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... or just didn't know UK keyboards were different
I mean the layout they mentioned is called "US" layout I'm sure they could deduct that there are other country specific ones
I've seen Tomorrow Never Dies, so I know there are Chinese keyboards.
The UK speaks English though, so I would have figured a UK keyboard would be at least very similar to a US keyboard, enough so that switching from one to the other wouldn't be too hard.
Every language has a different lay out because they are all based upon the typing machine.
Which needed a specific layout so the hammers didn't hit each other during commonly typed letters.
And yes, British English is a different language than American English. That is why you have things like colour and color.