Wankum
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Wankum is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
The town's location, near the A40 autobahn close to the border with The Netherlands, is infamous with British motorists who pass the sign to the Wankum exit shortly after entering Germany and view the name with amusement (sometimes photographing it) due to its two syllables in written appearance. The first is a British slang term for masturbation and the second may be delivered in speech as a colloquial version of them. Wankum is not far from the municipality called Titz.
On the outskirts of the town visitors can sometimes been seen celebrating the birthday of St. David. St David (or St. Rodney, as he is known is some parts), is the patron Saint of the over energetic slightly disorganised peoples of the world.
Most used petrol station in Germany. British troops serving in Germany are issued with fuel coupons to purchase discount fuel. However, these coupons are only redeemable at certain petrol station (Shell, BP and Texaco). Wankum happens to be the last petrol station within the German border (It's a BP station) on the E34, so the soldiers returning to the UK for leave by car tend to stop and top off their fuel tanks before entering Holland.
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