No we are not: Mexico and Taco Bell Meme

Joke about the contested association between Mexico and the Taco Bell fast food chain

This is a 2-panel edited meme using a scene from the Star Trek franchise as its base template. The first panel features a character with the flag of the United States edited over their face, asking the question 'Are you two friends?'. The second panel shows two characters standing side-by-side: one has the national flag of Mexico covering their face and replies 'No.', while the other has the logo of the fast food chain Taco Bell covering their face and replies 'Yes.'. The core joke plays on the common public perception that Taco Bell, an American fast food brand selling Tex-Mex cuisine, is not representative of authentic Mexican food, leading Mexico to reject an association with the brand even as Taco Bell claims a connection to Mexican food culture.

This meme was sourced from the Reddit r/Meme subreddit via RSS feed, with the original submitted title 'No we are not'. It is a remixed derivative of the widely circulated Star Trek 'are you two friends' reaction meme template, with edited graphics over character faces and dialogue added to create the food culture and national identity themed joke.