Not white enoughto fit in with thewhites yet notminority enough tofit in with theminorities"Where areyou from?No, whereare you reallyfrom?"Passing outsamosasduring classNeverknowing theirregular hoursof the localdesi storeMost of yourfriendscome fromthe mosqueHaving an"American" wayto pronounceyour nameused at schoolsGoing to amore diverseplace andrealizing howwhitewashedyou really areTraveling to thenearest big cityto catchBollywoodmovies intheatersMaking terroristjokes beforeanyone elsecould toestablishdominanceCringingwhenever aterrorist endsup beingMuslimSaying "here"once theteacher got to aname theycouldn'tpronounceLowkeyhating theholidaysRednecks giveyou well-meaningglares becausethey've neverseen a brownperson beforeHaving topretendyou believein Santa"Are yourelated toOsama BinLaden?"Going to therichneighborhoodsto attenddaavatsNot relatingto desicliques incollegeTrying toshow yourwhite friendsZaidAliTvideos"Youspeaksuch goodEnglish!"Not knowinghow to speakyour nativelanguageEveryoneimmediatelyassumingyou're smartInstinctivelyspelling yourname after sayingit when someoneasks you for yournameParents areincrediblyoverdramaticover winterweatherEating atDenny'sonChristmasNot white enoughto fit in with thewhites yet notminority enough tofit in with theminorities"Where areyou from?No, whereare you reallyfrom?"Passing outsamosasduring classNeverknowing theirregular hoursof the localdesi storeMost of yourfriendscome fromthe mosqueHaving an"American" wayto pronounceyour nameused at schoolsGoing to amore diverseplace andrealizing howwhitewashedyou really areTraveling to thenearest big cityto catchBollywoodmovies intheatersMaking terroristjokes beforeanyone elsecould toestablishdominanceCringingwhenever aterrorist endsup beingMuslimSaying "here"once theteacher got to aname theycouldn'tpronounceLowkeyhating theholidaysRednecks giveyou well-meaningglares becausethey've neverseen a brownperson beforeHaving topretendyou believein Santa"Are yourelated toOsama BinLaden?"Going to therichneighborhoodsto attenddaavatsNot relatingto desicliques incollegeTrying toshow yourwhite friendsZaidAliTvideos"Youspeaksuch goodEnglish!"Not knowinghow to speakyour nativelanguageEveryoneimmediatelyassumingyou're smartInstinctivelyspelling yourname after sayingit when someoneasks you for yournameParents areincrediblyoverdramaticover winterweatherEating atDenny'sonChristmas

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