Electrons move in opposite direction of current?

[oneplusone]

I was looking at a few circuit diagrams, and it seems like electrons move in the opposite direction as the electric field and current . Why is this? I don't really understand the intuition behind it.

 

[nsaspook]

http://xkcd.com/567/

 

[oneplusone]

Thanks. I understand now.

 

[Borek]

The only thing to understand is: there is nothing to understand

 

[sophiecentaur]

If you can't 'understand' Electricity based on conventional current flow then you will definitely not 'understand' the whole thing when it's been 'explained' using electron flow as a basis.