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Hi. Hi, Yusra. Welcome to Conan O'Brien Needs a Fan. Hi, Yusra. How are you? Hi, Conan. Hi, Matt. Hi, Sona. Nice to see you. Hi. Nice to see you, too. Your hair is very beautiful. I love the way your hair comes down. That's very cool. It frames your face beautifully. I just got it done. Oh. Well, I wish I had done something to my hair. My hair is being crushed right now by a headset. Your hair is

iconic thank you come on it's true you I like Yusra that doesn't mean a compliment necessarily no no you're right iconic doesn't always mean good you know Ted Bundy was an iconic killer yeah but I think the swoop of your hair is iconic thank you so much I think of it as a wave a strawberry wave yeah

But please. It's very hard to achieve. Yes, very hard to achieve. And women are very drawn to me because of the swoop of my hair. Don't you think, Yusra?

Hello, Yusra, is this connection still going? Yusra, are you still there? It's still going. I'm still there. Okay, great. Well, you didn't really answer the question, but anyway. Avoided it completely. Yeah, very nicely done, Yusra. Yusra, I have it here that you are from Rabat, Morocco. Is that true? Is that where you were born? Yes, I was born in Rabat, Morocco, but now I'm residing in Paris. You're living in Paris, but you go back to Morocco a great deal, yes? Yes.

I'm going the day after tomorrow. Oh.

for a vacation. And actually tomorrow I'm passing my master's thesis. Wow. Well, maybe, maybe. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Who says tomorrow I'm passing a test? You don't say that, Yusra. You say, you know, I hope if the spirits are with me that tomorrow I pass the test.

No, but it's not a test. It's a presentation of my thesis. So it's not really a test. What's your thesis on?

I studied architecture in Morocco and I came here for a master's in computational design and architecture. Wow. So tomorrow I'll have to present my thesis, my final thesis for an internship that I did in Paris, here in Paris. Well, you sound very impressive and I hope you pass.

Thank you. Again, I'm going to say that I don't like all this. Well, tomorrow I win the game. I just think that he is asking for trouble. OK, Yusra, I'm going to talk to you as if for purposes of our conversation that it's all about Morocco. Is that OK with you? Yes, it's all about Morocco. Cool. OK, let the deception begin. OK.

Now, tell me a little bit. Do you have family? You probably have a lot of family and friends in Rabat. Is that true? 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. Now, I don't know much about Rabat. What's the...

When you think Morocco, I don't immediately think of Rabat. And that's on me because I just I don't know as much. You think of Marrakesh? I think of Marrakesh probably. Is Casablanca in Morocco? Yes, Casablanca. Casablanca. It's really near Rabat, actually. And so do people in Rabat have an attitude like, hey, enough about Marrakesh, enough about Casablanca. Let's hear more about Rabat. Is that?

Is that something that people... Do you have a chip on your shoulder about 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...

that we give false directions if someone is asking us about the direction of the street. I don't know why. When people ask me, I try to give good directions. But wait a minute. I don't know where this comes from. First of all, the first thing you said to me, you say, oh, I'm from Rabat, and there's this

idea that we're arrogant, the first thing you said to me is tomorrow I pass my big test, which is a very arrogant thing to say. And then I asked you, well, where in robot do you live? And you went, oh, go down there and take a left and then a right.

So it's possible. It was just a technicality. Yusra, it's possible that you're a very arrogant person and you just don't know it. Oh, come on. No, no, no, no. I swear I'm not an arrogant person. I'm kidding. I'm kidding. 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. I'm not sure either, but.

Yusra, I do believe you. You seem like a good and kind person. And maybe it's other people. Sometimes it's just a few bad apples that give, you know, the whole capital a bad name. There might be a couple of people in Rabat walking around giving bad directions and acting like they're all that in a bag of Cheeto chips, you know?

