Fill in the blank (_) in the following sentence from the following choices.
Sentence: The man chatted in the cafeteria for longer than he did in the park because he knew more people in the _ .

Choice 1: The man chatted in the cafeteria for longer than he did in the park because he knew more people in the cafeteria .
Choice 2: The man chatted in the cafeteria for longer than he did in the park because he knew more people in the park .
Which of the choices is correct? Respond with only "1" or "2" and no additional text.
1
1.