Trying toshow yourwhite friendsZaidAliTvideosEveryoneimmediatelyassumingyou're smart"Are yourelated toOsama BinLaden?"Not knowinghow to speakyour nativelanguageLowkeyhating theholidaysMaking terroristjokes beforeanyone elsecould toestablishdominanceGoing to therichneighborhoodsto attenddaavatsNot white enoughto fit in with thewhites yet notminority enough tofit in with theminoritiesCringingwhenever aterrorist endsup beingMuslimPassing outsamosasduring classHaving an"American" wayto pronounceyour nameused at schoolsGoing to amore diverseplace andrealizing howwhitewashedyou really areMost of yourfriendscome fromthe mosque"Youspeaksuch goodEnglish!"Parents areincrediblyoverdramaticover winterweatherRednecks giveyou well-meaningglares becausethey've neverseen a brownperson beforeEating atDenny'sonChristmasNot relatingto desicliques incollegeInstinctivelyspelling yourname after sayingit when someoneasks you for yournameNeverknowing theirregular hoursof the localdesi storeHaving topretendyou believein SantaSaying "here"once theteacher got to aname theycouldn'tpronounceTraveling to thenearest big cityto catchBollywoodmovies intheaters"Where areyou from?No, whereare you reallyfrom?"Trying toshow yourwhite friendsZaidAliTvideosEveryoneimmediatelyassumingyou're smart"Are yourelated toOsama BinLaden?"Not knowinghow to speakyour nativelanguageLowkeyhating theholidaysMaking terroristjokes beforeanyone elsecould toestablishdominanceGoing to therichneighborhoodsto attenddaavatsNot white enoughto fit in with thewhites yet notminority enough tofit in with theminoritiesCringingwhenever aterrorist endsup beingMuslimPassing outsamosasduring classHaving an"American" wayto pronounceyour nameused at schoolsGoing to amore diverseplace andrealizing howwhitewashedyou really areMost of yourfriendscome fromthe mosque"Youspeaksuch goodEnglish!"Parents areincrediblyoverdramaticover winterweatherRednecks giveyou well-meaningglares becausethey've neverseen a brownperson beforeEating atDenny'sonChristmasNot relatingto desicliques incollegeInstinctivelyspelling yourname after sayingit when someoneasks you for yournameNeverknowing theirregular hoursof the localdesi storeHaving topretendyou believein SantaSaying "here"once theteacher got to aname theycouldn'tpronounceTraveling to thenearest big cityto catchBollywoodmovies intheaters"Where areyou from?No, whereare you reallyfrom?"

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