watermelons are a big deal in the summer time.
everyone brings them as gifts and eats them together.

you are often judged by how close to the rind you eat.
for example, if you finish it but leave a layer of the red part,
people will think you are wasteful, have high standards of living
and can afford to throw away the unfinished part.
if you gnaw to the very rind, people will like you better because
you are not wasteful and show you fully enjoyed their gift.

my grandma always looks at the pile of rinds
and can tell who ate which one depending on our personalities.
then she will eat the bits you left and scold you for being wasteful.

if the person is not in our family, she will lean over to me
and whisper "look at how much she didn't eat!"
and shake her head in disappointment.