The Mexican Cartel of Limes
A man from the U.S. visits a small Mexican village and tries to buy a lime from a street vendor. The vendor holds up a lime, looks at him seriously, and says, “That’ll be 10 pesos for one lime.” The man is taken aback and says, “That’s quite expensive for a lime! Are you sure you’re not part of the cartel?” The vendor looks at him with a raised eyebrow and replies, “Well, the cartel doesn’t deal in limes, but they do control the market on limonada (lime juice)! Now, if you want to know where the real money is…” he lowers his voice dramatically, “…it’s in the secret salsa recipe that no one can replicate.” The man, still confused, walks away muttering, “I guess everything in Mexico has its price… even a lime.”
