Politeness

This answer stays simple and direct, using plain vocabulary like 'say thank you, even for small things' and short cause-effect sentences, which keeps it clear and accurate but modest, typical of Band 6.5.这个回答保持简单直接，使用了“say thank you, even for small things”这样朴素的词汇和简短的因果句，使表达清晰准确但略显朴素，是典型的6.5分水平。

How did you learn to be polite when you were a child?

Mostly from my mother. She always reminded me to greet our neighbours properly and to say thank you, even for small things. I didn't always want to, but it became a habit.

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主要是从我母亲那里学到的。她总是提醒我要好好跟邻居打招呼，哪怕是小事也要说谢谢。我并不总是愿意这样做，但久而久之就成了习惯。

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• LR“say thank you, even for small things” — "Say thank you" is a basic, everyday verb phrase, and "even for small things" is a simple qualifier built with the common word "even" rather than a more specific phrase like "no matter how minor." The vocabulary does its job clearly but takes no risks, which is the accurate-but-unadventurous profile the 6.5 descriptor describes, in contrast to the informal collocation "picked it up" a 7.0 answer uses to describe the same kind of learned habit.“Say thank you”是一个基础的日常动词短语，而“even for small things”是用常见词“even”构成的简单限定语，而不是像“no matter how minor”这样更具体的表达。这些词汇能清楚地完成表意任务，但不冒任何风险，正是6.5分描述中“准确但不冒进”的特点，与7.0分答案中用来描述同类习得习惯的非正式搭配“picked it up”形成对比。

When should people show respect to others?

Whenever people disagree, I think. At work, my colleagues Trang and Vy once had different opinions about a design, but they listened to each other calmly instead of arguing. I really admired that.

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我觉得是在人们意见不合的时候吧。在工作中，我的同事庄（Trang）和薇（Vy）有一次在设计方案上意见不同，但她们没有争吵，而是平静地听取对方的想法。我真的很佩服这一点。

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• GRA“they listened to each other calmly instead of arguing” — The contrast between listening calmly and arguing is expressed through the basic phrase 'instead of', accurate and clear but about the simplest way to construct this kind of contrast. A Band 7.0 answer would likely use a fuller clause, such as 'rather than getting into an argument', but here the plain construction communicates the idea correctly with only modest structural range, consistent with Band 6.5.平静倾听与争吵之间的对比是通过基础短语“instead of”来表达的，准确清晰，但也是构建这种对比最简单的方式。Band 7.0的答案可能会使用更完整的分句，比如“rather than getting into an argument”，但这里的朴素结构正确地传达了意思，结构范围有限，符合Band 6.5的水平。

Do you have any friends who are not very polite?

Yes, my friend Minh isn't very polite sometimes. He often interrupts people while they're talking, especially when he's excited about something. He doesn't mean any harm, but it can be annoying.

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有的，我朋友明（Minh）有时候不太礼貌。他经常在别人说话时打断别人，尤其是当他对某件事感到兴奋的时候。他并没有恶意，但有时候确实挺让人烦的。

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• GRA“He doesn't mean any harm, but it can be annoying.” — Two short independent clauses are joined by the single basic conjunction "but," producing a clean but minimal contrast with no further subordination — no reason clause, no time clause. It's grammatically correct and efficient, but the sentence never risks a more complex connector or embedded clause, exactly the limited-but-accurate range 6.5's grammar descriptor specifies, unlike the multi-clause sentence expressing a similar idea in the 7.0 sample on this topic.两个简短的独立分句仅用一个基础连词“but”连接，形成了干净但最简单的对比，没有进一步的从句——没有原因从句，也没有时间从句。这句话语法正确且简洁高效，但从未尝试使用更复杂的连接词或嵌入从句，正符合6.5分语法描述中“有限但准确”的范围，与本主题7.0分样本中表达类似意思的多分句句子不同。

Have you met anyone very polite recently?

