Parents areincrediblyoverdramaticover winterweather"Are yourelated toOsama BinLaden?"Going to therichneighborhoodsto attenddaavatsTrying toshow yourwhite friendsZaidAliTvideosPassing outsamosasduring classCringingwhenever aterrorist endsup beingMuslimEveryoneimmediatelyassumingyou're smartHaving an"American" wayto pronounceyour nameused at schoolsSaying "here"once theteacher got to aname theycouldn'tpronounceTraveling to thenearest big cityto catchBollywoodmovies intheatersMost of yourfriendscome fromthe mosqueGoing to amore diverseplace andrealizing howwhitewashedyou really areNeverknowing theirregular hoursof the localdesi storeRednecks giveyou well-meaningglares becausethey've neverseen a brownperson beforeEating atDenny'sonChristmasMaking terroristjokes beforeanyone elsecould toestablishdominance"Youspeaksuch goodEnglish!"Lowkeyhating theholidaysNot knowinghow to speakyour nativelanguageInstinctivelyspelling yourname after sayingit when someoneasks you for yournameNot relatingto desicliques incollege"Where areyou from?No, whereare you reallyfrom?"Having topretendyou believein SantaNot white enoughto fit in with thewhites yet notminority enough tofit in with theminoritiesParents areincrediblyoverdramaticover winterweather"Are yourelated toOsama BinLaden?"Going to therichneighborhoodsto attenddaavatsTrying toshow yourwhite friendsZaidAliTvideosPassing outsamosasduring classCringingwhenever aterrorist endsup beingMuslimEveryoneimmediatelyassumingyou're smartHaving an"American" wayto pronounceyour nameused at schoolsSaying "here"once theteacher got to aname theycouldn'tpronounceTraveling to thenearest big cityto catchBollywoodmovies intheatersMost of yourfriendscome fromthe mosqueGoing to amore diverseplace andrealizing howwhitewashedyou really areNeverknowing theirregular hoursof the localdesi storeRednecks giveyou well-meaningglares becausethey've neverseen a brownperson beforeEating atDenny'sonChristmasMaking terroristjokes beforeanyone elsecould toestablishdominance"Youspeaksuch goodEnglish!"Lowkeyhating theholidaysNot knowinghow to speakyour nativelanguageInstinctivelyspelling yourname after sayingit when someoneasks you for yournameNot relatingto desicliques incollege"Where areyou from?No, whereare you reallyfrom?"Having topretendyou believein SantaNot white enoughto fit in with thewhites yet notminority enough tofit in with theminorities

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