Sorry, that's a common phrase here in America now. No, it's not. It's used by the street youth. Nobody uses that. Yeah, pretty common. Cheeto chips? Please. Hey, Sona, get outside a little bit, okay? Okay. And maybe talk to some people outside your bubble. Anyways... Would you like a Cheeto chip? It's never been said. Cheeto chip. Cheeto chip.

You're all that and a bag of Cheeto chips. Guys, I call this an unproductive cul-de-sac. I'm sorry, I know. You just want to make sure everybody heard that. We're here talking to Yusra from Rabat, Morocco, who seems very cool. You seem very smart. You're clearly very well educated. And you seem like a very cool person. And I want to learn more about you. If I came to Rabat, if I came to Morocco...

Would there be any way that I could be of help to you? Is there anything I can do for you? I really don't think of you being of help to me. There's that robotan arrogance. I love it. You are so arrogant.

Maybe I could teach you to come down to earth a little bit. 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. Oh, like what? What would you show me? Yeah, I...

Well, me, 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. Okay, let's talk more specifically because this is very nice.

But I want to make sure that I have an experience that just not any tourist can have. Do you know what I mean? And look, there are what you're describing right now is, oh, I'll show you around some monuments and some architecture and I'll show you some of the food. I really want to focus on, you know, what specifically could we do that would be special and fun? 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 food that's in the very small streets that not particularly tourists will go to.

So you want me to go and experience some food that other tourists aren't having that's in small streets? Yeah, probably. Small streets. Small streets. What kind of food are we talking about? Describe the food to me. So there is a lot of like there is like sandwiches with with a lot of spicy meats.

And there is also, how do I put this delicately? It's basically the feet of cows or sheep. And it's cooked and you can eat the meat that's there. I'm sorry, you're talking about the hoof? Yeah, the hoof. Isn't the hoof just a big...

Toenail? What is the hoof? Are you talking about the leg that surrounds it? No, but like the whole leg. Oh, the whole leg. I thought just the foot. The whole leg. I won't eat a hoof. I took an oath a long time ago. I have a bumper sticker on my car that says, I don't eat hoofs.

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We also eat snails. Okay. 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.

There's a bunch of snails that I could eat. With the shell or do they de-shell it? With the shell. It's cooked with the shell. It's cooked with the shell, yes. Yes, it's cooked with the shell, but you take it out. You dip it out. Yeah, have you not? I've never had snails. Have you seen his bumper sticker where he says he doesn't eat the shells? I says I don't eat hoof and I won't eat the shell. Also, I was curious about how they prep it. Do they pull it out and then they boil the snails? Yes.

but no, they're boiled. Yeah. It's like an oyster. I'm not, I'm not, I'm not fancy like you are Conan. No, no. I've just been in the world a little bit. Oh,

I'm sorry. I occasionally leave Altadena and I see things. So I'm I'm this sounds good. I mean, I like to try different foods. And I don't know if you saw my episode of Hot Ones. Talk about iconic. Yes. But I am. Spices don't bother me. I can eat anything. I can eat a bank safe that's covered in the hottest chili peppers. Nothing. Nothing.

Nothing. I just want to know the aftermath of the violence. No, you don't. No. Let's put it this way. I was sued by my toilet. It's very rare in the United States for a toilet, an inanimate porcelain toilet, to sue a human being. But I was sued by my toilet. And the case is pending. The toilet's going to be in the witness box. You have no idea! The little flap going up and down. You have no idea!

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Back in Rabat, not much. You don't go to the clubs much in Rabat? Yeah. The clubs, it's more like Marrakesh. There are a lot of better clubs. So we can go to Marrakesh. Oh, so suddenly, suddenly you're all about Rabat. But then when it's time to go to the clubs, you say we have to go to Marrakesh because that's where it's at. I'm just stating the facts. Clubs in Rabat,

Marrakesh are better. Oh, I've always heard that. I've always heard when people say to me, do you want to go to hit the clubs in Rabat or Marrakesh? I always say, dude, Marrakesh. No, Marrakesh all the way. How would I how would I do in the clubs in Marrakesh?

