It is to be expected that people who are cultured would be uncomfortable when forced to be in the presence of those who lack breeding. There was a time when that statement would not have raised an eyebrow and the people who would blandly have uttered it are now the same people who lecture us on our behavior.
Even more risible than the climate scams is the idea that the rich “elite” of today, such as all the Hollyweirdos, the British “royal” family and 99.9% of the politicians and pundits are cultured. They are all a load of boorish, ill-mannered, badly educated or downright stupid philistines.