"You're taking a picture? Why?" - "Why not?" - "Why?" - "Why not?" - *mind blown* "Have a good day"

@Leo-hk6qg

5 жыл бұрын

lmao

@Johnos

5 жыл бұрын

That conversation would have taken a nasty turn if the guy filming was African and spoke swahili.

@GFC1337

5 жыл бұрын

@@Johnos why?

@joshe3662

5 жыл бұрын

Lmfao

@gehenidjiddi6547

5 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly. Any black African typically.

Those dudes are really likable... and seriously professional. I was so impressed about that in particular. And damn that truck was very corrupt.

@bobbycheck9300

4 жыл бұрын

Wow 😮

Ray is the hero of the film for me. There doesn’t seem to be a situation he can’t figure out. No brakes? No parts? Hostile rebels? No big deal. A 21st-century frontiersman.

@THEjoelivingstone

Жыл бұрын

Superpowers include: hairy arms, haggling, and a top notch code switch game.

@brianpeterson5516

Жыл бұрын

They are all incredible. The vast majority of people are just watching Netflix and paying taxes, these guys are out doing something, taking incredible risks, and reaping the reward of real life.

Wasn't it supposed to be a convoy of 11 trucks?. We only ever see two.

They need to make an African Truck Simulator

@randyjohnson3412

5 жыл бұрын

I'd play the fuck out of that game. Sounds a million times more interesting than Europe or America.

@terguo

5 жыл бұрын

Randy Johnson same

@thedude7319

4 жыл бұрын

So dark souls meets truck simulator ? That just sounds like work with more steps

@hmu05366

4 жыл бұрын

hahaha buckled at that

@guesswhat9359

4 жыл бұрын

first task, wait 2 months for your truck to be ready to move

"This truck is very corrupt" lmao

@jonnywaselectric

8 жыл бұрын

its an African thing

@TheMark208

8 жыл бұрын

jonnywaselectric Go tell that to Nixon lol

@KenyaSocialVentures254

7 жыл бұрын

no, its literally an african saying to call objects and things corrupt..

@Brickkzz

7 жыл бұрын

No, it's also correct in English. For instance: "The file you are trying to open is corrupt".

@pietrojenkins6901

7 жыл бұрын

And your views about Africa are corrupted by media too.

I watch this usually twice a year, such an interesting and well-reported documentary. Ray grew up 50 +/- miles from where I did, and it’s always been cool to see someone from our region in documentaries.

@Ritoro

Жыл бұрын

Bot

@himanshusingh5214

Жыл бұрын

Bob

@Mudcreekmedia

Жыл бұрын

@@himanshusingh5214 Jim

@obxclean237

Жыл бұрын

Harold

@211212112

Жыл бұрын

I’m from a little further away but same sentiment. I wonder what has transpired since a decade ago

Using bananas as axel grease.....that made my day! They are so streetwise to have made it all the way to South Sudan and survived to tell the tale. And yes I agree, a TV show about this would be awesome.

@VintageTexas59

Жыл бұрын

It works, did the same thing on a old Chevy truck abroad, stopped leaking and no noises afterwards 😁

@sheiladikshit5110

Жыл бұрын

"streetwise"? these guys were constantly fucked over and screwed at every turn. the way they look/act, it's no surprise. you've gotta have rocks in your head to pay a $2k usd fine for a vehicle tha'ts "too long".

"This truck is very corrupt" hahahhahahha

@user-gl5kx5hj1h

4 жыл бұрын

Only in Africa:)

@PhyrexianFleshgorger

3 жыл бұрын

I was waiting for that one. Lmao I read your comment and just waited patiently. So worth it! 😅🤣😅🤣😅🤗

@castronator29

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-gl5kx5hj1h not really. Latin America and South Asia have the same vibe haha

@pozloadescobar

3 жыл бұрын

That thing is a dumpster on wheels lol! And maybe that is too charitable

@ludwigmack

3 жыл бұрын

Best part, the guy seems taken out from a movie xD

That driver is the only guy i would have trusted. When a truck driver shows up you better make damn sure he doesn't have sleeves.

@synapsesuicide4372

5 жыл бұрын

If he does then he better have flip flops on and gym shorts with no underwear on 😂

@Dior444L

5 жыл бұрын

King420x lmao how you know he doesn’t have underwear on?

@daisyconsuelo

5 жыл бұрын

ConformedSanity LOL

@maarten332

5 жыл бұрын

@@Dior444L You can smell his sweaty balls through your screen if you watch it in 4k quality. Sometimes you can get a black screen of death if you're unlucky. no joke

@reinermentges7816

5 жыл бұрын

yeah boyahh

Oh man I loved this episode. I wish they'd make it a franchise out of it and give us more episodes.

