What's wrong with me making that conclusion? I don't know you or what you were doing there. You are asking me to believe you instead of the data I have in front of me. If you can provide proof to back up your claims, then that would be very different.
Maybe you could set aside the data in front of you and actually travel to the region. You might learn something. And while you're there, you can get your passport stamped, get married, save some souvenir money, buy a coffee mug and a nice refrigerator magnet as I did.