have a wordthat doesn’ttranslatewellspeakmore thanonelanguageget excitedwhen youmeet someonefrom yourbackgroundcelebrate aholidayothers mightnot knowfeel proudof whereyou comefromswitchbehaviordependingonenvironmentgrew up withdifferent culturalexpectations athome vsoutsidegrew up withstrict rulescompared tofriendshave musicfrom yourculture youlovemixlanguagesin onesentencehave a“homecountry” anda “currentcountry”eatsomethingregularly thatothers findunusualhave aculturalstereotypethat doesn’tfit youhave a dishfrom yourculture youlove deeplyexplain yourcultureoften tootherscelebrate thesameholidaydifferentlythan othershave atradition youdon’t followanymorehave acomfortfood tied tochildhoodhave a namepeoplemispronouncefeelconnectedto more thanone culturehave atradition youwant tokeep forevertranslatefor familymemberssometimeslearnedsomethingabout yourculture laterin lifehave a dishyou don’t likefrom yourown culturehave a wordthat doesn’ttranslatewellspeakmore thanonelanguageget excitedwhen youmeet someonefrom yourbackgroundcelebrate aholidayothers mightnot knowfeel proudof whereyou comefromswitchbehaviordependingonenvironmentgrew up withdifferent culturalexpectations athome vsoutsidegrew up withstrict rulescompared tofriendshave musicfrom yourculture youlovemixlanguagesin onesentencehave a“homecountry” anda “currentcountry”eatsomethingregularly thatothers findunusualhave aculturalstereotypethat doesn’tfit youhave a dishfrom yourculture youlove deeplyexplain yourcultureoften tootherscelebrate thesameholidaydifferentlythan othershave atradition youdon’t followanymorehave acomfortfood tied tochildhoodhave a namepeoplemispronouncefeelconnectedto more thanone culturehave atradition youwant tokeep forevertranslatefor familymemberssometimeslearnedsomethingabout yourculture laterin lifehave a dishyou don’t likefrom yourown culture

Culture Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. have a word that doesn’t translate well
  2. speak more than one language
  3. get excited when you meet someone from your background
  4. celebrate a holiday others might not know
  5. feel proud of where you come from
  6. switch behavior depending on environment
  7. grew up with different cultural expectations at home vs outside
  8. grew up with strict rules compared to friends
  9. have music from your culture you love
  10. mix languages in one sentence
  11. have a “home country” and a “current country”
  12. eat something regularly that others find unusual
  13. have a cultural stereotype that doesn’t fit you
  14. have a dish from your culture you love deeply
  15. explain your culture often to others
  16. celebrate the same holiday differently than others
  17. have a tradition you don’t follow anymore
  18. have a comfort food tied to childhood
  19. have a name people mispronounce
  20. feel connected to more than one culture
  21. have a tradition you want to keep forever
  22. translate for family members sometimes
  23. learned something about your culture later in life
  24. have a dish you don’t like from your own culture