@2bitmarketanarchist337

3 жыл бұрын

Dude this is an old ass documentary these guys are probably dead if they've kept it up

@RanochVTX

3 жыл бұрын

@@2bitmarketanarchist337 yea but it was such a good mini series that I keep coming back to it years later

@youtubecommenter6883

Жыл бұрын

Check out the documentary Empire of dust

“With no brakes, and all that weight on it? This is gonna be a sketchy ride” Starts truck and drives off smiling

@MustObeyTheRules

3 жыл бұрын

Guy is a total badass

I think that courier that drove non stop to catch up to them maybe was expecting some sort of tip? 😂😂 homey just shook his hand like thanks see ya

@hukilausurfer

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@help_me_get_a_play_button

4 жыл бұрын

He was probably told the truck driver would pay him but no one told the truck driver

@wallacevillecontent9696

4 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing lol

@johnhammersmith7828

4 жыл бұрын

Nah, I think he was doing a favor for the other guy he did give cash too, although he probably did WANT a tip, he wouldnt have left without being paid first

@clintmurphy1508

3 жыл бұрын

Picked up on that right away

I love how he changes his accent when talking to people.

@TheNemest

7 жыл бұрын

I noticed that as well, maybe he thinks African's will understand him better? I certainly wouldn't make that assumption myself lol.

@ProjectUnity

7 жыл бұрын

yep its a smart thing to do, nothing weird about this and all humans naturally do this anyway without realising, we begin to emulate our surroundings and that can include the local accents

@Yshtola.

7 жыл бұрын

Joe Alvarado I noticed that too pretty interesting

@otalaedwin

7 жыл бұрын

I'm french speaking african living in france and depending on who i talk to ( africans or french people) my accent will change without me realizing. i think it's about making sure the other person understands you well and feel comfy aournd youw hen you talk.

@squidninja1716

7 жыл бұрын

When you live among people with a different accent long enough, it tends to rub off on you. I knew a guy who lived in the UK for only two years, and he came back with a weird hybrid accent that wore off in like a couple weeks

"George bush was a friend of your leader" *Rebels appear* speech check failed.

@mrs.chandler9384

4 жыл бұрын

Republicans actually help people. You are just bigoted towards republicans. You don’t research anything. I’m chinese

@rustinweiner2568

4 жыл бұрын

@@mrs.chandler9384 the Republican party is an establishment! I don't have to be bigoted towards them to fuel their endless victim complex and I don't give a fuck if you are Chinese I don't play identity politics point me towards one Republican policy that has helped people, as we speak they are tryin to cut funding to help people during a global pandemic, not to mention they don't believe in climate science and think the earth is t thousand years old maybe you should do some research before projecting

@mrmerperls7383

4 жыл бұрын

@@rustinweiner2568 calm down bro

@rustinweiner2568

4 жыл бұрын

@@mrmerperls7383 ok bro... I was about to put a hole in my monitor bro... like totally bro...

@patricktedder8444

4 жыл бұрын

Lol..Funny!

Mongo is the real Cowboy Capitalist in this saga.

@notmyrealname7863

3 жыл бұрын

Lol totally

@Ballista762

3 жыл бұрын

Mongo is a thief POS

@markkandie9423

3 жыл бұрын

Mongo nearly sounds like Mwongo... which means liar in swahili...red flag over there.

@Goblin_Wizard

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ballista762 One must be a thief to be a capitalist.

@Ballista762

3 жыл бұрын

@@Goblin_Wizard Capitalism is providing a valuable product or service people are willing to exchange money for.

"You have a chicken." Yes. "You have banana." Yes. "Very Good." *walks off*

@man2meandyou

5 жыл бұрын

That's me trying to talk to people

@basstrammel1322

5 жыл бұрын

That's me trying to get lucky in a bar.

@unapprovedtruth7116

5 жыл бұрын

You guys are nuts lol

@vincentcote8558

5 жыл бұрын

Dont you mean bananas ;D

@farmereinar

5 жыл бұрын

Kid shakes head saying mofo gonna be wishin he bought my bananas soon..

The cop in the labcoat had me dying

@mickdavis2385

4 жыл бұрын

lmao same

@binyamina8850

4 жыл бұрын

Please send donation to African doctors they dont have lab coats

@mickdavis2385

4 жыл бұрын

@@binyamina8850 lmao. So that's what all the donations go to

@binyamina8850

4 жыл бұрын

@@mickdavis2385 lmao for real mate, I lived in Tanzania most of my life, sad as it may be thats the real story on the ground mate.

