Oh come now, I worked for several companies in my life and always included regular breaks and lunch in my 8h work schedule. Never seen anyone not doing so. I live and work in Poland.
Now in Germany I work 8:45 because the company automatically deducts 0:30 for lunch and 0:15 for breakfast. So you see people staring at the walls in cantine and waiting for 30m to pass although they would rather eat for 10m and go home 20m earlier every day.
And it's not like I do more now in 8d netto than I did before in 7h, it's just more exhausting and pointless. I guess without these German "employee protection rules" I would be allowed to clock out exact time spend eating and go home earlier, which would in turn make me same half an hour every day and in general make happier and more productive employee.
I rarely take a long break during the working day, lunch is 30min at most. But, I like to leave a bit earlier to spend time with my daughter.
Once she's in bed at night, I'll usually work for a few more hours though. So, I may not be a good example.