Not relatingto desicliques incollegeNeverknowing theirregular hoursof the localdesi storeRednecks giveyou well-meaningglares becausethey've neverseen a brownperson beforeLowkeyhating theholidaysNot white enoughto fit in with thewhites yet notminority enough tofit in with theminoritiesNot knowinghow to speakyour nativelanguage"Youspeaksuch goodEnglish!"Making terroristjokes beforeanyone elsecould toestablishdominanceGoing to therichneighborhoodsto attenddaavatsEating atDenny'sonChristmas"Where areyou from?No, whereare you reallyfrom?"Having topretendyou believein SantaMost of yourfriendscome fromthe mosque"Are yourelated toOsama BinLaden?"Passing outsamosasduring classInstinctivelyspelling yourname after sayingit when someoneasks you for yournameTrying toshow yourwhite friendsZaidAliTvideosEveryoneimmediatelyassumingyou're smartHaving an"American" wayto pronounceyour nameused at schoolsTraveling to thenearest big cityto catchBollywoodmovies intheatersCringingwhenever aterrorist endsup beingMuslimGoing to amore diverseplace andrealizing howwhitewashedyou really areSaying "here"once theteacher got to aname theycouldn'tpronounceParents areincrediblyoverdramaticover winterweatherNot relatingto desicliques incollegeNeverknowing theirregular hoursof the localdesi storeRednecks giveyou well-meaningglares becausethey've neverseen a brownperson beforeLowkeyhating theholidaysNot white enoughto fit in with thewhites yet notminority enough tofit in with theminoritiesNot knowinghow to speakyour nativelanguage"Youspeaksuch goodEnglish!"Making terroristjokes beforeanyone elsecould toestablishdominanceGoing to therichneighborhoodsto attenddaavatsEating atDenny'sonChristmas"Where areyou from?No, whereare you reallyfrom?"Having topretendyou believein SantaMost of yourfriendscome fromthe mosque"Are yourelated toOsama BinLaden?"Passing outsamosasduring classInstinctivelyspelling yourname after sayingit when someoneasks you for yournameTrying toshow yourwhite friendsZaidAliTvideosEveryoneimmediatelyassumingyou're smartHaving an"American" wayto pronounceyour nameused at schoolsTraveling to thenearest big cityto catchBollywoodmovies intheatersCringingwhenever aterrorist endsup beingMuslimGoing to amore diverseplace andrealizing howwhitewashedyou really areSaying "here"once theteacher got to aname theycouldn'tpronounceParents areincrediblyoverdramaticover winterweather

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