@mickdavis2385

4 жыл бұрын

@@binyamina8850 I believe it. Big time corrupt over there

No one: Me at 1 am: African cowboy capitalists

@JosiahWarren

3 жыл бұрын

5.26 drinking whiskey

@meggiemegggs

3 жыл бұрын

4:05 drinking beer I stole from my sister

@danielpage2013

3 жыл бұрын

Literally

@dustysommers7161

2 жыл бұрын

Haha yeah 1:25am Monday morning very nice 👍🙂✌️

The Pony tail guy from Appalachia is the embodiment of American perseverance lol soo many problems fixed

@maxsjoberg788

3 жыл бұрын

He's one hell of a man.

@bonidaexpress

3 жыл бұрын

he is not a sissy city boy thats why

@rugbywatchesgaming4048

3 жыл бұрын

Perfect guy for the job don't think thenother dude would have made it that far on his own

Driving a bunch of broken down trucks up to Sudan just doesn't seem economical. This truck is indeed very corrupt.

@fuckingSickOfCreepyG

5 жыл бұрын

It's the only feasible way to deliver the cargo. A newer truck will lose too much value by getting run down in these roads and also might become a target itself.

@SuperSpeederCarl

5 жыл бұрын

Nick Mayley yeah what a good way to think it’s already a dump so make it worse that’s why Detroit is a shit hole

@maxspellman7963

5 жыл бұрын

It shows UN and foreign aid, is a waste of money.

@davidhammer28

5 жыл бұрын

@@maxspellman7963 How so?

@unclecorky6064

5 жыл бұрын

@@davidhammer28 He doesn't know.

It's interesting that Google maps says the estimated driving time of the trip should be 66 hours. It just goes to show how much of the 60 days they were given was wasted on dealing with corruption bureaucracy, and bad equipment.

@kyledavis4202

5 жыл бұрын

That's Africa for you. I've spent time in Tanzania and South Africa, and a couple of other developing countries. Usually as an American you can just bribe people. Either these guys were unwilling to do that, or maybe all the money in the world wouldn't have fixed their problems, i don't know.

@ibuprofenPill

5 жыл бұрын

If it were good equipment, I fear they would have had to deal with people trying to steal it from them.

@Johnny-tz3yd

5 жыл бұрын

And the shitty conditions on the roads

@docholliday9635

5 жыл бұрын

Kyle Davis as a South African I call BS that you’ve ever even attempted to bribe a SA cop. You’d get your ass handed to you as an American.

@metcas

5 жыл бұрын

It's also been five years since then... plenty of development has happened. These countries ARE growing.

This is a clear lesson why some African Countries has problem in achieve economic and social growth, tons of paper and bureaucracy just to move one truck (a capital good that increase productivity ) to place A to place B,

@RageRabbitGames

3 жыл бұрын

Look up Empire of Dust, covers this a bit

@wuxhian4711

3 жыл бұрын

7 years ago?

@ragamuffinhooligan4019

3 жыл бұрын

It's socishitism for you mate! That's what the third world believes in...supposedly, the best ideology of governance...but, all you get is boor-uckra-zee, bribery, corruption & zero accountability. Fool stop.

@bnbcraft6666

3 жыл бұрын

@@RageRabbitGames I've watched that, one guy refused to sell him gravel because the guy was Chinese

@TheNightninja23

3 жыл бұрын

@dragonsder It also makes businesses question if they should even continue to provide in the area, if you know they are corrupt and the government is involved than the risk outways the rewards.

This would've made a killer series.

Him: You have a chicken girl: Yes Him: You have bananas girl: Yes Him: Very good

@bille5960

5 жыл бұрын

Gustavo Aquino oblivion npc conversation

@Bittzen

5 жыл бұрын

@@bille5960 Guard: "blessings of akitosh" Guard when you look at him wrong: "sTop yOu hAve dIsobEyed the lAw! AhHhhH!"

@srsucioguapodelsur8845

4 жыл бұрын

Gustavo Aquino Aaah, there’s nothing like the pure romantic poetry of good old fashion African flirting

@Khaatumo411

4 жыл бұрын

Gustavo Aquino which part of the video was that?

@Davidd419

4 жыл бұрын

The best part of the whole film. :D

I’ve been a truck driver for 30 years, I am married to a Kenyan lady, been to Kenya 3 times and there’s no amount of money you could pay me to get in one of these trucks even to drive across Nairobi from one side to the other

@dizzyiguana981

5 жыл бұрын

We're u from??

@richardwalker663

5 жыл бұрын

@@dizzyiguana981 America

@tomtom-ec6tb

5 жыл бұрын

why? Danger of robbery?

@andersed1

5 жыл бұрын

It is an adventure every day over there.

@crazyhorsetrading8655

5 жыл бұрын

@ Richard Walker. Chicken..............where is your sense of adventure

“Mongo gets fired” for selling fuel to the natives. This made me laugh so much and I don’t know why. Also, does mongo just get dumped in Uganda when he’s from South Africa? Haha ffs

@The3lloba

3 жыл бұрын

hahaha same here just so chaotic

@younghex9577

3 жыл бұрын

They said he's a grown as man that can find his way back and can catch a ride from all the people he sold fuel to

@murambopj4677

3 жыл бұрын

Mango, is from Zimbabwe guys. He just happens to live in South Africa.

