[Jens]

Thanks, that sort of proves my point.
Could you say a few more words as to why you'd choose simple past here and not present perfect.
It has often been stated that AE prefers simple past over present perfect,
but what according to what rules do AE speakers choose either tense?
It's pretty hard for non-native speakers (having been taught BE in school) to figure this out,
especially when it's not the basic uses cases like "duration or repetitions up to the present"
or "experiences" we're talking about.