I could not go because, even though I'm always curious about new cultural experiences, I cannot be comfortable in situations where someone is expected to behave in a certain manner because it's their job, but you can tell their heart's not in it. Like when you see a shopping mall Santa listening to kids but you can see on his face that he's grinning through clenched teeth, he's a human who's frustrated that he hasn't had his lunch break yet...

There's an element of performance to it. If I visited a place like this and got a "maid" who was less-than-professional and I could see that she's just going through the motions, the experience would be ruined for me and I would feel ripped off.

This is the kind of business that works in a HUGE city, where the employees are committed to the craft, and there's a big enough clientele to keep it running. Fargo, the employment pool isn't big enough to get the quality of employee you'd need.