@levelzyung7454

3 жыл бұрын

Mango is from zambia 🇿🇲 he was picked up there 😂

@Artix902

3 жыл бұрын

@@levelzyung7454 no he was from Egypt

wow i miss old vice so much!!! the risk taking and the great story lines

@kjul.

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, VICE used to be pinnacle of journalism. However, that was long ago. I've heard they're even filing for bankruptcy now - it's just sad what became of it.

"You have a chicken." "Yes." 22:50

@jacobitosuperstar

5 жыл бұрын

fuckin glorius man

@jacobitosuperstar

5 жыл бұрын

OH

LOL at Mongo, the truck driver who was selling the fuel xD

@jonhernandez2951

7 жыл бұрын

Bellemit he was a savage

@ibrahimmalik9127

7 жыл бұрын

Cheeky stuff xD

@swamplife3148

6 жыл бұрын

Classic Mongo

@fyodordochievsky4376

6 жыл бұрын

The names Mongo. Lloyd Mongo.

@PrimoStracciatella

5 жыл бұрын

I lived in Thailand, same thing, some people just have a nose for getting their hands on money, never mind whose money it is. A vacation resort hired a local shuttle driver to take guests into town, he made unscheduled stops at restaurants and souvenir shops and would get kickback there.

This truck is very corrupt lol 😂

How to survive Africa as white person: Put some UN stickers on your car and ur good to go

@maxsjoberg788

4 жыл бұрын

Or just do blackface

@cynaidesrighttesticle2371

4 жыл бұрын

Or bringing a shit ton of armaments with you.

@mohamedbaradji7504

4 жыл бұрын

@@cynaidesrighttesticle2371 or just stay away from war torn nations

@thecommodoresmissingfuelca1603

4 жыл бұрын

@@mohamedbaradji7504 they're literally delivering their cargo to South Sudan one of the most war torn countries....

@Mr12ob

4 жыл бұрын

@@cynaidesrighttesticle2371 Right, the local populus will dig up the guns they have buried in their yards & you'll be have another Mogadishu by the end of the hour. You have to understand the norms of a culture, not just go in their with a show of force.

Those two truck drivers should have their own tv-show! Like, yesterday...

@lewismatley8992

3 жыл бұрын

Introducing the tv show "3rd world truckers" new episodes every Friday

@SamA-nj7yr

3 жыл бұрын

brett linthicum you’ve got issues bro.

@JosiahWarren

3 жыл бұрын

Fack Africa 26:00

@brandonsantoro47

3 жыл бұрын

African truckers?

@edwhitson9873

3 жыл бұрын

No kidding best trucker content yet

The bureaucracy in third world countries is designed to keep poor people poor. Sincerely, A Jamaican

@tomservo5347

5 жыл бұрын

The bureaucracy in the US is designed to make working people poorer with every passing year.

@oldsklteg

5 жыл бұрын

@@tomservo5347 apples to oranges there.

@donkeyshot1

5 жыл бұрын

and in the so called first world bureaucracy is there to help the rich keep their riches. same same.

@Deowane

5 жыл бұрын

Riches are rich because poors are kept poor. It's been running for thousands of years.

@Zvox

5 жыл бұрын

you just described the capitalist system buddy. it's not just third world countries.

From Uganda and I recognize much of this . The terrain is now improved (mostly roads) . The people are mostly welcoming and friendly . South Sudan was just out of war war then , thus the hostility . However as Ian said there's lack of resources and gaping opportunities for any one creative and resourceful enough to solve even basic problems . And it wouldn't cost too much either as everything is affordable (even the corrupt guys) in most of Sub Saharan Africa .

@211212112

Жыл бұрын

Let’s make a business plan.

@NPCArchivist

Жыл бұрын

Cc me on that

@MrMGTOW

7 ай бұрын

What is stopping the locals taking advantage of the same opportunities? That would be the ideal, better than foreigners doing so.

@KingMinos316

6 ай бұрын

lol lol lol. Come have a look.@@MrMGTOW

My father in law runs an import export business for artists brushes. He had a container of brushes that he was trying to get through Nigerian customs. They impounded it for no reason, so he had to fly down there to work it through, so he could sell it to the local distributor. When he got there an officer took his passport and threw it in a big pile of other passports. He then spent the rest of the day paying various people and officers to get his passport back. Once he had his passport again, he turned around and boarded the next plane home, leaving his container in impound. He then swore he would never do business in Africa again.

