THIS IS QATAR
WELCOME TO QATAR! TODAY I'M GIVING MYSELF A BUDGET OF $60 TO SEE WHAT I CAN GET IN ONE
DAY. I'M IN QATAR WHICH HAS A REPUTATION TO BE ONE OF THE RICHEST AND MOST EXPENSIVE COUNTRIES
IN THE MIDDLE EAST. SO TODAY I WANT TO FIND OUT IF THAT'S TRUE. QATAR IS A COUNTRY FAMOUS FOR
ITS LUXURY TOURISM INDUSTRY. THE SMALL COUNTRY OF JUST UNDER 3 MILLION PEOPLE HAS BEEN GROWING
A LOT IN RECENT YEARS BUT ONLY ABOUT 10% OF ITS POPULATION IS ACTUALLY QATARI WITH THE MAJORITY
BEING FROM OTHER COUNTRIES. TODAY IS NOT ABOUT SPLURGING OR BEING FRUGAL BUT FINDING THE BEST
MOST OPTIMUM WAY TO SPEND THE DAY SO I START THE DAY OFF WITH AN UBER RIDE UBER IS THE BEST WAY TO
GET AROUND QATAR IT'S SUPER AFFORDABLE 15-MINUTE UBER RIDE FIVE DOLLARS I ARRIVE AT PEARL ISLAND
THESE ARE MAN-MADE ISLANDS BUT MORE ABOUT THAT LATER THERE'S THIS COOL BREAKFAST SPOT I WANT TO
TRY THIS PLACE IS FAMOUS FOR ITS KARAK TEA KARAK CHAI IS MADE WITH BLACK LOOSE LEAF TEA CARDAMOM
AND SAFFRON IT'S FAMOUS IN THIS REGION THE PRICE OF THE TEA TWO DOLLARS THAT IS REALLY GOOD I
LOVE SAFFRON AND I LOVE ADDING IT TO TEA SO THAT'S REALLY REALLY NICE WE SHOULD DEFINITELY BRING THIS
TO THE U.S I ALSO GET SHISHUKA BREAKFAST SHISHUKA IS A COMMON BREAKFAST IN NORTH AMERICA AND PARTS
OF THE MIDDLE EAST IT COMES WITH EGGS AND A VARIETY OF VEGETABLES IT ALSO COMES WITH FRESH
CHABATI BREAD ALSO KNOWN AS ROTI IT'S ABSOLUTELY FRESH AND DELICIOUS THE PRICE IS EIGHT DOLLARS
I WALK AROUND PEARL ISLAND TO DISCOVER QATAR'S LUXURIOUS SIDE THERE ARE YACHTS AND COOL SHOPS BUT
NOW IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON SO I ORDER AN UBER THE PRICE FIVE DOLLARS I ARRIVE AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM
OF QATAR THE ENTRANCE FEE 13 THIS MUSEUM HAS VERY UNIQUE ARCHITECTURE AND STUNNING GALLERY SPACES
THIS PLACE IS FOR SCHOLARS AND STUDENTS AND THE MUSEUM OFFERS A NEW RESEARCH CENTER AND LABORATORY
BUT MY FAVORITE PART OF THE MUSEUM IS THIS AREA BY A LIGHT ARTIST CALLED PIBLIOTI REEST WHERE YOU CAN
GET LOST IN THIS ROOM IT'S SUPER IMMERSIVE OVERALL THIS IS A REALLY INTERESTING AND UNIQUE MUSEUM AND
WHAT I LOVE ABOUT IT IS THAT YOU KIND OF GET LOST ALONG THE WAY IT'S NOT TOO CALCULATED AND I THINK
THEY DO THAT ON PURPOSE SO THAT IT'S SORT OF A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY YOU KIND OF LOOK TO YOUR LEFT
YOU LOOK TO YOUR RIGHT I'M GETTING LOST MULTIPLE TIMES BUT IT'S NOT AN ANNOYING THING IT'S MORE OF
A THING OF DISCOVERY OKAY THIS WAS REALLY COOL BUT NOW I'M HUNGRY SO I HEAD TO A LESSER-KNOWN AREA OF
