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2011-09-10

Time perception depends on language



http://factlets.info/language

"[...] in Pormpuraaw, a remote Aboriginal community in Australia, the indigenous languages don't use terms like left and right. Instead, everything is talked about in terms of absolute cardinal directions (north, south, east, west), which means you say things like, There's an ant on your southwest leg. "


http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703467304575383131592767868.html

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