Language / What language is this? Kashubian or Silesian? [37]

But would you say that the person who wrote this comes from a Russian speaking area/region in Belarus/Ukraine?

Language / What language is this? Kashubian or Silesian? [37]

But they're Eastern Slavic?

Language / What language is this? Kashubian or Silesian? [37]

Really? Why is that?

Genealogy / Are the origins of Bernatowicz French? [23]

Merged: Research on my family

I did my research and have been doing so for the better part of the year. I learned some key information and facts, that I didn't even know before! Just out of interest, what part of Poland is the surname 'Bernatowicz' most prevelant in? I found ancestors in Gołdap and other towns around the area, would I be correct to assume that the surname is the most prevelant there?

Life / Should I expect racism as a 'black' woman in Poland [149]

Absolutely not, it's like an African-American asking if he will get dirty looks in California.

Study / Turkish guy to study at a university in Poland. Is that problem for Polish people? [139]

The Turks are awful non-European people

Study / Turkish guy to study at a university in Poland. Is that problem for Polish people? [139]

I guess that you're right. They give none, they deserve none.

Study / Turkish guy to study at a university in Poland. Is that problem for Polish people? [139]

Crow, that's merely impossible! They traded them for goats!

Life / Should I expect racism as a 'black' woman in Poland [149]

My2cents, your fault for being born there. Your fault for your parent's immigration. The reason why a lot of Poles, Slovaks and Czechs are 'different' is because they were isolated for over 60 years!

There aren't a lot of Asians or Black people in Slovakia, at least in comparison to Poland and the Czech Republic: where the attitude to different coloured people, different cultures, etc is more tolerant but not as tolerant as the West. However, Warsaw and Prague are equally as tolerant as cities such as Berlin, Amsterdam and Stockholm. After all, the biggest Vietnamese communities in Europe are located in Poland, Germany and the Czech Republic and their counterparts: Warsaw, Berlin and Prague.

So stop complaining you arrogant idiot, I don't see African countries, save for South Africa (which remains segregated to this day), taking in other cultures and skin colours.

Genealogy / Polish Tatar People and Names. [8]

Merged: Polish surnames of Tatar origin

Could anyone list Polish surnames of Tatar origin? Also, could Bernatowicz be one? Not all of the people with the name, but the name in general. I was told that it could be of Tatar, Ukrainian, Armenian, Hungarian, Slovak, Silesian, Czech and German origin (depending on place of family origin).

Genealogy / Chmielewski - INFO ON MY POLISH SURNAME [11]

No, not really. -SKI is more popular amongst Jews than -WICZ. My particular lastname though, is supposedly of 'Armenian' origin.

Genealogy / Chmielewski - INFO ON MY POLISH SURNAME [11]

-SKI and -WICZ are usually patronymic endings, in this case both meaning 'Son of'. My own surname ends in -WICZ, also certain -WICZ families originate in Eastern Europe (Belarus, Ukraine, Russia or Lithuania).

Life / Are Polish people so chaotic and disorganized like Germans say? [89]

Are you one of those anti-Poles on this forum?

Classifieds / ANY FOREIGNER (NOT POLISH) FAMILY ADVOCATE IN WARSAW [39]

He's an Arab. Wannabe 'Englishman'. My grandma speaks better English than you. You raped your wife and are now asking for rights to see your son? You're lucky you didn't serve!

Polonia / Moving to Lviv, Ukraine - mother is Polish [8]

Why would you move to L'viv? My family is from Warsaw, Masuria and Silesia. Shall I cut myself into 3 and move there because of my ancestry?

History / "Poland's Concentration Camp" ?? [570]

Truth be told, every Pole is a Nazi sympathiser and we all have SS runes embedded on our foreheads. You're right Harry, my own father served in SS Polnischer-Klein-FGH

Genealogy / Bernatowicz surname - Could anybody identify where my grandfather could be from? Is he Polish? [42]

I wouldn't call him a Soviet agent, the Soviets shot my grandfather and his brother in the foot for no reason. Just for a laugh, they nearly executed my G Grandfather, I wouldn't call him a Soviet Agent at all. The Germans actually passed quite peacefully through the area without hurting him or his family, which may be a reason why he is of German origin.

Genealogy / Bernatowicz surname - Could anybody identify where my grandfather could be from? Is he Polish? [42]

I got a few things wrong, my grandfather's father was a Wroclaw native but my g grandfather escaped to Belarus to escape the Nazis (he wasn't Jewish, he was just Anti-Nazi) and met my g grandmother whom he married and had 3 children with. They moved to western Poland in 1946. That's the revised version, a bit complicated.

Genealogy / Bernatowicz surname - Could anybody identify where my grandfather could be from? Is he Polish? [42]

I believe that it was the 'Soviet' part of Belarus, as my GGF couldn't speak fluent Polish or German; it is said that she spoke Russian or Belarusian, I even have original letters from the 1950s addressed to her! (In Belarusian of course)

Genealogy / Bernatowicz surname - Could anybody identify where my grandfather could be from? Is he Polish? [42]

My grandfather was born there to the Breslau native, my great grandfather, and a Belarusian. He moved to Belarus with his parents and siblings and in 1946, he made his way to Gorzow Wielkopolski.

I think that my grandfather looks more 'Germanic' than 'Slavic'. And I know why, my surname is Polonised from 'Bernhardt'. My surname is of German origin.

Also, Bernat is a popular French name. Considering Walloons speak French, my surname could also house French/Walloon origin; consequently, my grandfather was of Walloon descent.

Genealogy / Bernatowicz surname - Could anybody identify where my grandfather could be from? Is he Polish? [42]

My grandfather was born in September 1938/39. I'm fluent in Polish, so bring it on ;)

Genealogy / Bernatowicz surname - Could anybody identify where my grandfather could be from? Is he Polish? [42]

May you actually read the posts? Also, I heard that a large group of Walloon and French people settled in Silesia. This could be probable as my grandfather was from Wroclaw.

Genealogy / Bernatowicz surname - Could anybody identify where my grandfather could be from? Is he Polish? [42]

I have no issue, it's just that my grandfather looks foreign and nobody in my family knows where he is from!

Genealogy / Bernatowicz surname - Could anybody identify where my grandfather could be from? Is he Polish? [42]

My surname isn't Bartkowiak, lol. It was a nickname that my other grandfather gave me, my surname is Bernatowicz

Genealogy / Bernatowicz surname - Could anybody identify where my grandfather could be from? Is he Polish? [42]

What is with you and Armenia, Jon? I'm not sure but have heard that my family originates either from Germany or Austria.

Genealogy / Bernatowicz surname - Could anybody identify where my grandfather could be from? Is he Polish? [42]

But he isn't Armenian

Genealogy / Bernatowicz surname - Could anybody identify where my grandfather could be from? Is he Polish? [42]

How did I miss Armenia? He doesn't look Armenian?

Genealogy / Bernatowicz surname - Could anybody identify where my grandfather could be from? Is he Polish? [42]

Oh man, I for sure thought that he was from Mars :(

OK, he's a Polish-Swedish-Spanish-Turkish-Russian-Scottish-Belgian Jew from Israel; did I miss anything out?

Genealogy / Bernatowicz surname - Could anybody identify where my grandfather could be from? Is he Polish? [42]

Anywhere in particular where he could be from?