DOHA THE UBER COSTS FOUR DOLLARS I GENUINELY DON'T KNOW WHERE IN DOHA I AM BUT I LOVE TO SEE OTHER
PARTS OF QATAR THAT NO ONE REALLY TALKS ABOUT HERE I FIND THIS PALESTINIAN AND JORDANIAN RESTAURANT
IT ACTUALLY FEELS REALLY COOL TO GET OFF THE BEATEN PATH OF THE THE MAIN PLACES THAT YOU WOULD
EXPECT TO FIND IN DOHA THE NICE RESTAURANTS THE MALLS THE BEACHES THIS FEELS LIKE JUST SUPER COOL
AND INTERESTING AND AUTHENTIC IT'S A JORDANIAN RESTAURANT BUT A LOT OF YOU KNOW ARABIC FOOD FROM
THE REGION AND YOU'LL FIND A LOT OF FILIPINOS HERE IN QATAR MANY OF THEM COME HERE MOSTLY
FOR JOBS FOR WORK THEY WORK FOR 10 20 YEARS SO A LOT OF TIMES IN THE RESTAURANTS AND COFFEE SHOPS
YOU'LL BE GREETED BY A NICE FILIPINO SMILE I ORDER A CHICKEN SHAWARMA WRAP IT COMES WITH FRIES
THE PRICE SEVEN DOLLARS THAT IS AN INCREDIBLE TASTING SHWARMA WRAP I ALSO LOVE THAT THEY GIVE
FERMENTED VEGGIES A LOT OF TIMES WITH THE FOOD HERE IN THE MIDDLE EAST WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO BE
REALLY GOOD FOR YOU AND YOUR DIGESTIVE HEALTH BUT I'M NO NUTRITIONIST I ALSO GET A FRESH LIME DRINK
THREE DOLLARS OH AND THIS YOGURT DRINK BECAUSE IT'S GOOD FOR HYDRATION ON A HOT DAY THE PRICE ONE
DOLLAR I'M NOT GONNA LIE I REALLY EXPECTED QATAR TO BE A LOT MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THIS I'M ACTUALLY
SHOCKED WITH HOW INEXPENSIVE IS SO I THOUGHT QATAR WOULD BE SUPER EXPENSIVE I'M HONESTLY QUITE
SURPRISED AND QUITE PLEASED WITH HOW INEXPENSIVE A LOT OF THINGS ARE YOU'LL NOTICE MOST OF MY RIDES
ARE ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND THE PRICE IS ONLY ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE DOLLARS FOR AN UBER RIDE WHICH IS
QUITE AMAZING I HAVE A ZOOM CALL SO I GO TAKE IT FROM THIS COFFEE SHOP WHERE I ORDER A MATCHA LATTE
MATCHA LATTE TWO DOLLARS SO FAR MY OBSERVATIONS OF QATAR FRIENDLY PEOPLE HAPPEN TO BE GOOD WEATHER
RIGHT NOW I AM HERE IN APRIL AND OVERALL I HAVE TO BE HONEST I THOUGHT THINGS WOULD BE PROBABLY
30 MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THEY WERE UM BUT QATAR IS RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE COMPARED TO OTHER BIG
CITIES OF ITS KIND I DON'T PERSONALLY THINK YOU NEED A TON OF TIME HERE THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT TO
DO BUT IT IS WORTH A VISIT ESPECIALLY IF IT'S LIKE AN EXTENDED LAYOVER FOR TWO OR THREE DAYS ANOTHER
TWO THINGS I LIKE ABOUT QATAR IS THE DIVERSITY YOU MEET PEOPLE FROM SO MANY DIFFERENT COUNTRIES HERE
