So it figured, then, that the party scene at Super Bowl XLVI would be similarly low-key given the reputation here.
That's the sound of what the industry calls a soft opening, in which business is kept low-key, giving the kitchen and the dining room time to develop an efficient routine before facing the hordes.
The family's foundation was similarly low key, giving away $292,000 in 2007, with nearly half going to a nonprofit math foundation started by one of Robert Mercer's hedge fund colleagues, tax documents show.
As Mr. Choudhary struggled to establish a two-way dialogue with the tribal inhabitants of central India, he realized that that voice-based platform would be key, given the low literacy rate and the negligible Internet penetration in the region.
She smartly kept the references low-key, giving her talents for draping and pleating room to shine.
Meanwhile, the British embassy in Singapore has chosen to play the Shadrake affair low key, opting to give the author quiet support without issuing public statements.
Lawrence Beesley described the sound as "a harsh, deafening boom that made conversation difficult; if one imagines 20 locomotives blowing off steam in a low key it would give some idea of the unpleasant sound that met us as we climbed out on the top deck".
After opening with "Nantes," a low-key favorite, Condon gave the seated audience an almost-sheepish sideways glance and gestured for them to come closer.
An attempt to raise the atmosphere with a brass band playing Michael Jackson's "Thriller" outside Wembley's main entrance before kick-off smacked more of irony than entertainment given the low-key build up and the fare that followed.
It was a relatively low-key start to the UK visit, given the poignancy of her long-delayed Nobel prize acceptance speech in Norway, and the razzmatazz of Dublin's welcome.