@Jordan-xg4pn

Жыл бұрын

That's fair lol

@raymondpjoyce

Жыл бұрын

Nigeria is different to the rest of Africa lol Sounds like ur father In law was Unnacustumed to the culture This vid is about not giving up like dat

@SM_Marketing181

Жыл бұрын

Corruption at its finest ...... Sounds a little like Mexico 🇮🇹

@KingMinos316

6 ай бұрын

Done business in Kenya, Tanz, Uganda. Whole continent is like that. Miserable place. @@raymondpjoyce

Are you taking pictures? why? why not? why? why not? ok you can go... LOL

@jbvap

7 жыл бұрын

lol i know, i got a kick outta that

@s4n714g000

5 жыл бұрын

speech 100

30:23 That random guy with the 'Pugs not drugs' T-shirt LOL

@jedimasterjoe5386

7 жыл бұрын

california is a shit hole so is africa now the only good part of africa was apartheid south afirca and rhoedsia

@subpoprec

7 жыл бұрын

Jedi Master Joe jealous.

@jedimasterjoe5386

7 жыл бұрын

subpoprec nope

@takerdust

7 жыл бұрын

A Sudanese hipster

@treyjohnson9787

6 жыл бұрын

good stuff

This was one of the most interesting vice docs I have seen in a while

the random conversations with the locals are the best thing that makes this so funny

@luissuarez7832

4 жыл бұрын

You have chicken Yes You have banana Yes

"You are taking a picture... why?" Why not? "Why?" Why not?" *waves* *trough* "Have a good day." I wish all interactions with police would go like that.

i spent three years driving all over Africa and this short film nailed it. Albeit, the tip of the iceburg. respect to you guys.

@tommyv4980

6 жыл бұрын

Albeit, the tip of the Johannesburg.

I for one would like to thank the cameraman for being there to capture this , the unsung hero really.

I really wish there was a follow up on these guys, so fascinating to see people following there own path.

The guy in the ‘Pugs not Drugs’ made the documentary for me

@adamkimmV

5 жыл бұрын

Glad I wasn't the only one that noticed the dude.

@KeithChapman-hr5kx

5 жыл бұрын

Best part of africa is that glorious man

@noahnewsome2050

4 жыл бұрын

Time please

@haunebu2360

4 жыл бұрын

He killed 3people to get that amazing tee shirt

“This is what happened when this guy didn’t put bananas in his diff.

@collinslangat4313

4 жыл бұрын

is this supposed to be racist?

@smmoffat

4 жыл бұрын

@@collinslangat4313 You obviously didn't watch the video.

@florian881

4 жыл бұрын

my favorite quote

@andrewhdz

4 жыл бұрын

Priceless mechanic tips

@JosiahWarren

3 жыл бұрын

Juakali

Love how the Appalachian guy started adopting the accent

@juhDaddy09

3 жыл бұрын

It was midly annoying. Almost like I was embarrassed FOR HIM! hahaha

Great content Vice. More like this. Please sort out the sound quality.

Back when VICE was VICE.

@tgmotz

5 жыл бұрын

Is Vice another Liberal propaganda machine now?

@Arockersfantasy

5 жыл бұрын

Oh sweetie it is

@andrewfrisch7002

5 жыл бұрын

YES! Because they use facts and data that paints muh MAGA in a bad light it automatically makes them fake news leftist shrill! Soo much fake news!

@kennashouse5973

5 жыл бұрын

^ Obvious 'Media Matters' is obvious

@andrewfrisch7002

5 жыл бұрын

Lars Sral Wut?

"Special Permit" = Bribe.

@S-K69

4 жыл бұрын

My first thought. If I was them I would have coughed up $100 for someone to go into the office on their day off and push everything through.

I respect Ian on holding the trucks "hostage" until payments were made. Gotta be tough in Africa....I admire that

I am really interested to know approximately how much each of these guys were paid for 55 days of adventure and struggle; i also get the sense that this video might not convey just how uncomfortable and frustrating this was for them. Excellent vid, many thanks

@vogelvogeltje

Жыл бұрын

They were compensated 1 doll hair

Why you take picture? Why not? Why? Why not? Ok, go.

@RibasSets

8 жыл бұрын

+Alex Ing LOL that guy!!

@GloriousChickenYT

8 жыл бұрын

+Alex Ing It works everywhere it seems

Oh my word i'm kinda in shock right now... I'm watching the beginning of this video and I recognize the bridge. That's 'cause I lived in that very same area of South Sudan for 10 years and I've been over that bridge many many times. It's just so cool to see it on this random youtube video. It's just such a novelty for that remote place to be featured on a youtube video like this....

