If the Brits want to do it differently, that they mention it clearly on the plates. I do not have an AIP of every third world country...
Pilot's who fly internationally are required to follow the laws of each country in which they are flying (just as a car driver must drive on the left, or right hand side). It is thus incumbent on international pilots (and you may one day grow up to be one
) to read the "ICAO differences" section for each country in which they operate ...
... at the very least, it may save you the embarrassment of posting absolute comments such as "
the poster that claimed 180kts. is a max on a dme-arc is talking absolute rubbish." when you later admit you don't know what you are talking about.