AND THE SECOND ONE IS THERE IS A SENSE OF OPTIMISM THERE IS A SENSE THAT THINGS ARE GOING
TO BE BETTER AND BRIGHTER TOMORROW AND THINGS ARE ALREADY QUITE GOOD FOR MOST PEOPLE THAT YOU MEET
AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT IT SEEMS SO THERE'S A NICE SENSE OF OPTIMISM THERE'S A SENSE OF HOPE THERE'S
A SENSE OF LIKE LET'S MAKE TOMORROW BETTER THAN TODAY AND I LIKE THAT BECAUSE A LOT OF COUNTRIES
YOU GO TO YOU DON'T NECESSARILY GET THAT ENERGY NEXT I TAKE ONE MORE UBER RIDE THIS TIME IT'S
ONLY THREE DOLLARS NOW IT'S GETTING DARK SO I GO TO THIS SOUK CALLED SOUK WAKIF I WALK AROUND
AND HONESTLY IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL TO SEE CULTURE AND AUTHENTICITY OF THIS PLACE AND ITS PEOPLE
I PASS BY THIS RESTAURANT THAT I VIBE WITH SO I GET A TABLE AND SIT DOWN TO ORDER DINNER
THIS AGAIN IS CALLED CHAPATI AND THEY ARE SO DELICIOUS THEY'RE FILLED WITH PRETTY MUCH WHATEVER
YOU WANT SO I ORDER ONE WITH CHICKEN AND ONE WITH CHEESE THE PRICE FOR BOTH IS JUST THREE DOLLARS SO
THIS IS THE CHEESE AND HONEY THAT IS DELICIOUS THAT'S AMAZING SO THE SOUK IS A REALLY FUN AREA
BUT IT CAN GET A LITTLE BIT CHAOTIC BUT NOT THAT BAD IT'S WEIRD IT'S ALMOST LIKE A CALM CONTROLLED
CHAOS AND YOU WOULD THINK ANYTIME YOU GO TO A BAZAAR OR A SOUK THERE IS GOING TO BE CHAOS SO
IT'S ALL PART OF THE EXPERIENCE I ESPECIALLY RECOMMEND YOU COME AT NIGHT BECAUSE THE VIBE AND
THE LIGHTING IS JUST REALLY QUITE COOL THAT WAS A LIGHT DINNER AND I PERSONALLY LOVE MIDDLE EASTERN
DESSERTS SO I CAN'T RESIST WHEN I SEE THIS PLACE SELLING KUNAFE KUNIFET IS A PHYLLO DOUGH PASTRY
FILLED WITH CHEESE AND OFTEN SYRUP IS ADDED TOO DESSERT FOUR DOLLARS THIS PLACE IS REALLY CROWDED
SO I ACTUALLY COULDN'T FIND A PLACE TO SIT AND EAT SO HERE I AM TRYING TO STAND IT HOPEFULLY I DON'T
DROP IT SO WHAT WAS COOL IS YOU HAVE THE OPTION BETWEEN TWO DIFFERENT TYPES I ACTUALLY HAVEN'T
SEEN THAT BEFORE OH MY GOD LOOK AT THAT I'LL BE HONEST I'VE HAD SOME AMAZING KUNIFE IN TURKEY BUT
THIS IS REALLY INCREDIBLE I'M IMPRESSED AND FOR THE RECORD THIS WAS WAY TOO BIG FOR ONE PERSON
SO I DIDN'T FINISH IT OKAY I DID IT I SPENT 60 IN QATAR THIS PLACE IS CERTAINLY NOT CHEAP BUT IT'S
DEFINITELY NOT AS EXPENSIVE AS ONE MIGHT THINK WHILE YOU CAN DEFINITELY DO A DAY HERE FOR CHEAPER
OR WAY MORE EXPENSIVE TOO I THINK THIS WAS THE OPTIMUM WAY I FOUND TO SPEND A DAY IN
QATAR BUT GO CHECK OUT MY OTHER VIDEOS LIKE 100 DAY IN DUBAI OR 20 DAY IN VIETNAM TO SEE
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