It's just better in German

Gestalt

sich freuen. the germans are freuing themselves all the time, about everything.

auf Kriegsfuß

Selbstverständlich

Kreislaufstörung (no English equivalent)

on the other hand, i still haven't found an adequate translation for obnoxious. i don't think the germans have the words to describe this.

How about Ekelpaket ?

OK, it's a noun, but I can't think of an adjective for obnoxious

Unausstehlich and widerlich both mean obnoxious. In fact, unausstehlich is another one of my favorite German words.

Echt?!

Gewöhnungsbedürftig. So neat. *struggling with translation sprouting clauses in all directions*

my favourite is muskelkater - sore muscles...

kate

dingsbums

oh, lecker

ja wohl

Gute Fahrt

Spinnst du!

hast du lust?

..and many more

I really try hard not to use that one when in the UK.

Gau - Groesster anzunehmender Unfall

and its German-IT equivalent:

Dau - Dummster anzunehmender User

It is best translated as "or rather" IMO. You sort of say one thing and then use bzw. to present an alternative or perhaps (bzw) an alternative way of saying it. At least that is how I see it.
There are some long discussions of this on dict.leo.org. "Resp." is totally wrong and annoying, although still in most German-English dictionaries. It can be a handy indicator that an otherwise perfect English text is written by a German though.

Does anyone else find it a bit difficult to order when they go into a coffee house chain (Balzac, Startbucks...) and everything is in English...?

"Einmal...Spicy Chicken Flatbread, bitte."

I'll perfect my speaking-english-with-a-german-accent voice soon.. It feels unnatural.

Found this on LEO :
Being force-fed Denglish
I recently did something I haven’t done in over ten years in Germany: I had a pizza delivered. Although I was not aware of it before, this is apparently something a person can no longer actually do in German, location aside. The phone conversation went something like this:

Me: Ich möchte eine grosse Pizza bestellen.
Junge Stimme am Telefon: Ein Large?
Me: Ja, eine grosse Pizza.
JsaT: Also ein Large?
Me: Ja, gut, ein Large eben.
JsaT: Was möchten Sie drauf haben?
Me: Rote Paprika und Speck.
JsaT: Bacon?
Me: Meinetwegen auch Bacon, ja.
JsaT: Sick croost?
Me: Wie bitte?
JsaT: Was für ein Croost wollen Sie? Sick oder sin?
Me: Ach, der Boden. Dünn bitte, schön knusprig.
JsaT: Also sin croost?
Me: Ja, ja, thin crust.
JsaT: Und mit oder ohne extra cheese?
Me: Nein, ganz normaler Käse bitte.
JsaT: Kein extra cheese?
Me: [Resorting to English in annoyance] No, no extra cheese. How much will that be please?
JsaT: Können Sie bitte Deutsch sprechen? Ich kann kein Englisch.