I completely agree with the idea of time perspective. It is so weird to think about how people from different places live life differently. I never really noticed that I was a future-oriented person but thinking back, I definitely am. I am always planning and looking toward the future. It isn't necessarily a bad thing, because most of the time I am just looking forward to something.
This defines national character because you can tell where or about where someone is from and how they think by how they walk and how they talk. If they talk a lot about looking forward to things and walk fast, they are future oriented like most Americans. If they walk slower and talk more about the present or about old memories, then they are more past/present oriented. It's so weird to think that not everyone lives life the same way or goes through life thinking the same way to reach their goals!