Yeah, as an American, I would be inclined to think the people who would insult you for being intelligent were more distracted by you being a foreigner, and woul

Yeah, as an American, I would be inclined to think the people who would insult you for being intelligent were more distracted by you being a foreigner, and would latch on to that to "insult" first, whereas the people who would appreciate your "exotic foreigner" status probably wouldn't insult your intelligence either. I really don't think that is unique to the U.S. though.