It too depends on nature of a person, if a person is of fake nature he or she will talk bad things about others, and he or she will appreciate anyone as they just know fake tantrums. This kind of person keeps on cracking jokes and taunting others. On the other hand if a person is of kind nature, he or she will always talk positive for others. This kind of person try to find good things in others in their absence too like what Taplow did in this whole play, he appreciated his sir Crocker-Harris, his sir was somewhat rude and strict in nature but still Taplow likes him and he appreciated his determination towards his students and even his principles which is unbiased towards each and every student. In absence of Crocker-Harris, when Taplow was talking about him with Frank he told him that he like him as he is.