Just a quick anecdote about a fun German phrase we learned today:

Generally speaking, the food here at the Heffterhoff Hotel is exceptional--after all, what's not to love about a 3-course lunch? Today, however, the soup was a little on the salty side, and our German instructor had no qualms about promptly pointing this fact out to the waiter. She then asked the class if any of us were familiar with the phrase "Ist der Koch verliebt?". Translation: "Is the cook in love?", meaning, "Was the cook distracted when he was making the food?". Clever.