Those subdued sentiments and attempts at warding off unwelcome attention capture the political picture of the Canadians residing in Ajijic (pronounced, "A-hee-heek"), where most are ineligible to vote and many wouldn't cast ballots, even if they could.
Sales at Ocado jumped 21% in the six weeks to 6 January but like Dixons, the company warned that the market is tough with "consumer sentiment subdued".
The ecstasy may have been more subdued, but the sentiment was the same.
"While we are encouraged by this current trading, the retail environment remains both challenging and competitive, with consumer sentiment subdued," said Tim Steiner, Ocado's chief executive.
"Because there is nothing in sight, no resolution in the next few months, the sentiment is really subdued, and the dealerships are also closing one by one".
"Investor sentiment, and consequently the outlook for flows, continues to be subdued," Man's chief executive, Peter Clarke, said in a statement.
Market analysts were taking that as a healthy sign for investor sentiment in Europe, where interest in new shares has been low and trading volume subdued because of concerns about the U.S. economy.
During his Presidential campaign, Christie had subdued his talk of American immigrant diversity in favor of skepticism about Syrian refugees, and now he shed the sentiment and the lugubriousness, the parts of his character that least matched Trump's.
In France, inflation was subdued, at 1.6% in the year to February; in Spain, it remained strong, at 3.3% over the same period.Economic sentiment continues to improve in Germany, albeit slowly.
Sarcastic, conversational, honest, subdued.
