions In Rabat
I'm going the day after tomorrow for a vacation. And actually tomorrow I'm passing my master's thesis. Wow.
Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Never Ask Directions In Rabat
No, but it's not a test. It's a presentation of my thesis. So it's not really a test.
Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Never Ask Directions In Rabat
I studied architecture in Morocco and I came here for a master's in computational design and architecture.
Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Never Ask Directions In Rabat
So tomorrow I'll have to present my thesis, my final thesis for an internship that I did in Paris, here in Paris.
Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Never Ask Directions In Rabat
Yes. Well, since I was born and raised in Rabat, I studied in Rabat. I do have a lot of friends there. And all my family is in Rabat, Morocco.
Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Never Ask Directions In Rabat
Casablanca is pretty near Rabat, actually.
Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Never Ask Directions In Rabat
Actually, the rest of Morocco think of us people from Rabat as being... as far from being down to earth as possible. It's probably because we are the capital of the country. And so always people think that we're not down to earth and somewhat we are arrogant. There is also another stereotype that we give false directions if someone is asking us about the direction of the street. I don't know why.
Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Never Ask Directions In Rabat
I swear when people ask me, I try to give good directions.
Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Never Ask Directions In Rabat
Oh, come on. No, no, no, no. I swear I'm not an arrogant person.
Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Never Ask Directions In Rabat
And when people ask me, when people they're not from about and they ask me about directions, I try my best to give them the good directions. I really don't know where this stereotype comes from.
Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Never Ask Directions In Rabat
I really don't think of you being of help to me.
Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Never Ask Directions In Rabat
I just... I just want to finish my sentence. When I think of you coming to Morocco, I think of all the places I want to show you.
Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Never Ask Directions In Rabat
Yeah. Well, I think studying architecture for so long in Rabat, I had the opportunity to go to a lot of historical places and monuments. And I think I have some knowledge that I would like to share with you about my city. And I want you to discover the people of Rabat, all of the monuments, the culture, the food, especially the food.
Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Never Ask Directions In Rabat
I don't know. I'm just thinking of a lot of experiences relating to food because food is very important to our culture. So maybe you would like try and eat street food or not, like not in a classy restaurant for say, but go and try the... The food that's in the very small streets that not particularly tourists will go to.
Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Never Ask Directions In Rabat
So there is a lot of like, there is like sandwiches with a lot of spicy meats. And there is also, how do I put this delicately? Like, it's basically the feet of cows or sheep that... And it's cooked, and you can eat the meat that's there.
Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Never Ask Directions In Rabat
I think the swoop of your hair is iconic.
Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Never Ask Directions In Rabat
We also eat snails, so you can eat snails there. It's popular in the street foods, like with the soup or stew, and there is just a bunch of snails that you could eat.
Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Never Ask Directions In Rabat
I just want to know the aftermath of Hot Ones.
Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Never Ask Directions In Rabat
Of course I would take you. Back in Rabat, not much.
Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Never Ask Directions In Rabat
Yeah. But the clubs, it's more like Marrakesh. There are a lot of better clubs. So we can go to Marrakesh.
Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Never Ask Directions In Rabat
I'm just stating the facts. Clubs in Marrakesh are better.
Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Never Ask Directions In Rabat
The vibes there are just bizarre. People there are very nice. They're very hospitable. So I think everyone would embrace you, whether it's in Rabat, Marrakech, Casablanca, everywhere in Morocco, you would be met with open arms.
Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Never Ask Directions In Rabat
I think people are very friendly in Morocco. Even if people don't speak English, they will try and communicate with you whatever they can. So people are very friendly. But I think in the big cities such as Rabat, Casablanca or Marrakech, a lot of people speak now English. So I don't think you would have a problem with communicating with other people.
Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Never Ask Directions In Rabat
Okay. So, well, now with just finishing up my master's, I'm looking for a job ideally in Paris. So I think maybe for the next five years, I'm planning to stay in Paris and see, I don't know, see what life has for me. But in the long run, I'll probably go back to my country.
Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Never Ask Directions In Rabat
I eat a lot of food. So if you come to Morocco, I bet you are going to gain like five pounds. And the other thing that I like to do is I like to go to hair salons and spas. Because here in France, it's very expensive. While in Morocco, you can get the same quality of service with a fraction of the price. So I like to get my nails done, my hair, like to have like a relaxing spa day.
Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Never Ask Directions In Rabat
And I think based on your remotes, I think you enjoy spa days.
Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Never Ask Directions In Rabat
In Morocco, we have a similar experience with the scrubbing.
Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Never Ask Directions In Rabat
Yeah, you can get a scrubbing in a, we call it a hammam. You can get a scrubbing in a massage. The massage is just for men. Us women, we do not get, we just get a scrub.
Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Never Ask Directions In Rabat
Because the massages for men are very violent. They're not a relaxing experience.
Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Never Ask Directions In Rabat
Yes, I was born in Rabat, Morocco, but now I'm residing in Paris.
Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Never Ask Directions In Rabat
Because you said you want to try an authentic experience in Rabat, I'm not going to take you to a fancy spa, like a typical spa.
Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Never Ask Directions In Rabat
So the real experience are these public baths all over the country. Well, you can go and you can have like a scrub and it's like it's the person that gives you a massage. They think they're a chiropractor for some reason. So they like to just crack all of your body, all of your bones.