I contest that, It's not nastier
The Brits are still Impeccably polite about dropping loads of ashcans right on your boat..
"Awfully sorry old chap but c'est la guerre..."
Neutrals also still politely get out of your way, because you have better things to do than dodge fishing boats and hospital ships.
Well except for those Irish tankers

, but BDU doesn't want me talking about those, that never happened,...