Is MBA's superdrive fixed to a certain dvd region?

I used my superdrive to watch a dvd for the first time with a foreign region (zone) while traveling.
Is this foreign region now the default region on my Mac? Can it be changed?
I read elsewhere online, that a pop-up appears when inserting a a dvd that is not of the default region. The region could then be changed only four times. No pop-up has shown for me, but I've only used it with dvds from one region. I found no info about the Air specifically. My previous Windows based PC locked the region after a certain number of viewings.
Could it be that it does not make a difference, since the Air in itself does not contain the dvd drive, but that it is extenal?
So that I could freely insert dvds from all regions? Or does the computer register the dvds nonetheless?
Any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated.

Open the DVD Player, choose Get Disc Info from the File menu, and click on Regions.
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