Yes, a Grab driver last week. He helped me carry a heavy delivery box up to my apartment door without me asking, and he thanked me twice for using the app. It was a nice surprise.

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有的，是上周一位Grab司机。他主动帮我把一个很重的快递箱搬到公寓门口，我都没开口请他帮忙，而且他还两次谢谢我使用这个应用。真是个不错的小惊喜。

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• FC“It was a nice surprise.” — This three-word closing sentence states a simple evaluative reaction but doesn't explain what specifically made the gesture surprising or nice beyond what was already described. It wraps up the anecdote efficiently and appropriately, but adds no new reflective content — the minimal-development closing that marks 6.5 fluency, compared to the deeper reflection built into the 7.5 sample's closing sentence on this same topic.这句仅三个词的结尾句陈述了一个简单的评价性反应，但并未进一步解释是什么让这个举动显得惊喜或美好，超出之前已经描述的内容。它有效且恰当地收束了这段小故事，但没有增加任何新的反思内容——这种“发展有限”的收尾正是6.5分流利度的标志，相比之下，本主题7.5分样本的结尾句则包含了更深层次的反思。

When you were a child, how did you learn to be polite?

My parents taught me. They always reminded me to say please and thank you, so I got used to it.

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是我父母教我的。他们总是提醒我要说“请”和“谢谢”，所以我就习惯了。

Have you met someone recently who was very polite?

Yes, a client I met last week was very polite. She always listened carefully and never interrupted, even when we disagreed about the design.

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有的，我上周见的一位客户就很有礼貌。她总是认真倾听，从不打断别人，即使我们在设计上有分歧的时候也是如此。

When do you think it's most important to be polite?

I think it's most important with older people, because respect for elders is very important in my culture, especially within the family and at work too.

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我觉得对长辈来说最重要，因为在我们的文化里尊重长辈非常重要，尤其是在家庭里，工作中也是一样。

Would you tell a friend if you thought their behaviour wasn't polite?

Probably, yes, but I would try to say it kindly. I wouldn't want to upset them, because our friendship matters more than being right.

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大概会吧，但我会尽量委婉地说。我不想让他们不高兴，因为我们的友谊比争个对错更重要。

The answer develops each point with one concrete reason and natural spoken connectors ('actually', 'to be honest'), giving comfortable Band 7.0 fluency without reaching for less common vocabulary.这个回答通过一个具体的原因以及自然的口语连接词（如“actually”“to be honest”）来展开每个要点，呈现出流畅自如的7.0分水平，但没有使用更少见的词汇。

How did you learn to be polite when you were a child?

I'd say I picked it up mostly from my father, actually. He used to remind me to greet the neighbours properly whenever we passed them on the street, and to always say thank you, even for something small. I didn't really understand why it mattered back then, but it just became a habit over time, and now I notice I do the same thing without thinking.

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说实话，我觉得这主要是从我父亲那里学来的。他以前总是提醒我，每次在街上碰到邻居都要好好打招呼，哪怕是小事也要说谢谢。当时我其实并不太理解这有什么重要的，但久而久之就成了习惯，现在我发现自己不假思索地就会这么做。

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• LR“picked it up mostly from my father, actually” — "Picked it up" is an informal phrasal collocation meaning "learned informally, by observation," a more natural spoken choice than a plainer verb like "learned," and the tag "actually" adds a conversational, slightly corrective tone as if adjusting an assumption. This comfortable, idiomatic-but-common phrasing without reaching for anything unusual is squarely 7.0's lexical range — more natural than a flat "I learned it from my father," but less marked than the genuine idiom used in the 7.5 sample on this same topic.“Picked it up”是一个非正式的短语搭配，意思是“通过观察非正式地学会”，比“learned”这样朴素的动词更符合口语习惯，附加词“actually”则增添了一种对话式、略带修正意味的语气，仿佛在纠正某种预设。这种自然、带有习语色彩但仍属常见的表达方式，没有刻意追求生僻词汇，正是7.0分词汇范围的典型体现——比平淡的“I learned it from my father”更自然，但又不如本主题7.5分样本中使用的真正习语那样显眼。

When should people show respect to others?

