The U.S.

Poland

Russia

Trust

More likely to trust foreigners than members of other two countries.

Generally distrustful of foreigners

Generally distrustful of foreigners

Stereotypes

Views on Poles:

Distrustful, and automatically assumes unethical behavior,

Personal relations lead to commitment in professional life,

Poles are hard to understand ( Rozkwitalska et al., 2017 ).

Views on Russians:

The Russian “peasant-commune”,

“Thinking alike and acting alike”,

Impulsive and emotional,

Depend on authority,

Russian as a worker as elf-interested “brute”,

Uncivilized ( Tomi, 2001 ).

Views on Russians:

Liars and occupants ( Mazurkiewicz, 2015 ),

Wild, barbaric, and cruel drunkards ( Konarska, 2013 ).

Views on people from the U.S.:

Trustworthy and honest ( Mazurkiewcz, 2015 ).

Views on Poles:

Very unfriendly ( Mazurkiewcz, 2015 ).

Unhappy, arrogant nation with a false perception of its superiority ( Konarska, 2013 ).

Russian view on the people from the U.S.:

Very unfriendly,

The U.S. viewed as the most culturally incompatible with Russia, even more incompatible than China.

The U.S. viewed as one of the most pathological countries known for drugs, corruption and alcohol ( Mazurkiewcz, 2015 ).