Most of yourfriendscome fromthe mosqueGoing to amore diverseplace andrealizing howwhitewashedyou really areLowkeyhating theholidaysPassing outsamosasduring classNot relatingto desicliques incollege"Are yourelated toOsama BinLaden?"Instinctivelyspelling yourname after sayingit when someoneasks you for yournameHaving topretendyou believein SantaEveryoneimmediatelyassumingyou're smartNot white enoughto fit in with thewhites yet notminority enough tofit in with theminoritiesGoing to therichneighborhoodsto attenddaavats"Where areyou from?No, whereare you reallyfrom?"Having an"American" wayto pronounceyour nameused at schools"Youspeaksuch goodEnglish!"Trying toshow yourwhite friendsZaidAliTvideosNeverknowing theirregular hoursof the localdesi storeCringingwhenever aterrorist endsup beingMuslimNot knowinghow to speakyour nativelanguageSaying "here"once theteacher got to aname theycouldn'tpronounceRednecks giveyou well-meaningglares becausethey've neverseen a brownperson beforeEating atDenny'sonChristmasMaking terroristjokes beforeanyone elsecould toestablishdominanceParents areincrediblyoverdramaticover winterweatherTraveling to thenearest big cityto catchBollywoodmovies intheatersMost of yourfriendscome fromthe mosqueGoing to amore diverseplace andrealizing howwhitewashedyou really areLowkeyhating theholidaysPassing outsamosasduring classNot relatingto desicliques incollege"Are yourelated toOsama BinLaden?"Instinctivelyspelling yourname after sayingit when someoneasks you for yournameHaving topretendyou believein SantaEveryoneimmediatelyassumingyou're smartNot white enoughto fit in with thewhites yet notminority enough tofit in with theminoritiesGoing to therichneighborhoodsto attenddaavats"Where areyou from?No, whereare you reallyfrom?"Having an"American" wayto pronounceyour nameused at schools"Youspeaksuch goodEnglish!"Trying toshow yourwhite friendsZaidAliTvideosNeverknowing theirregular hoursof the localdesi storeCringingwhenever aterrorist endsup beingMuslimNot knowinghow to speakyour nativelanguageSaying "here"once theteacher got to aname theycouldn'tpronounceRednecks giveyou well-meaningglares becausethey've neverseen a brownperson beforeEating atDenny'sonChristmasMaking terroristjokes beforeanyone elsecould toestablishdominanceParents areincrediblyoverdramaticover winterweatherTraveling to thenearest big cityto catchBollywoodmovies intheaters

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