I think it matters most when people don't agree with each other. At my office, for example, two of my colleagues had completely different ideas about a project last month, but instead of arguing, they took turns explaining their points and actually listened. I found that quite impressive, to be honest, because it's not always easy to stay calm when you disagree.

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我觉得这在人们意见不一致的时候最重要。比如上个月，我们公司有两位同事对一个项目的看法完全不同，但他们没有争吵，而是轮流解释自己的观点，并且真正在倾听对方。说实话，我觉得这挺令人佩服的，因为在意见不合的时候要保持冷静并不总是容易的事。

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• FC“I found that quite impressive, to be honest, because it's not always easy to stay calm when you disagree.” — The hedge "to be honest" frames a personal reaction ("quite impressive") as a candid aside, and the "because" clause immediately justifies that reaction by generalising from the specific example to a broader truth about disagreement. Explaining why something impressed the speaker, rather than only reporting that it did, is the kind of natural development the 7.0 descriptor asks for — a 6.5 answer would likely state the reaction and stop there.委婉语“to be honest”把个人反应（“quite impressive”）包装成一句坦率的补充说明，而紧随其后的“because”从句立刻通过从具体例子推及到关于分歧的普遍真理来为这一反应作出解释。解释某件事为何令说话者印象深刻，而不仅仅是陈述这一事实，正是7.0分描述所要求的自然展开——6.5分的答案很可能只会陈述反应就此打住。

Do you have any friends who are not very polite?

Yes, actually - my friend Long can be a bit impolite sometimes. He tends to interrupt people when he's excited about something, which happens quite a lot. He doesn't mean to be rude, it's just his personality, but it can get a little annoying when you're in the middle of a story.

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有的，其实——我朋友龙（Long）有时候会有点不礼貌。他兴奋起来的时候容易打断别人说话，而这种情况还挺常见的。他并不是故意要粗鲁，只是性格使然，但当你正讲到故事一半的时候，还是会有点烦人。

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• GRA“He doesn't mean to be rude, it's just his personality, but it can get a little annoying when you're in the middle of a story.” — The sentence strings together a negated purpose statement, a comma-spliced explanatory clause, and a contrastive "but" clause with an embedded time clause ("when you're in the middle of a story"), all staying accurate despite the informal comma splice. Managing that many clauses in one breath without losing control, including a subordinate clause nested inside the final contrast, is the comfortable mixed complexity the 7.0 band expects, though the comma splice keeps it short of the fully controlled grammar associated with 7.5.这句话串联了一个否定的目的陈述、一个用逗号连接的解释性分句，以及一个带有嵌入时间从句（“when you're in the middle of a story”）的转折性“but”分句，尽管使用了非正式的逗号粘连结构，整体表达依然准确。能在一口气中驾驭如此多的分句而不失控制力，包括在最后的转折中嵌套一个从句，正是7.0分所期望的自如混合复杂度，不过逗号粘连也使其尚未达到7.5分所对应的完全受控语法水平。

Have you met anyone very polite recently?

I have, actually. Just last week, a delivery driver carried a heavy parcel all the way up to my door without me even asking, and he thanked me twice for ordering. It was a small thing, but it really made my day, and I still think about how genuinely friendly he was.

