Menu
Sign In Search Podcasts Charts People & Topics Add Podcast API Pricing

Bassem Youssef

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
1347 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

It's kind of like... kind of like the minimum. And my dad was not a command of showing off. Whatever money they would do, they would put it for us, education, give everything to their kids. This is kind of like a very, very typical mentality. And I'm sure it's in many cultures, but like we grew up with this, like everything that we have is left for kids. So they would put us into education.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

It's kind of like... kind of like the minimum. And my dad was not a command of showing off. Whatever money they would do, they would put it for us, education, give everything to their kids. This is kind of like a very, very typical mentality. And I'm sure it's in many cultures, but like we grew up with this, like everything that we have is left for kids. So they would put us into education.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

It's kind of like... kind of like the minimum. And my dad was not a command of showing off. Whatever money they would do, they would put it for us, education, give everything to their kids. This is kind of like a very, very typical mentality. And I'm sure it's in many cultures, but like we grew up with this, like everything that we have is left for kids. So they would put us into education.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

So middle school, 1986 was the beginning of the explosion of international schools, private schools. And these schools were relatively expensive. Of course, now with today's currency, it's ridiculous. But at that time, it's very expensive. So I went to that school. And from, there was this moment was like, you feel less right away.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

So middle school, 1986 was the beginning of the explosion of international schools, private schools. And these schools were relatively expensive. Of course, now with today's currency, it's ridiculous. But at that time, it's very expensive. So I went to that school. And from, there was this moment was like, you feel less right away.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

So middle school, 1986 was the beginning of the explosion of international schools, private schools. And these schools were relatively expensive. Of course, now with today's currency, it's ridiculous. But at that time, it's very expensive. So I went to that school. And from, there was this moment was like, you feel less right away.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

I mean, of course there's the regular bullying and stuff, but it's not that. It's kind of like you always feel less. You don't have that much of like purchasing power that can allow you to go to the same outings or travel with them. And even like how you dress, it will be modest compared to them. So I was always an outsider.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

I mean, of course there's the regular bullying and stuff, but it's not that. It's kind of like you always feel less. You don't have that much of like purchasing power that can allow you to go to the same outings or travel with them. And even like how you dress, it will be modest compared to them. So I was always an outsider.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

I mean, of course there's the regular bullying and stuff, but it's not that. It's kind of like you always feel less. You don't have that much of like purchasing power that can allow you to go to the same outings or travel with them. And even like how you dress, it will be modest compared to them. So I was always an outsider.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

I was, and I compensated with that by two things, being good at school and being good at sports. So I was not like the typical nerd who was just like that. I was like, I was playing football, basketball, field. And I was like, one of the people would like to have me on their team. So I wasn't like, kind of like, ah, he's a nerd, get him away. But I never had a girlfriend.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

I was, and I compensated with that by two things, being good at school and being good at sports. So I was not like the typical nerd who was just like that. I was like, I was playing football, basketball, field. And I was like, one of the people would like to have me on their team. So I wasn't like, kind of like, ah, he's a nerd, get him away. But I never had a girlfriend.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

I was, and I compensated with that by two things, being good at school and being good at sports. So I was not like the typical nerd who was just like that. I was like, I was playing football, basketball, field. And I was like, one of the people would like to have me on their team. So I wasn't like, kind of like, ah, he's a nerd, get him away. But I never had a girlfriend.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

I never had any kind of like, it was not like, I was not boyfriend material. So that's kind of like, it leaves remnants in you that you're not good enough.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

I never had any kind of like, it was not like, I was not boyfriend material. So that's kind of like, it leaves remnants in you that you're not good enough.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

I never had any kind of like, it was not like, I was not boyfriend material. So that's kind of like, it leaves remnants in you that you're not good enough.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

Yes, all the time. And that's why kind of like I'm more of a loner. I don't have a lot of what you call friends. I have acquaintances, people that I do stuff with, but I don't have like the people that I tell them everything. When I went to medical school, now medical school is a different animal. Medical school is where all of the people from the public schools go.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

Yes, all the time. And that's why kind of like I'm more of a loner. I don't have a lot of what you call friends. I have acquaintances, people that I do stuff with, but I don't have like the people that I tell them everything. When I went to medical school, now medical school is a different animal. Medical school is where all of the people from the public schools go.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

Yes, all the time. And that's why kind of like I'm more of a loner. I don't have a lot of what you call friends. I have acquaintances, people that I do stuff with, but I don't have like the people that I tell them everything. When I went to medical school, now medical school is a different animal. Medical school is where all of the people from the public schools go.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

Public schools are very like, they are not, they don't have like, they don't have English language as like a strong, but they are brilliant people. So because they would mostly study in Arabic, but they are brilliant and they are very, very, very smart, very sharp. But then I'll go there. Now I am the sissy boy. from the private school that comes into medical school. Now I'm an outsider again.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 โ€“ Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

Public schools are very like, they are not, they don't have like, they don't have English language as like a strong, but they are brilliant people. So because they would mostly study in Arabic, but they are brilliant and they are very, very, very smart, very sharp. But then I'll go there. Now I am the sissy boy. from the private school that comes into medical school. Now I'm an outsider again.