Do you intellectually intimidate people?

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I find that I do tend to overwhelm people with intellectual talk; however, some people get angry if they don't understand it as they (wrongly) think I am talking down to them; I'm not, I just enjoy the things I talk about.

More polite people get bored embarrassed if I go on too long. Nowadays, I usually remember to simplify my explanations and have gotten reasonably good at explaining things by analogy; however, as a child I got bullied because I was more interested in protons and quarks than football or cricket.

I am often called a "school teacher" (not in a good meaning) when I begin, probably because, I am analytical and feel compelled to lay things out in a fairly logical manner, - and I think as I speak, so I fail to observe, if I lose the listener
It seems to be very provocative and I often hear, that others feel intimidated.

Not that I'm aware of.

I'm often accused of being "arrogant," but I suspect that has to do with my general lack of interest in other people, and my propensity to use a richer vocabulary than the average person.

However, I assure you, I have crap self-esteem.