Neverknowing theirregular hoursof the localdesi storeGoing to therichneighborhoodsto attenddaavatsMaking terroristjokes beforeanyone elsecould toestablishdominanceParents areincrediblyoverdramaticover winterweather"Where areyou from?No, whereare you reallyfrom?"Eating atDenny'sonChristmasMost of yourfriendscome fromthe mosqueNot relatingto desicliques incollegeRednecks giveyou well-meaningglares becausethey've neverseen a brownperson beforeInstinctivelyspelling yourname after sayingit when someoneasks you for yournameNot white enoughto fit in with thewhites yet notminority enough tofit in with theminorities"Youspeaksuch goodEnglish!"Everyoneimmediatelyassumingyou're smartTrying toshow yourwhite friendsZaidAliTvideosTraveling to thenearest big cityto catchBollywoodmovies intheatersHaving topretendyou believein SantaPassing outsamosasduring classCringingwhenever aterrorist endsup beingMuslimLowkeyhating theholidaysGoing to amore diverseplace andrealizing howwhitewashedyou really areNot knowinghow to speakyour nativelanguage"Are yourelated toOsama BinLaden?"Having an"American" wayto pronounceyour nameused at schoolsSaying "here"once theteacher got to aname theycouldn'tpronounceNeverknowing theirregular hoursof the localdesi storeGoing to therichneighborhoodsto attenddaavatsMaking terroristjokes beforeanyone elsecould toestablishdominanceParents areincrediblyoverdramaticover winterweather"Where areyou from?No, whereare you reallyfrom?"Eating atDenny'sonChristmasMost of yourfriendscome fromthe mosqueNot relatingto desicliques incollegeRednecks giveyou well-meaningglares becausethey've neverseen a brownperson beforeInstinctivelyspelling yourname after sayingit when someoneasks you for yournameNot white enoughto fit in with thewhites yet notminority enough tofit in with theminorities"Youspeaksuch goodEnglish!"Everyoneimmediatelyassumingyou're smartTrying toshow yourwhite friendsZaidAliTvideosTraveling to thenearest big cityto catchBollywoodmovies intheatersHaving topretendyou believein SantaPassing outsamosasduring classCringingwhenever aterrorist endsup beingMuslimLowkeyhating theholidaysGoing to amore diverseplace andrealizing howwhitewashedyou really areNot knowinghow to speakyour nativelanguage"Are yourelated toOsama BinLaden?"Having an"American" wayto pronounceyour nameused at schoolsSaying "here"once theteacher got to aname theycouldn'tpronounce

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