NYC sucks wrote:
Rofl, Manhattan is filled with some of the biggest douchebags on the planet.
No doubt. I'm one, actually. (I don't say that with pride.) But that doesn't necessarily mean they're *unintelligent* douchebags.
I echo what somebody said above: you can still learn a lot from, and find stuff in common with, the two-digit folks. In addition, you could join Mensa, which has some very nice people (and some HUGE douchebags, particularly when drunk) in it.
Fortunately, I was able to find a woman to marry who had intelligence similar to mine--and a pleasant personality and great body. (Found her in Manhattan, actually.) She's able to get all of my jokes, even when she doesn't laugh at them. Having your jokes understood is important, I found.
And I work with people who are (mostly) of high intelligence and have good educations. This helps, too.