Radio station insults Ukrainian cleaning ladies

The Polish government apologised on Friday at the behest of the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the behaviour of two Polish radio presenters. After the Ukrainian team was eliminated from the Euro 2012 football championships, the two joked that they would "now act like true Poles and send their Ukrainian [cleaning lady] packing." The two presenters are wanna-be artists who lack the skill to do their job properly, writes the news portal Polityka Online: "The artists have said that their statements must not be taken literally, and that they were making fun of typical Polish attitudes. ... But the strategy of the presenters of [radio broadcaster] Eska Rock was clear: the harder they lash out at us, the more annoyed we'll get. ... The role of the court jester for whom there are no taboos is generally attractive for artists, because it enables them to heighten their profile. But you have to possess the necessary skills, and that includes having the common sense to maintain a healthy distance and to properly judge the actions of others, as well as your own."

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