Interesting that we don't see Elko houses with this kind of dialogue
There is a HUGE difference between remote rural houses with only a few ladies vs. the big urban houses with huge line-ups. At the small house I worked in, the culture was quite different and, because we had less opportunity and options, we were EXPECTED to work together. It was more (functional) family-like. A bigger house is insanely more complicated to manage - whether you are in charge or just a lady on the line-up. It's so much more diverse and so many more personalities to deal with all at once.
Living in a brothel can be intense and lonely and over-stimulating at the same time. Ladies come in from all over the country - different background stories, issues, goals, ages, dynamics, personalities... and they must live together and work kinda in competition with one another while acting like they're not competing so they can live together peacefully.
I had no idea who Dennis Hof was when I first spoke to him online. It was a thread in which he was comparing all his bells and whistles to the rustic charm I was promoting. I told him "It doesn't have to be a war between the North vs. South -- both environments bring something and most of the the guys like to change things up once in awhile. I still believe that.