Not relatingto desicliques incollegeGoing to therichneighborhoodsto attenddaavatsTrying toshow yourwhite friendsZaidAliTvideosEating atDenny'sonChristmas"Are yourelated toOsama BinLaden?"Not white enoughto fit in with thewhites yet notminority enough tofit in with theminoritiesLowkeyhating theholidaysPassing outsamosasduring classNot knowinghow to speakyour nativelanguageEveryoneimmediatelyassumingyou're smartMost of yourfriendscome fromthe mosqueParents areincrediblyoverdramaticover winterweatherHaving topretendyou believein Santa"Where areyou from?No, whereare you reallyfrom?"Having an"American" wayto pronounceyour nameused at schoolsTraveling to thenearest big cityto catchBollywoodmovies intheaters"Youspeaksuch goodEnglish!"Instinctivelyspelling yourname after sayingit when someoneasks you for yournameSaying "here"once theteacher got to aname theycouldn'tpronounceMaking terroristjokes beforeanyone elsecould toestablishdominanceCringingwhenever aterrorist endsup beingMuslimNeverknowing theirregular hoursof the localdesi storeRednecks giveyou well-meaningglares becausethey've neverseen a brownperson beforeGoing to amore diverseplace andrealizing howwhitewashedyou really areNot relatingto desicliques incollegeGoing to therichneighborhoodsto attenddaavatsTrying toshow yourwhite friendsZaidAliTvideosEating atDenny'sonChristmas"Are yourelated toOsama BinLaden?"Not white enoughto fit in with thewhites yet notminority enough tofit in with theminoritiesLowkeyhating theholidaysPassing outsamosasduring classNot knowinghow to speakyour nativelanguageEveryoneimmediatelyassumingyou're smartMost of yourfriendscome fromthe mosqueParents areincrediblyoverdramaticover winterweatherHaving topretendyou believein Santa"Where areyou from?No, whereare you reallyfrom?"Having an"American" wayto pronounceyour nameused at schoolsTraveling to thenearest big cityto catchBollywoodmovies intheaters"Youspeaksuch goodEnglish!"Instinctivelyspelling yourname after sayingit when someoneasks you for yournameSaying "here"once theteacher got to aname theycouldn'tpronounceMaking terroristjokes beforeanyone elsecould toestablishdominanceCringingwhenever aterrorist endsup beingMuslimNeverknowing theirregular hoursof the localdesi storeRednecks giveyou well-meaningglares becausethey've neverseen a brownperson beforeGoing to amore diverseplace andrealizing howwhitewashedyou really are

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