From the "makes perfect sense if you think about it" dept.:

I'm watching a program on NHK educational right now. It's a "how to speak German" show. Interestingly, they sometimes mention English equivalents:

"Ich bin" は英語で "I am" ですよ。

Now they've got three native German speakers on a chromakey stage, demonstrating "wie bist du" and "ich bin." Silly. Yet, far less silly than some of their English conversation shows.