What an interesting thread! I never thought their was an 'American way' to eat...I thought everyone has their own personal preferences.

In my culture, its considered very wrong and improper to eat using your left hand, so yes, when I'm using a fork and knife (on rare occasions), I cut with my right hand, then switch, and eat holding the fork in my right hand. My left hand is never used for eating. I prefer to eat rice, etc. with a spoon. I prefer to eat with a spoon in general. Forks are good for foods like steak, lasagna, spaghetti, etc.

There are of course, certain foods I eat using my fingers though. Pizza, burgers, etc. are always eaten by hand. I like to eat rice, and other 'solid' foods using my fingers too, in a very neat way. That is something I usually only do at home though.