@Josh-xz4ec

4 жыл бұрын

Ohh

@NnekaLocs

4 жыл бұрын

@@EncourageSquirt lol

@icyuranus404

4 жыл бұрын

@@EncourageSquirt lol black people

@Ghastly6890

4 жыл бұрын

@@EncourageSquirt when you moving to South Sudan bro? Never? That's what I thought

@EncourageSquirt

4 жыл бұрын

Alex Westhoff I’ve already lived in South Sudan, in Juba for 3 years. UN Peace Keeping and Arbitration. Just moved back in December of 2018. Would I move back? Yes, once the ears are over, I would love to live there again. It’s fucking beautiful if you can take your eyes off of the countless deaths. Then again, I could live in West Virginia or Chicago and see as many dead bodies.

Good documentary, Tim Freccia. I'll have to look around for your work if you been on the continent for 20 years.

This is what I expect. And I’m so excited for Vice to get back to THIS. Any subject matter, that follows the ups and downs like THIS! Fuckin amazing journey guys, make it look easy yet tedious, when it’s so much more.

@jack-ln9nu

3 жыл бұрын

This was 8 years ago

@zachrayjohnninan3018

3 жыл бұрын

Lol this was years ago when Vice was actually full of legitimate journalism, now it’s full of fucking crap

Very interesting how Ray changes his English to a different accent when speaking to an African person.

@dougt4451

4 жыл бұрын

@Talksense That's normal. the person has an easier time understanding english when you talk in their accent. we all put our own regional tinge on English all over the world. just makes it easier to communicate!

@alexcatch2436

4 жыл бұрын

Talksense Probably to relate to him more, it’s remove the us vs them mentality

@dylanhoman2012

4 жыл бұрын

@Talksense it is very normal, at 13:15 the Jewish guy changes his accent when speaking to the African man. I live in South Africa and it is considered acceptable to do so, as long as you dont sound condescending. After all, you start to intertwine different cultures and language in areas where there are many of them.

@dylanhoman2012

4 жыл бұрын

@Talksense it honestly isnt, if you were from Africa then you'd understand that it is not an issue. Stay out of cultures that you dont know much about.

@stevemurathe417

4 жыл бұрын

Slows it down, you can’t speak to people fast especially in Tanzania where they don’t speak English

I like how the bulldozer is combat armored.

@xXJAKMACKXx

7 жыл бұрын

Hey buddy!

@jedimasterjoe5386

7 жыл бұрын

the iserali d9

@thanosdanellis4746

7 жыл бұрын

I dont know why but I laughed so hard at this

@wdunlap00

6 жыл бұрын

It's for a contract clearing mine fields...

@nicolasnieri5512

6 жыл бұрын

FreeWorldOrder I look how stupid you are

I wish this doc was longer! Amazing.

I've watched this about 30 times over the past few years. I love it Very interesting and well made.

These guys are truly badass. What an incredible experience for a young American guy. If they end up back in the states, they'll be ready for anything. I hope these dudes have found great jobs, because they're obviously smart workers.

Feels kinda like an old school Top Gear Special or something...

@romanbaranovichi5375

5 жыл бұрын

Tonight, James draws a square, Richard draws a square and I wear a funny hat

@calvinfairhead7379

5 жыл бұрын

dude rip to grand tour

@ernestochevy9772

5 жыл бұрын

Bush mechanics

first goal was 3 weeks, took them 57 days LOL

Driver with long hair is a dang ol badass

Stuffing bananas in a diff is the craziest thing I've seen done on a truck.

@Kr4zYm0f0

5 жыл бұрын

If it works its not crazy

@PrimoStracciatella

5 жыл бұрын

I heard a story where they stuffed bananas into the cracked crankcase of a Citroen 2CV, it worked.

@zerofriends5592

5 жыл бұрын

i would've peeled them, but it doesnt matter i guess.

@notavailable5416

5 жыл бұрын

you've obviously never heard of Top Gear

@zerofriends5592

5 жыл бұрын

dung works too, they say. Was a common grease' for wagon hubs etc, on the plains. I imagine bananas are better. They' d have more oil in them, veggie oil. Maybe beer diarrhea would create the perfect non-leaking sludge.

That young man is a hell of a lot more than a truck driver. I don't know where they found him but he's one in a million.

@Krotas_DeityofConflicts

Жыл бұрын

To give subtitle for a black African man even though he's speaking a very good english loud and clear, while not giving for that hard to hear white guy from that office felt oddly racist 🥲

@tybaltyrant1

Жыл бұрын

@@Krotas_DeityofConflicts dude... shut up

@nedmartlew5277

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@nedmartlew5277

Жыл бұрын

There's not much he can't do

@dietlindvonhohenwald448

Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah!

Wonderful documentary though . This should be shown on TV around the world to give entrepreneurs and empire builders some ideas on what and where to start like wild west pioneers .

20:24 "we witness a steady stream of truck wrecks, many clearly fatal" Music in the background: 🤠

Why? Why not? Why? Why not? Have a good day.

