I like to be able to arrange my start menus how I want them, not how MS sees fit. I run Classic Shell.
http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/ I had it running in Win7, when I upgraded to Win8 I didn't even have to deal with the metro madness as my Classic style menu came right up. If I want the mess that is Win8's menu I can pop it up on either screen. After initially looking it over and trying it a bit I don't bother however. Here's a look at how Win8 could/should be:
http://i.imgur.com/NONcW.jpg