[ompogUe]

I do as well, and agree 100%.

Funny story, the lead on our Eastern European team told me a while back that he had to tell his team:

When the North Americans ask at the beginning of a meeting "How's it going?", they do NOT really want to know how you are doing. It's just social lubrication before getting to work.

Before that, we were getting to learn that their mother in-laws in town or different medical issues.