Americans are not like Japanese, in that for Japanese, intellectuality does not exclude sexuality, but for Americans, geekiness seems asexual.
Your culture deems that sexuality is unintelligent. I come from a different culture, in which intellectuality may entangle with lust.
Whilst living in BC, I often listen to Radio France Culture through the Web. The French have intellectuality that is elegant and sophisticated. For years, it were as if I were living in castle-full Europe.