Slightly related to OP:
On my first XC solo, I called up Wycombe tower and passed the details of my nav-ex from Denham to Denham via Leicester, but failed to give my position.
Very nice sounding female controller asks:
"Golf Foxtrot Tango, and where exactly are you on this epic voyage?"
Me (blushing) "Ah, Stokenchurch tower!"
When the time came for me to leave the frequency, I called up and said,
"Golf Foxtrot Tango, nearing completion of said "epic voyage" and changing frequency.........."
I could here the amusement in the girl's voice and had a little chuckle to myself, and have always remembered since that the people on the other end of the radio are just people like me, and nothing to be afraid of!