Unfortunately US is becoming more like the rest of the world.
Your right! Now we got whiny F/O's who think just becuz they have tip toed 50 miles across the border in a "Slob wish it was an A340 (saab 340)" they know a little bit more about the rest of the world. The FAA is by no means strict, evidence of this fact are the flight experience recency requirements
Where I from aviation administration is such pain in the butt that people don't even bother flying.
............................................................ .....nobody in their right mind would ever....EVER....take a video of their autopilot flying skills with an inspector or cheif pilot or FAA rep in the jumpseat so why do it at all? especially when your doing a CAT III approach! or maybe when, I don't know....the 300+ people behind you think you're doing something important