An IMCR substantially expands your ability to do VFR flights abroad, because you can fly and navigate in lower vis, fly and navigate above an overcast, and you can penetrate IMC if this is necessary. In an emergency situation you can fly an IAP also, because you know how.
Read this carefully.
If you fly a lot and actually go places you will do well at some point not too come a little unstuck with the weather.
The key is that the IMCr doesnt know where you are and doesnt care, and you know how to get yourself out of trouble.
Obvioulsy you never set out to abuse your priviliges and obviously you will think carefully should the need arise, but it is good to know that if all else fails "in an emergency situation" you can get yourself down, just as well as you could in the UK.