Rednecks giveyou well-meaningglares becausethey've neverseen a brownperson beforeSaying "here"once theteacher got to aname theycouldn'tpronounceNot knowinghow to speakyour nativelanguage"Youspeaksuch goodEnglish!"Parents areincrediblyoverdramaticover winterweatherGoing to therichneighborhoodsto attenddaavatsNot relatingto desicliques incollegeInstinctivelyspelling yourname after sayingit when someoneasks you for yourname"Are yourelated toOsama BinLaden?"Passing outsamosasduring class"Where areyou from?No, whereare you reallyfrom?"Having topretendyou believein SantaLowkeyhating theholidaysCringingwhenever aterrorist endsup beingMuslimEveryoneimmediatelyassumingyou're smartGoing to amore diverseplace andrealizing howwhitewashedyou really areMaking terroristjokes beforeanyone elsecould toestablishdominanceNeverknowing theirregular hoursof the localdesi storeMost of yourfriendscome fromthe mosqueTraveling to thenearest big cityto catchBollywoodmovies intheatersEating atDenny'sonChristmasNot white enoughto fit in with thewhites yet notminority enough tofit in with theminoritiesHaving an"American" wayto pronounceyour nameused at schoolsTrying toshow yourwhite friendsZaidAliTvideosRednecks giveyou well-meaningglares becausethey've neverseen a brownperson beforeSaying "here"once theteacher got to aname theycouldn'tpronounceNot knowinghow to speakyour nativelanguage"Youspeaksuch goodEnglish!"Parents areincrediblyoverdramaticover winterweatherGoing to therichneighborhoodsto attenddaavatsNot relatingto desicliques incollegeInstinctivelyspelling yourname after sayingit when someoneasks you for yourname"Are yourelated toOsama BinLaden?"Passing outsamosasduring class"Where areyou from?No, whereare you reallyfrom?"Having topretendyou believein SantaLowkeyhating theholidaysCringingwhenever aterrorist endsup beingMuslimEveryoneimmediatelyassumingyou're smartGoing to amore diverseplace andrealizing howwhitewashedyou really areMaking terroristjokes beforeanyone elsecould toestablishdominanceNeverknowing theirregular hoursof the localdesi storeMost of yourfriendscome fromthe mosqueTraveling to thenearest big cityto catchBollywoodmovies intheatersEating atDenny'sonChristmasNot white enoughto fit in with thewhites yet notminority enough tofit in with theminoritiesHaving an"American" wayto pronounceyour nameused at schoolsTrying toshow yourwhite friendsZaidAliTvideos

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