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其实有过。就上周，一位快递员把一个很重的包裹一路搬到我家门口，我都没开口请他帮忙，而且他还两次感谢我下单购物。这是件小事，但真的让我这一天都心情很好，我到现在还会想起他那种真诚的友善。

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• LR“genuinely friendly” — The intensifier-adjective pairing 'genuinely friendly' adds a touch of natural emphasis beyond a plain adjective like 'nice' or 'friendly' alone, without becoming an unusual or idiomatic choice. A Band 6.5 answer would likely use just the bare adjective, while a Band 7.5 answer might reach for a more figurative description of the driver's manner; this combination is a flexible, comfortable Band 7.0 lexical choice that fits naturally into spoken delivery.“genuinely friendly”这种强调词加形容词的搭配，比单独使用“nice”或“friendly”这样朴素的形容词多了一分自然的强调意味，但又没有变成生僻或习语化的表达。Band 6.5的答案可能只会用光秃秃的形容词，而Band 7.5的答案则可能会用更具比喻性的方式来描述司机的举止；这种搭配是一种灵活、自如的Band 7.0词汇选择，自然地融入口语表达之中。

When you were a child, how did you learn to be polite?

Mostly from my parents, to be honest — they'd remind me constantly to say please and thank you, until it just became automatic. I'd say it's more habit than conscious effort now.

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说实话，主要是从父母那里学来的——他们一直不停地提醒我要说“请”和“谢谢”，直到这变成了一种自然而然的反应。我觉得现在这更多是习惯，而不是刻意为之了。

Have you met someone recently who was very polite?

Actually, yes — a client I met last week was remarkably polite, always letting everyone finish speaking before she responded. It made the whole meeting feel more relaxed, if I'm honest.

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其实有的——我上周见的一位客户礼貌得让人印象深刻，她总是等别人把话说完才回应。说实话，这让整场会议的氛围都轻松了不少。

When do you think it's most important to be polite?

Probably with older people, I'd say, since respect for elders matters a great deal in Vietnamese culture. That said, I think it matters everywhere, just more visibly in some situations.

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我觉得大概是对长辈吧，因为在越南文化中尊重长辈非常重要。不过话说回来，我认为这在任何场合都重要，只是在某些情况下表现得更明显而已。

Would you tell a friend if you thought their behaviour wasn't polite?

I probably would, yes, though I'd try to be gentle about it. I wouldn't want a small comment to damage the friendship.

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我大概会说出来吧，不过我会尽量说得委婉一些。我不希望一句无心的话破坏了我们的友谊。

The answer weaves in idiomatic phrasing ('rough around the edges') and a reflective closing sentence with a contrastive structure, showing the flexible language and evaluative depth of Band 7.5.这个回答融入了习语表达（“rough around the edges”），并以带有对比结构的反思性结尾句收尾，展现出7.5分应有的语言灵活性与评价深度。

How did you learn to be polite when you were a child?

I actually learned a lot about being polite just by watching my grandmother at home in Hue. Whenever we had visitors, even if they just dropped by unexpectedly, she'd always greet them with a warm smile and make sure they had tea and some snacks. I remember once, during a rainy afternoon, she patiently taught me phrases like "dạ" and "thưa"-those little words you say to show respect to older people. It wasn't just about the words, though; she'd gently correct my posture if I slouched or forgot to thank someone. Looking back, I think those moments shaped how I interact with people, whether I'm talking to a client at work or chatting with neighbors in my building.

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其实我很多关于礼貌的认识都是在顺化老家看着奶奶生活学来的。每次家里来客人，哪怕是不请自来的，她总是会用温暖的笑容迎接他们，并确保准备好茶水和点心。我记得有一次，在一个下雨的午后，她耐心地教我“dạ”和“thưa”这样的词——那些用来向长辈表示尊敬的小词。不过这不仅仅是关于用词，她还会温和地纠正我的坐姿，如果我懒散地坐着，或者忘了向别人道谢。回想起来，我觉得正是那些时刻塑造了我与人相处的方式，无论是在工作中和客户交谈，还是在公寓楼里跟邻居聊天。

