Well, that would be one of the differences but I would suggest that there are more challenges than that. It really is impossible to compare the radar enviroment in Europe, whith VHF comms everywhere, to a (say) procedural RNAV approach into Addis. To say nothing of the fun on the ground once you get there.
Europe has its own challenges but they are completely different to the ones we face on a day to day basis on the EK network. You don't need to be God's gift to aviation but it does take time to adapt.