The thought of eating meat that is "sliced across the muscle fibers" grosses me out, but I love steak anyway!
I also enjoy a good steak on occasion!  How do you like your steak cooked?
I know they can be pan-fried or broiled, but I love them on the grill.  I like rare, too, which bothers some of my family members.  You?
I agree that rare tastes better, but I get nervous about eating under-cooked food.  I prefer the filet mignon, you?
Do you buy a whole tenderloin or have the butcher cut the filets?  I love filet mignon as well as rib-eye.
I usually get them cut to my preference.  I am definitely not good at butchering!  You? 
I buy the whole tenderloin, because it's a better price, but I ask the butcher to cut them at 2 inches thickness for me.
I will have to remember that!  Is 2 inches the best thickness?
It cooks faster, because closer to a tenderloin which is the short loin and the rump in Commonwealth countries.
Oh, I see.  What regions do the best steaks come from?  I heard Japan!