catch yourself: I was once at a speech in the South where a relatively well-respected Rabbi got up and said that he was so happy to speak to so many of the community members and see that they knew a lot of Torah, which was so surprising because it’s so far from a major Yeshivah. The city in question here has a well-attended community Kollel and several well-used Shul Beis Midrashes. One of the community members got up and said “Our Rabbis know more Torah than you” and walked out. Several people followed.
I’m honestly not sure if the Rabbis in that community were bigger Talmidei Chachamim than this visiting Rabbi, but the Rabbi definitely insulted the entire community.