The narrative serves all prejudices of the noble indigenous population; mostly smiling, never after your money and belongings.
Having travelled myself a bit along similar routes in Africa (with various cars) I am amazed how uniformly friendly the locals reacted.
But I guess, if you are driven by insatiable "Fernweh" then these images serve you well.
My guess is that Michael Glawogger's "Untitled" (2017, edited by Monika Willi) ---he died during his African trip---may be much more realistic, but maybe less entertaining.
Having travelled myself a bit along similar routes in Africa (with various cars) I am amazed how uniformly friendly the locals reacted.
But I guess, if you are driven by insatiable "Fernweh" then these images serve you well.
My guess is that Michael Glawogger's "Untitled" (2017, edited by Monika Willi) ---he died during his African trip---may be much more realistic, but maybe less entertaining.
