In an Internet study, Japanese and Polish male students (aged 19–23) were shown presentations depicting either similarities or diff erences between Japan, Poland, and Kenya. Next, both the experimental and control groups fi lled in the Bogardus Social Distance Scale, RN-02 Inventory, and Country Description Scale. Th e expected social distance eff ect, which increases aft er differences between countries are presented, was observed only in the Japanese sample toward the Kenyans (p<0.01). Moreover, Japanese students appeared more sensitive to diff erences than Polish students and were also found to be more esthetically (p<0.001) and politically (p<0.05) oriented than Polish students, who demonstrated a stronger economic orientation (p<0.001).