In a third world country like Cambodia, where girls are second-class citizens and steeped in the notion that they must sacrifice for their families, Mam di's argument was persuasive.
As well as defending the view of City as a squad beset by disaffected players, Kompany is also keen to debunk the myth of the modern-day player being little more than a mercenary.
When Ms Dashtaki pointed out to the CDFA inspector that all this would alter-meaning ruin-the taste of her father's artisanal yogurt, the inspector agreed.
It has been debated ever since Japan became the first non-western developed nation in the late 19th century, shocking the world by defeating Russia in war in 1904-05.
Had George Osborne, the Conservative shadow chancellor of the exchequer, published his personal ideas for spending cuts, it would have been seen as proof of Tory divisions.
"The suggestion that somehow that's fascist, that you want to make sure people don't go bankrupt when they get sick, somehow misreads the situation," he said.