If the Earth is rotating counter clockwise, how does the sun rise from east? I was very confused when I watched this video from 2:18 till 2:45. And it seems very clear that if the Earth is really rotating from west to east, shouldn't be the Sun rising from west and setting in east? We all know certainly that the sun rises from east, but how come Earth is rotating in the way as shown in the linked video? 

PS: I somehow feel very stupid for asking this question...
Try this non-Gedanken-but-real experiment:


Hold an apple in your hand so the Sun (or a light) shines on it. Nerds may use a proper globe.
Along the apple equator draw arrows to the right with an E for East: E&rarr;E&rarr;E&rarr;E, .... Nerds be sure to use a non-permanent marker.
Spin it counterclockwise (when looked at from above, i.e. the North pole). You're doing it right when all the Es move in the direction of the arrows. West to East.
The Sun rises on all points on the apple that go from dark to bright; identify that line. It should be half a circle.
Imagine a near indestructible humanoid killer machine from the future standing on that line (called terminator, the line, that is). What direction does the machine look when it glances at the Sun the moment he (the Sun, that is) rises?