We can infer that the two men come from different cultural and educational backgrounds. Morton appears to be more refined and educated as can be seen from his behaviour and lifestyle. Morton is “cooped up in the little cubicle of the company” and he loves reading the Times Magazine whereas the other man spits and reads comics. He encourages his boy to throw sand at Morton’s son and his insolent manner indicates that he truly belongs to a different kind — coarse, rude, uneducated, with no manners and civility.