What exatly is this "STANDARD" everyone is talking about so much? ICAO? CAP 413? Vol2Part2?.. You fly to a country - you have to know the local lingo, which every country has the right to invent and use.
US controllers are very standard as far as US rules are concerned. Again, that goes for every country/region. Whatever is standard at CX goes a long way to help solve issues, but don't expect the ATCs worldwide to apply our rules.