Can't comment on abroad as I've never been there, but I have to agree on the "in Germany" part - it's more common to buckle down and have maybe one small chatty

Can't comment on abroad as I've never been there, but I have to agree on the "in Germany" part - it's more common to buckle down and have maybe one small chatty coffee break and really do work for the rest of the day, but leave on time. People spending hours on social media and then doing more hours is kinda rare. (Said the hypocrite commenting on HN from work...)