There's no rule that says you politely have to wait for someone to directly address you and ask your opinion on something.

并没有规定说，你必须礼貌地等待，直到有人来点你的名问你对某事的意见。

youdao

People are already anxious on these excursions, so making someone wait and think more about everything is pretty rude.

别人已经处于一个焦急与紧张的状态，还让对方等待、增加各种担心，这样实在太没礼貌了。

youdao

I just don't understand what's going on and I don't want to just wait around for someone to clue me in!

我不明白出现了什么情况，我不想就这样傻等着谁来告诉我。

youdao

Police in New York City leave the items unattended on subway platforms, on park benches, in cars and wait to see if someone grabs them.

WSJ: Take the bait? NYPD anti-theft tactics criticized

Dr McGuinness told the BBC that it would be "unheard of today to have a prisoner on remand for two years, or more, it is therefore unjust to expect someone to wait over two years for a grievance to be heard".

BBC: Northern Ireland

Asking a Jets fan to pull for the Giants or Patriots is like asking someone afraid to fly to join you on a 15-hour flight to Dubai and making them wait five hours on the tarmac.

WSJ: How Jets Fans Can Keep Busy on Sunday