@RadioPolytechnique

5 жыл бұрын

If you can make it in Africa you can make it anywhere

@PurpleCh4lk

5 жыл бұрын

Speech 100

That guy Ray seems like a hell of a resourceful type of guy to have along for this kind of work. Like others, I noticed how he adopted an accent when talking to some Africans. It's kind of funny, but I understand it. I've worked with Punjabi Indians, South Africans, and other folks who have a very distinctive way of coloring their english...and without even realizing it when you are in the midst of another culture you kind of adopt their accent while communicating with them. It's not exactly necessary to do this to be understood or anything, it's just something you do without consciously thinking about it.

@McTimmyFly

8 жыл бұрын

+Mog Yeah man, it's funny. I used to think my father was demeaning people when he changed his word pronunciation and drastically simplified his syntax and grammar whenever we were out of the country. Now that I work outside of the US, I find myself doing it as well so that the locals can understand me more easily. Funny too is that the grammar simplifications change from country to country depending on how their native languages work.

@TheLandOfTears

8 жыл бұрын

+Ethan hahaha I thought i was the only one doing this kind of thing.

@GasGotti

8 жыл бұрын

Haha most def 😁

@benthead

8 жыл бұрын

+Ethan It is all about bringing down barriers and blending in with the locals. If you are trying to survive and get something done, it is a useful lubricant.

@martinmaina6434

8 жыл бұрын

+Mog using local accents is also useful as a bargaining trick.

These guys are the beastie boys. I admire their ingenuity and tenacity to deal w the terrain, people, trucks, and danger. Good luck w ur enterprises in Africa. Like the fact that they understand the Africans and also try to help the people.

I watch alot of vice i mean alot but this is by far one of the best ones out there

Born and raised in Tanzania, I was just smiling watching this documentary waiting for them to enter Tanzania and face the corruption...if you are not from there, you won't know your way out of it.

@oraromaochi5584

3 жыл бұрын

Thyseer Backyard Garden If they had gone through Kenya they would have N.E.V.E.R made it out.

@henrygees

3 жыл бұрын

I was too. Thinking how these guys going to get through in Tanzania

@thierrynolevaux9268

3 жыл бұрын

For corruption, need dollars and cigarettes. Otherwise known as a matabiche. I one gave 3 cigarettes to a congolese soldier

@jacquesvermeulen8870

Жыл бұрын

I lived in Tanzania for a year(2022) and the people are very welcoming and friendly, the only problem in the country is that nothing gets done in the time it should be, they will stop a piece of equipment on a production line for 3 days to do a job that should be completed in 6 hours, loosing 1miljon Tanzania shillings every hour that it's not in operation, and the startup costs are around 2 times as much as the equipment lost during standing time ... And in more than one circumstance they restarted the equipment before ensuring that it was safe to do so resulting in double the startup costs

ey dude with the ponnytails smart as fuck, dude just nutted up and handled business.. he was smart with those backwater fix-ups and handled the culture like a G, being the hustler instead of the hustled.. U gotta remember it's not like driving across the US, Africa is a many independent countries which always make it harder for shipping and trade, plus a lot of curruption that still needs to be worked out..

@fabioavenger7x

7 жыл бұрын

disagree strongly

@angrysocialjusticewarrior

7 жыл бұрын

Agree strongly

@fabioavenger7x

7 жыл бұрын

Im sorry when did you last go to Africa?

@JustAnother_Millennial

7 жыл бұрын

Fabio Augusto o I never have, nor did I claim that I did. But I do make it a point to educate myself and even the slightest research of Africa will tell you this. Of course not ALL of Africa, but a good amount of countries are underdeveloped due to MANY different reasons.. Read a book.

@fabioavenger7x

7 жыл бұрын

I agree with you sir: Africa is a vast continent. Arguably, there are countries in europe where development seems just as stale. Listen bro it's easy to say things based on what you read and on what the media chooses to show (I know you know....) go to west Africa chill for 2 days and then let me know how it be. ''read a book'' xD books can only take you so far young man, if you dont touch things with your hands youll be just as ignorant as the next man.

I know what Ian is going through, I personally am a fixer in India, I know the troubles and the rewards..frankly, Ian has the guts to take it on, India is a different market.

@BigDukeSixx67

9 ай бұрын

im a fixer in mexico so i had some wild adventures like those guys had!!..i once took a train engine from the north east border of mexico all the way to the border with guatemala!!... i wasnt the driver of the truck i rode along fixing any logistical problems we had, damn good times!!!....cheers from mexico!!!

Mongo had a long walk home lol

To me this story was not about Africa's cowboy capitalists. It was about one guy's mission to get some trucks from the South to the North, there wasn't even more than one story investigated. Super interesting story, (and I'm sure the filmmaking was as arduous as the truck journey) but it just wasn't what was "written on the tin" so to speak.

