File sharing using accounts: private shares on main TC drive only

Is there a way to use "accounts" file sharing mode and allow users to have private sections of USB drive(s)? When I attach USB drives in "accounts" mode, it creates a "shared" folder on the file system, and all files placed there by any users are read/writable by all other users. The only place a user can keep private files is on the onboard drive. This is not good! Any workaround? Did I miss a trick?

CLARIFICATION:
Hi!
I've TC 1 TB, latest model (Early 2009 in Apple terms I suppose).
Can I have private folders in EXTERNAL USB drive for accounts?
I've created two user accounts via Airport Utility->Disks->Secure Shared Disks: With accounts.
User account 1 sees three kind of Sharepoints via Time Capsule's entry under Shared-category in Finder:
- external USB drive in whole (bad bad)
- entry for main level so internal disk inside TC
- dedicated account directory for this user account (let's say: account1) in TC's internal drive
User account 2 sees:
- external USB drive in whole (bad bad)
- entry for main level so internal disk inside TC
- dedicated account directory for this user account (let's say: account2) in TC's internal drive
If wanted scenario isn't possible in TC, how about Airport Extreme, can disks be controlled there separately?
Summa summarum: I'm trying to have poor man's fileserver in my home network. Target is to have common place for users' files (while maintaining privacy), so external USB drive for this purpose. TC's internal drive dedicated for Time Machine backups only.
BR,
-- MJo
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