I think that it's more fun that way, messy and delicious. I only like to eat the red parts though, once it gets closer to the rind I'll give it to my little brother (he'll eat the whole thing down to the end).
Or I used to. I loved watermelon when I was a kid. But now I seem to have developed an allergy to all kinds of melons including watermelon, honeydew melon and cantaloupe.
they COME TO US from ALL OVER the WORLD! A WATERMELON ADDICT!
whoever came up with that was a genius