@greenman8192

5 жыл бұрын

they do that a lot with vice stories im starting to notice

@rootsofafrika

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely concur.

@slimmyhendrix4067

4 жыл бұрын

@@rootsofafrika I Concur Less™ 😯 lol joking

@rendanimaliage8448

4 жыл бұрын

Very shoddy trucks to say the least

@JoumSutin

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed

No matter what you think of these people one thing I respect about them is they are brave enough to work/visit countries with completely different norms and cultures , adapt and overcome all sorts of problems unlike so called 'backpackers' who visit fancy places in Europe and brag about how in touch they are with the world.

@ismathem

6 жыл бұрын

Martin Maina I couldn't agree more

@FringeWizard2

6 жыл бұрын

Fuck travelling.

@PrimoStracciatella

5 жыл бұрын

Plenty of backpackers in countries with different norms and cultures.

@denismwiti

5 жыл бұрын

hey chief..haha.Shots fired!

@KeISenBO

5 жыл бұрын

Well spoken and very true.

I could never do this, I wouldn’t be able to handle the frustration of all the officials.

Gets threatened to get killed Casually proceeds to drive the truck like nothing even happend

That truck driver was a very impressive young man, coming from the States and then basically having to run the operation,deal with the locals and the cops,he was respectful to everyone.

@211212112

Жыл бұрын

Eceryone I meet that has experience with our people always say we are the most helpful and friendly

"I didn't get sick from drinking the water in the Appalachias I won't get sick from that!" that's what I thought until I got salmonella in Bolivia.

@festusbojangles7027

3 жыл бұрын

i got salmonella from eating 7/11 watermelon

@lanietalk

3 жыл бұрын

@@festusbojangles7027 that’s so on brand for 7/11

@Diegochox01

3 жыл бұрын

Bolivia is kinda nasty dude

Wow this is so fun. Thanks for this journey

When I way in Tanzania and Kenya I had so much of the same experiences. It is just a different place in the world. Now I can smile.

Why can't vice make more things like this

@Me-eb3wv

7 жыл бұрын

they used to be good

@MiladJPanah

7 жыл бұрын

because usually vice viewers get offended by every shit they see online

@thetriiiippyredneck3561

7 жыл бұрын

They hate capitalism

@eseguey9

6 жыл бұрын

What do you mean you dont want to see VICE's 10 millionth video about weed?

@eyesoblivion7503

6 жыл бұрын

M JP STOP BEING SO OFFENSIVE!!!.

I want a fucking full blown series about these guys and their adventures, three seasons at least!

“George bush was a friend of your leader” lmfao

Corruption is what's killing Africa to this day.

"Bought trucks sight unseen" They ended up in crap condition. Who would have guessed.

@hinklestab

5 жыл бұрын

and they just deliver trucks that are totally fucked.. same as if they were in good condition? it makes you think the trucks were just transport.. what was on the trucks is what they were really delivering

That Driver / Mechanic Ray Sines is a BOSS! He needs his own show (6 years later)!

@evanfinch4987

4 жыл бұрын

just marry the bro

really good doc

You are taking a picture WHY!? WHY NOT!?? Love it lol

Dude with pugs not drugs shirt is the real winner here

@linwoodholloway7227

4 жыл бұрын

Reals. I noticed that too!🐕

I am an African, these guys must have been paid crazy amount to put their lives into such a big risk.

@johnhurd72

3 жыл бұрын

I am an American. I agree

@Waff3n

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnhurd72 Is Africa just that terrible or is it a race thing?

@clareviewphotography1322

3 жыл бұрын

@@Waff3n depends on the country and which area of that country. There are 54 countries in Africa...they are all not the same. They all have their unique problems, like everywhere else.

@ammara8662

3 жыл бұрын

@@Waff3n Africa actually has some really beautiful places A LOT of them too but for someone driving from South Africa to South Sudan being a trucker it might be dangerous passing thru some countries you might run into highwaymen or bandits with some serious firepower but that is a "might"

@putevasiliauskas7035

3 жыл бұрын

@@Waff3n I was in Nigerianij Uyo region sold some bulletproof doors an windows had to manage installer team. We spent in proper 5 star European hote been told no to go out alone at dau and especially at night as it is dangerous for white guy.

You've been in Africa too long talking about bananas to fix jacked up diffs, and man that other diff was jacked up from no bananas lol

31:54 Best line of the entire show! How many people in life can honestly say that?

I can't believe that banana thing fucking worked.

They need to hire the Clarkson, May, and Hammond as drivers for the next convoy, would make some good TV and probably get some clout to move them through quicker

What words are being cut out of the video and why ive been noticing this in a few videos today

Dude shows up....first thing he does....*sniffs mattress*..🤣🤣🤣🤣