The reason I initially asked about how a newcomer should watch (as someone who has seen it) is because season 2 takes place before season 1, so watching them that way you would be watching the story chronologically. In your case, you would literally be starting from the beginning with 2, so no...
Now that you have watched Fargo - would you agree with me that if someone was to watch it for the first time they might enjoy it more if they watch season 2 first?
I also have to add that as someone not only living in Minnesota, minutes from the town the Coen's are from no less - no, we do not...