"Youspeaksuch goodEnglish!"Eating atDenny'sonChristmas"Where areyou from?No, whereare you reallyfrom?"Not white enoughto fit in with thewhites yet notminority enough tofit in with theminoritiesHaving topretendyou believein SantaSaying "here"once theteacher got to aname theycouldn'tpronounceCringingwhenever aterrorist endsup beingMuslimParents areincrediblyoverdramaticover winterweatherHaving an"American" wayto pronounceyour nameused at schoolsNot relatingto desicliques incollege"Are yourelated toOsama BinLaden?"Most of yourfriendscome fromthe mosquePassing outsamosasduring classLowkeyhating theholidaysTraveling to thenearest big cityto catchBollywoodmovies intheatersInstinctivelyspelling yourname after sayingit when someoneasks you for yournameNot knowinghow to speakyour nativelanguageEveryoneimmediatelyassumingyou're smartNeverknowing theirregular hoursof the localdesi storeGoing to therichneighborhoodsto attenddaavatsMaking terroristjokes beforeanyone elsecould toestablishdominanceRednecks giveyou well-meaningglares becausethey've neverseen a brownperson beforeTrying toshow yourwhite friendsZaidAliTvideosGoing to amore diverseplace andrealizing howwhitewashedyou really are"Youspeaksuch goodEnglish!"Eating atDenny'sonChristmas"Where areyou from?No, whereare you reallyfrom?"Not white enoughto fit in with thewhites yet notminority enough tofit in with theminoritiesHaving topretendyou believein SantaSaying "here"once theteacher got to aname theycouldn'tpronounceCringingwhenever aterrorist endsup beingMuslimParents areincrediblyoverdramaticover winterweatherHaving an"American" wayto pronounceyour nameused at schoolsNot relatingto desicliques incollege"Are yourelated toOsama BinLaden?"Most of yourfriendscome fromthe mosquePassing outsamosasduring classLowkeyhating theholidaysTraveling to thenearest big cityto catchBollywoodmovies intheatersInstinctivelyspelling yourname after sayingit when someoneasks you for yournameNot knowinghow to speakyour nativelanguageEveryoneimmediatelyassumingyou're smartNeverknowing theirregular hoursof the localdesi storeGoing to therichneighborhoodsto attenddaavatsMaking terroristjokes beforeanyone elsecould toestablishdominanceRednecks giveyou well-meaningglares becausethey've neverseen a brownperson beforeTrying toshow yourwhite friendsZaidAliTvideosGoing to amore diverseplace andrealizing howwhitewashedyou really are

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