I'm sure he'll have some tangential excuse like there was some prototype MIA/KIA version that flew first but us youngin Gen-Xers and Xennials weren't around for that. The guy will do a Summer Olympics worth of mental gymnastics to avoid admitting ignorance or error on his part.
@WeepingAngel nailed it on the cultural motivation to avoid losing face, and I can't figure out how that guy could get that twisted into talking about Lil' Kim.
Otherwise, great commentary guys. It's clear that while I'm there now, a lot of P-F have significantly more experience and insight into this region than I do.