And even when he's not, she's more amused than offended. Most of the time.

"Lima, didn't I tell you? I'd only been there a year, though. Before that I was in college, Columbia, getting my masters in biology." She's only twenty, but yes, Rhoda has a masters. It's not unusual for kids these days to accelerate through schooling. The world is ending, lives are getting shorter. It stands to reason other things are shortening too.

Plus, even she can admit she's objectively brilliant. She's a member of MENSA, after all.

"Lima was beautiful but my Spanish was never very good. My Cantonese is worse, of course, but beggars can't be choosers."