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• GRA“It wasn't just about the words, though; she'd gently correct my posture if I slouched or forgot to thank someone.” — A semicolon joins two independent clauses without a conjunction, and the second clause contains a conditional structure with two coordinated "if" conditions — slouching or forgetting to thank someone — three separate grammatical choices working together in one sentence. This punctuation-level control combined with embedded conditional logic, all still accurate, is the "varied, controlled grammar" 7.5 targets, well past the simpler cause-effect sentences a 7.0 answer would use to make the same point about the grandmother's teaching style.一个分号在没有连词的情况下连接了两个独立分句，而第二个分句中包含一个条件结构，含有两个并列的“if”条件——懒散坐着或忘了向人道谢——三种不同的语法手段在同一个句子中协同运作。这种标点层面的掌控力，加上嵌入式的条件逻辑，且始终保持准确，正是7.5分所追求的“多样且受控的语法”，远超7.0分答案在表达奶奶教育方式这一相同观点时会使用的更简单的因果句。

When should people show respect to others?

I think people should show respect to others in any situation where there are differences in opinion or background, especially in the workplace. For example, last month at my office, two colleagues-An and Khánh-had completely opposite views on a new app feature. Instead of interrupting or dismissing each other, they listened carefully and acknowledged each other's perspectives, which made the team discussion much more productive. Honestly, moments like that remind me how respect doesn't mean always agreeing, but rather being open-minded and considerate, even when you have your own strong beliefs.

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我认为，只要存在意见或背景上的差异，人们就应该相互尊重，尤其是在职场中更是如此。比如上个月，我们公司有两位同事——安（An）和庆（Khánh）——对一个新的应用功能持完全相反的看法。他们没有打断或轻视对方，而是认真倾听并认可彼此的观点，这让团队讨论的效率高了很多。说实话，这样的时刻总能提醒我，尊重并不意味着总要意见一致，而是要保持开放的心态、体谅他人，即便自己有很坚定的看法也是如此。

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• FC“Honestly, moments like that remind me how respect doesn't mean always agreeing, but rather being open-minded and considerate, even when you have your own strong beliefs.” — This closing sentence reframes the concrete anecdote — colleagues disagreeing productively — into an abstract, general claim about what respect actually means, drawing a distinction between agreement and open-mindedness rather than just summarising the story. Turning a specific example into a generalised insight at the end of the answer is a more demanding coherence move than restating what happened, which is exactly the reflective depth the 7.5 descriptor asks for beyond plain description.这句结尾把具体的小故事——同事们富有成效地表达分歧——重新构建成关于尊重真正含义的抽象、普遍性论断，区分了“意见一致”与“心态开放”两者的不同，而不仅仅是复述故事内容。把一个具体例子在答案结尾转化为一种普遍性的见解，比单纯复述所发生的事情更考验连贯性，而这正是7.5分描述所要求的、超越单纯描述的反思深度。

Do you have any friends who are not very polite?

Actually, I do have a friend who's a bit rough around the edges when it comes to politeness. For example, my old university roommate Nam often interrupts people mid-sentence, especially when he's excited about something. I remember during one dinner at a street food stall in Hanoi, he cut across the conversation several times without really noticing. He's not trying to be rude, but it's definitely something people notice about him.

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其实我确实有一个朋友，在礼貌方面有点“不太圆滑”。比如说，我大学时的室友南（Nam）经常在别人话说到一半时就打断对方，尤其是当他对某件事感到兴奋的时候。我记得有一次在河内的一个街边小吃摊吃饭，他好几次打断了谈话，自己却完全没意识到。他并不是故意要粗鲁，但这确实是大家都会注意到他的一点。

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• LR“a bit rough around the edges when it comes to politeness” — "Rough around the edges" is a genuine English idiom describing someone whose manners are imperfect but not fundamentally bad-natured, softened further by the hedge "a bit" — an idiomatic register choice rather than a literal description like "not very polite." Using it naturally and appropriately, plus the topic-linking tag "when it comes to politeness," is exactly the confident idiomatic deployment the 7.5 descriptor calls for, distinct from the plain adjectives ("impolite," "rude") a 6.5–7.0 answer would use instead.“Rough around the edges”是一个真正的英语习语，用来形容某人举止不够完美但本质并不坏，前面的模糊限定语“a bit”又进一步弱化了语气——这是一种习语化的语域选择，而非“not very polite”这样字面化的描述。自然恰当地使用它，再加上话题衔接语“when it comes to politeness”，正是7.5分描述所要求的自信的习语运用，与6.5至7.0分答案可能使用的朴素形容词（如“impolite”“rude”）截然不同。

Have you met anyone very polite recently?

