Going to therichneighborhoodsto attenddaavatsTrying toshow yourwhite friendsZaidAliTvideosGoing to amore diverseplace andrealizing howwhitewashedyou really are"Are yourelated toOsama BinLaden?"Eating atDenny'sonChristmasLowkeyhating theholidaysMost of yourfriendscome fromthe mosqueHaving an"American" wayto pronounceyour nameused at schoolsInstinctivelyspelling yourname after sayingit when someoneasks you for yournameSaying "here"once theteacher got to aname theycouldn'tpronounceCringingwhenever aterrorist endsup beingMuslim"Where areyou from?No, whereare you reallyfrom?"Making terroristjokes beforeanyone elsecould toestablishdominance"Youspeaksuch goodEnglish!"Not white enoughto fit in with thewhites yet notminority enough tofit in with theminoritiesPassing outsamosasduring classNeverknowing theirregular hoursof the localdesi storeTraveling to thenearest big cityto catchBollywoodmovies intheatersNot relatingto desicliques incollegeHaving topretendyou believein SantaEveryoneimmediatelyassumingyou're smartParents areincrediblyoverdramaticover winterweatherRednecks giveyou well-meaningglares becausethey've neverseen a brownperson beforeNot knowinghow to speakyour nativelanguageGoing to therichneighborhoodsto attenddaavatsTrying toshow yourwhite friendsZaidAliTvideosGoing to amore diverseplace andrealizing howwhitewashedyou really are"Are yourelated toOsama BinLaden?"Eating atDenny'sonChristmasLowkeyhating theholidaysMost of yourfriendscome fromthe mosqueHaving an"American" wayto pronounceyour nameused at schoolsInstinctivelyspelling yourname after sayingit when someoneasks you for yournameSaying "here"once theteacher got to aname theycouldn'tpronounceCringingwhenever aterrorist endsup beingMuslim"Where areyou from?No, whereare you reallyfrom?"Making terroristjokes beforeanyone elsecould toestablishdominance"Youspeaksuch goodEnglish!"Not white enoughto fit in with thewhites yet notminority enough tofit in with theminoritiesPassing outsamosasduring classNeverknowing theirregular hoursof the localdesi storeTraveling to thenearest big cityto catchBollywoodmovies intheatersNot relatingto desicliques incollegeHaving topretendyou believein SantaEveryoneimmediatelyassumingyou're smartParents areincrediblyoverdramaticover winterweatherRednecks giveyou well-meaningglares becausethey've neverseen a brownperson beforeNot knowinghow to speakyour nativelanguage

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