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Aymara-speakers conceive of time as flowing away from them [1], whereas we Anglophones think of ourselves as moving forward through time. They say “way back in the future” and gesture behind themselves when talking about what’s to come.

It’s logical because you can see what’s in front of you — you’re aware of what’s in front of you, just like you’re aware of the past. And the future you can’t see — just like you can’t see behind yourself.

Another “language” comes to mind. In physics they say that space & time have opposite signs. It’s not agreed whether time has + or −.

(Source: wiux.org)