In Germany, it's extremely frowned upon to talk about non-work stuff at work I wish my German co-workers felt this way. It would cut hour long meetings by half

In Germany, it's extremely frowned upon to talk about non-work stuff at work I wish my German co-workers felt this way. It would cut hour long meetings by half, usually. Not to mention the long list of my other non-American colleagues who are quite chatty. In my experience, I don't really see how one can generalize this behavior by nation...