"Where areyou from?No, whereare you reallyfrom?"Saying "here"once theteacher got to aname theycouldn'tpronounceParents areincrediblyoverdramaticover winterweatherInstinctivelyspelling yourname after sayingit when someoneasks you for yournamePassing outsamosasduring classGoing to amore diverseplace andrealizing howwhitewashedyou really areNot relatingto desicliques incollegeMost of yourfriendscome fromthe mosque"Youspeaksuch goodEnglish!"Lowkeyhating theholidaysNeverknowing theirregular hoursof the localdesi storeEveryoneimmediatelyassumingyou're smartCringingwhenever aterrorist endsup beingMuslimHaving topretendyou believein SantaMaking terroristjokes beforeanyone elsecould toestablishdominanceTraveling to thenearest big cityto catchBollywoodmovies intheatersNot white enoughto fit in with thewhites yet notminority enough tofit in with theminoritiesTrying toshow yourwhite friendsZaidAliTvideosEating atDenny'sonChristmasNot knowinghow to speakyour nativelanguageRednecks giveyou well-meaningglares becausethey've neverseen a brownperson beforeHaving an"American" wayto pronounceyour nameused at schoolsGoing to therichneighborhoodsto attenddaavats"Are yourelated toOsama BinLaden?""Where areyou from?No, whereare you reallyfrom?"Saying "here"once theteacher got to aname theycouldn'tpronounceParents areincrediblyoverdramaticover winterweatherInstinctivelyspelling yourname after sayingit when someoneasks you for yournamePassing outsamosasduring classGoing to amore diverseplace andrealizing howwhitewashedyou really areNot relatingto desicliques incollegeMost of yourfriendscome fromthe mosque"Youspeaksuch goodEnglish!"Lowkeyhating theholidaysNeverknowing theirregular hoursof the localdesi storeEveryoneimmediatelyassumingyou're smartCringingwhenever aterrorist endsup beingMuslimHaving topretendyou believein SantaMaking terroristjokes beforeanyone elsecould toestablishdominanceTraveling to thenearest big cityto catchBollywoodmovies intheatersNot white enoughto fit in with thewhites yet notminority enough tofit in with theminoritiesTrying toshow yourwhite friendsZaidAliTvideosEating atDenny'sonChristmasNot knowinghow to speakyour nativelanguageRednecks giveyou well-meaningglares becausethey've neverseen a brownperson beforeHaving an"American" wayto pronounceyour nameused at schoolsGoing to therichneighborhoodsto attenddaavats"Are yourelated toOsama BinLaden?"

Growing Up Desi and Muslim in a Mostly White Small Town 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. "Where are you from? No, where are you really from?"
  2. Saying "here" once the teacher got to a name they couldn't pronounce
  3. Parents are incredibly overdramatic over winter weather
  4. Instinctively spelling your name after saying it when someone asks you for your name
  5. Passing out samosas during class
  6. Going to a more diverse place and realizing how whitewashed you really are
  7. Not relating to desi cliques in college
  8. Most of your friends come from the mosque
  9. "You speak such good English!"
  10. Lowkey hating the holidays
  11. Never knowing the irregular hours of the local desi store
  12. Everyone immediately assuming you're smart
  13. Cringing whenever a terrorist ends up being Muslim
  14. Having to pretend you believe in Santa
  15. Making terrorist jokes before anyone else could to establish dominance
  16. Traveling to the nearest big city to catch Bollywood movies in theaters
  17. Not white enough to fit in with the whites yet not minority enough to fit in with the minorities
  18. Trying to show your white friends ZaidAliT videos
  19. Eating at Denny's on Christmas
  20. Not knowing how to speak your native language
  21. Rednecks give you well-meaning glares because they've never seen a brown person before
  22. Having an "American" way to pronounce your name used at schools
  23. Going to the rich neighborhoods to attend daavats
  24. "Are you related to Osama Bin Laden?"