In no time they were accusing Jesus of befriending those whom respectable people know enough to ignore. The accusation stung. Jesus smarted under it. Then let me tell you a story. The parable of the two sons is our Lord's defense of himself in the face of accusation.
Home is dull beyond telling.
Father is thought to have the personality of a dial-tone. Excitement is needed. You might as well give it to me now as make me wait until you keel over and the coroner signs the certificate. In the far country there were no restraints at all. There was nothing more humiliating for a Jew than to have to work for a Gentile.