I like the train, so many interesting people...

The following little episode took place on a train ride from Newcastle to London:The scene: two girls sitting ahead of me on the left. Young, but still about 16-17yo. Chatting about 'normal' teenage girl things (ie making fun of people).
A boy of about 17-18yo (and yes, 'boy', I'm old now, so they seem like little kids to me now) approaches. Conversation goes like this

Boy: Theres a guy out there who wants your number. Will you give it to him?
(Meanwhile I'm thinking, yeah sure, my 'friend' wants your number...)

Girl 1: what guy?

Boy: Dunno, some boy out there. I dont really know him, he's just too shy come and ask. So will you give it to him?

Girl 2: No, tell him has to come out here first.

Boy: Ok

Boy disappears, I go back to reading the crappy 'in-flight' train company magazine. It barely registers that someone has walked past me to the girls, and I only look up when I hear a voice say...

'so, can I have your number?'

I look up, and I shit you not, this boy was about all of 10. But, despite his 'shyness' he obviously thinks he's 'it'. He is dressed in the whole morning suit deal (no, this isnt because he some weird-ass kid, the train was full of people in this get-up due to the fact the Ascot races had been moved to York which was a station on the journey), and he is talking with the real posh pommy accent, so either a 'public' school boy, or from some posh area in London.But still, despite his witty (not) conversation ('do you like green day?' seemed to be the theme), which had the rather unfortunate effect of making him sound even younger than he looked due to the fact it was that energetic 100-questions-a-minute kind of monologue with pauses where he's been told people should talk back in.
The girls were clearly just humoring him (but who managed to keep the giggles under control until he was out of earshot). He didnt seem to notice or care.
All I can think is if this is what he is like now, imagine what he is like when puberty hits and the hormones are at their most rampant.
10 points for trying though...
(dont know if he did get the number...)