I agree with you and I don't see any problem with his comment. People often say "I visited South America" without everyone flipping their shit. Plus, if he said

I agree with you and I don't see any problem with his comment. People often say "I visited South America" without everyone flipping their shit. Plus, if he said 'I went to X country' the probability that most Americans wouldn't know where (or if) it was in Africa is very high. Remember the Kony thing? No one could point out Uganda on a map.