Ghanaian Albert Adomah has been shocked by his overnight elevation to celebrity status in Bristol.
Signed by former Robins manager Steve Coppell in the summer, the 22-year-old winger was more accustomed to slumming it with Barnet in the relative backwaters of League Two.
Not surprisingly, City's flying winger has taken time to adjust to people coming up to him in the street wanting to shake his hand and congratulate him on becoming the Championship's latest bright young thing.
Certainly, it is a far cry from his formative years in London, where he says he was more likely to be mistaken for a mugger than a professional footballer. With tongue lodged firmly in cheek, Adomah admitted: "I used to look like some Asbo kid with my hoodie and my trainers on
"People definitely wouldn't have recognised me in the street and spoken to me.
"They were far more likely to cross the road, thinking I might mug them or something!"
An instant hit with City fans, Adomah is now getting to grips with his newly-acquired high profile.
He said: "People would ignore me in London.
"But in Bristol they stop you and say 'hey, Albert, how are you doing?' It's not something I'm used to, but it's a nice feeling when people give you that kind of support."
Asked if the Championship has lived up to his expectations, Adomah broke into a smile and admitted: "I thought it would be a lot more difficult than it is.
"When I first came to Bristol City and signed, I thought I was going to be a bench player and have to be patient and wait my turn. But things have turned out very differently for me.
"As a young player, you have to take your opportunity when it comes. If you don't, you know there are three or four other players, who might be older and more experienced, who will take your place and keep you out of the team.
"Rather than be scared of the step-up from League Two to the Championship, I decided to just go out there on the pitch and show the gaffer what I could do.
"You have to be confident in your own ability and you must not be afraid to try things. I think I've shown what I'm capable of and that is paying off for me now.
"To be honest, I thought the Championship would be a much more difficult league for me, but things have gone so well for me so far, it hasn't turned out quite the way I expected.
"Every game is a new challenge for me, because I've never come up against any of these teams before. But it's a challenge I'm enjoying and I hope that shows in the way I play my football