Yes, actually, just last week I met a delivery driver named Nam who really surprised me with how polite he was. He brought my Shopee order to my apartment, and not only did he greet me with a genuine smile, but he also took extra time to check the packaging for any damage right in front of me. He even apologized for keeping me waiting, even though he arrived exactly on time. I don't usually expect much from quick delivery interactions, but his attitude really stood out and made my day feel a bit brighter.

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有的，其实就在上周，我遇到一位叫南（Nam）的快递员，他的礼貌程度真的让我很惊喜。他把我的Shopee订单送到我公寓，不仅用真诚的笑容跟我打招呼，还特意花时间当着我的面检查包装有没有损坏。他甚至为让我等待而道歉，尽管他其实是准时到达的。我通常对这种匆忙的送货互动不抱太高期待，但他的态度真的很突出，让我这一天的心情都亮堂了不少。

为什么是这个分数

• GRA“not only did he greet me with a genuine smile, but he also took extra time to check the packaging for any damage right in front of me” — The inverted 'not only did he... but he also...' structure requires subject-auxiliary inversion after the fronted 'not only', a deliberately marked construction used here to build up the driver's politeness in two escalating stages. A Band 7.0 answer would likely list these two actions with a simple 'and', without the inversion, while this more literary, less common structure shows the kind of controlled grammatical range that distinguishes Band 7.5.倒装结构“not only did he... but he also...”要求在前置的“not only”之后进行主谓倒装，这是一种刻意标记的结构，此处用来分两个递进阶段来铺陈这位司机的礼貌表现。Band 7.0的答案很可能只会用简单的“and”把这两个动作并列列出，而不使用倒装；而这种更具文学性、较不常见的结构则体现出区分Band 7.5的那种受控语法范围。

When you were a child, how did you learn to be polite?

Mostly through repetition, if I'm honest — my parents reminding me constantly to say please and thank you until it simply stopped being a conscious effort. It's second nature now, in a way I barely notice.

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说实话，主要是靠不断的重复——父母一直不停地提醒我要说“请”和“谢谢”，直到这不再需要刻意去想。现在这已经成了一种近乎本能的反应，我自己几乎都察觉不到了。

Have you met someone recently who was very polite?

Actually, yes — a client I dealt with last week who let everyone finish their sentences before responding, which genuinely made you feel heard rather than just tolerated. Meetings with her always felt calmer as a result.

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其实有的——上周我打交道的一位客户，她总是等大家把话说完才回应，这让人真正感觉到自己被倾听，而不仅仅是被容忍。因此每次和她开会，氛围总是格外平和。

When do you think it's most important to be polite?

Probably around older people, given how deeply respect for elders is woven into Vietnamese culture. That said, I'd argue it matters everywhere, just more visibly in situations like that one.

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大概是在长辈面前吧，毕竟尊重长辈这一点深深根植于越南文化之中。不过话说回来，我认为这在任何地方都同样重要，只是在这种情况下表现得更为明显。

Would you tell a friend if you thought their behaviour wasn't polite?

I probably would, yes, though I'd choose my moment carefully and keep it gentle. A friendship is worth more than being right about a small point of manners.

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我大概会说出来吧，不过我会仔细挑选时机，并尽量说得温和一些。一段友谊的价值远比在一件礼节小事上争个对错要重要得多。