Having travelled the world, I beleive that the British 3 pin-plug system is the best in the world, and i've found that some Asian countries and quite alot of Middle Eastern countries (whether they are former colonies or not) are adopting it. Btc Mouse And Trackpad here. The countries that use the British Standard Plug- what are your. Having travelled the world, I beleive that the British 3 pin-plug system is the best in the world, and i've found that some Asian countries and quite alot of Middle Eastern countries (whether they are former colonies or not) are adopting it. The countries that use the British Standard Plug- what are your views on this? Best Answer: I do agree with you. It seems to be the only one that has stood the test of time. I have been a service engineer for all my working life and have seen lots of new ones come out, they seem to appear in offices as the brain child of some architect who seems to want to go down in history as the person who started a new trend in socket outlets.