Just in terms of would people embrace me? Would we have a good time? I don't mean physically embrace me. Of course, that can't happen. I've been told, lawyers. But if I go into the clubs, would people be happy to see me? What would happen if I went to a club? Of course. Well, I don't know. The vibes there are just...

People there are very nice. They're very hospitable. So I think everyone would embrace you, whether it's in Rabat, Marrakesh, Casablanca, everywhere in Morocco, you would be met with open arms. That's very nice. I like that. I like it. Sometimes I encounter, you know, people who are hostile or who find me physically abhorrent. Yeah.

But I like it when people are friendly. That's very nice. 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...

Yes. Well, that's good to know. And tell me, what are your plans for the future? What do you aspire to, Yusra? You know, what's the big picture for Yusra? 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. Yeah.

You could go back in the long run. Yeah. Yeah. What is your favorite thing to do when you go home to Morocco? You're going to visit your parents, obviously, your family. What do you like to do? What are some of the things that you enjoy? Maybe I could go along with you on one of those. 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. Oh. Because here in France, it's very expensive. Right. 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. And I think based on your remotes, I think you enjoy spa days.

I do. I went with Steven Yeun to a spa. That's my favorite remote, by the way. Yes, well, it was a good time. And in Morocco, we have a similar experience with the scrubbing. Oh, so I could get a scrubbing in Morocco. Yeah, you can get a scrubbing in a, we call it a hammam. You can get a scrubbing in a massage room.

The massage is just for men. Us women, we do not get, we just get a scrub. Wait, why don't women get them? Why do women not get massages? Because the massages for men are very violent. They're not a relaxing experience. Wait a minute. So hold on a second. You're saying that I could come to Morocco, you would take me to a spa where you would invite me to have a violent massage. Yes. When you say violent, how violent?

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. I don't want that. I don't want that. I want to have the real experience. Yes.

So the real experience are these public baths all over the country where you can go and you can have like a scrub. It's like 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 bones. Yes. I don't think that's a massage technique.

That sounds like, no, no, that sounds like I'm going to be lured into a room and they're going to beat the shit out of me. Yeah, that's what you're describing. Enhanced interrogation. Yeah, that's... That's more like it. Okay, well, that sounds fun. You'll come out of it very, like, relaxed and relieved and you can have... Well, yeah, relieved that it's over. Yes. That tends to happen. When you stop beating someone, they're quite relieved that the beating is over.

And so what about you get to enjoy a mint tea? So you earned it. OK, so after my violent beating at the hands of these men. Yes, I'm going to have a mint tea. All right. Well, that sounds like something we could do together. I would like to go to a spa with you because. Perfect. You know, I am very tense, a tense person.

I have a lot of tension in my shoulders. You've always noticed that. Yes, you do. I carry my shoulders very, very... It's like a rock. Concrete. Yeah. A lot of dense muscle. Very muscular man. Oh, I wasn't talking about muscle. I was talking about the tension. Well, either way. No, it's not either way. Muscular tension. They're two completely different things. Yeah. A lot of... Not much. I didn't feel that much. Built up shoulders. Muscle. Muscles. Sedentary. Muscle shoulders. Is there a lot of muttering into microphones in Rabanth?

Just curious if that's a thing. Well, listen, I think this sounds really fun. And I like you. I do hope that we cross paths at some point. You seem like a very nice person. I hope that too. And I know I was kidding around a lot at the beginning, but I know that you're going to do great tomorrow. You're going to... Thank you so much.

You're going to get your degree. It's going to go very well. And I'm happy for you. Thank you. You seem like a very cool person. So...

We'll see what happens. We'll see what happens. But you never know. Maybe one of these days you and I will be roaming the streets of Rabat, going into very small alleys, eating very, very spicy food, and then going to a room where men will beat me to death. That sounds like a good time. Sounds perfect. Followed by a mint tea. All right. Well, thank you so much. It was really good talking to you. Thank you so much. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye.

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