of handheld games & game addicts

i've never understood the obsession that Hong Kong has with handheld games. there's the PSP and the Nintendo DS Lite, arguably the 2 most common ones i've seen around.

it's quite an amazing phenomenon here-- you'll see executives dressed in suits whipping out their handheld game consoles in the middle of a packed MTR train, a table of co-workers (i'm talking a table of 9 or 10) all playing with their handheld games while waiting for their lunch to be served, a group of teenagers furiously punching and jabbing at the buttons on their handheld game consoles while waiting for more friends to join them at the MTR station.

i don't have any violent objections to this 'trend', except that 1) said game addicts leave the sound/music ON while playing, causing irritation/disturbance/annoyance to other passengers in the train; 2) said game addicts shove their elbows in other train passengers' faces/chest/back/other applicable body parts in their zest; 3) said game addicts obstructs the way for other commuters since they are so engrossed in their game-playing to care or bother' 4) i think it is quite an anti-social thing to do, especially when hanging out with friends.

ok, this post is quite pointless except that i had to get it off my chest.

p.s. i think it rather un-dignified for a well-dressed, well-heeled executive to be playing (complete with mad tapping on console and tensed facial expressions) 'Diner Dash' or its likes eh?