German station sparks outrage

2nd April 2011

'Pole Sucht Frau' has caused an uproar for its negative portrayal of Poles

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A German TV station has caused a furore after airing a comedy sketch featuring a beer-drinking Pole who lives in a dirty pig sty.

Based on Dutch show ‘A Farmer Wants a Wife’, the comedy sketch, entitled ‘Pole Sucht Frau’ (‘A Pole Searches For a Wife’) follows Marek, a Pole who lives in squalor and shares meals of carrots with his pet goat.

In the show, the uncivilised man attempts to woo a string of German blonde girls into becoming his partner and refers to his two brothers, ‘pig’ and ‘donkey.’

While the show has gained popularity in Germany, it has not gone down well with a number of Poles, many of whom believe the skit to be both xenophobic and showing the nat ...

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