Talking Shop

fachsimpeln — to talk shop. Duden: to talk at length about purely professional matters. Its example is wir haben die ganze Nacht gefachsimpelt, we talked shop all night.

Mahlzeit! — mealtime! Duden: a greeting at midday, especially between colleagues.

ein sehr sachlicher Mensch — a very matter-of-fact person. Duden’s example of sachlich, determined only by the matter itself, not by feelings or prejudices.

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