Saying "here"once theteacher got to aname theycouldn'tpronounceMost of yourfriendscome fromthe mosqueParents areincrediblyoverdramaticover winterweatherRednecks giveyou well-meaningglares becausethey've neverseen a brownperson before"Where areyou from?No, whereare you reallyfrom?"Neverknowing theirregular hoursof the localdesi storeTraveling to thenearest big cityto catchBollywoodmovies intheatersHaving topretendyou believein SantaHaving an"American" wayto pronounceyour nameused at schoolsInstinctivelyspelling yourname after sayingit when someoneasks you for yournameEveryoneimmediatelyassumingyou're smartGoing to therichneighborhoodsto attenddaavatsMaking terroristjokes beforeanyone elsecould toestablishdominance"Are yourelated toOsama BinLaden?""Youspeaksuch goodEnglish!"Eating atDenny'sonChristmasLowkeyhating theholidaysNot knowinghow to speakyour nativelanguageNot relatingto desicliques incollegeCringingwhenever aterrorist endsup beingMuslimNot white enoughto fit in with thewhites yet notminority enough tofit in with theminoritiesGoing to amore diverseplace andrealizing howwhitewashedyou really areTrying toshow yourwhite friendsZaidAliTvideosPassing outsamosasduring classSaying "here"once theteacher got to aname theycouldn'tpronounceMost of yourfriendscome fromthe mosqueParents areincrediblyoverdramaticover winterweatherRednecks giveyou well-meaningglares becausethey've neverseen a brownperson before"Where areyou from?No, whereare you reallyfrom?"Neverknowing theirregular hoursof the localdesi storeTraveling to thenearest big cityto catchBollywoodmovies intheatersHaving topretendyou believein SantaHaving an"American" wayto pronounceyour nameused at schoolsInstinctivelyspelling yourname after sayingit when someoneasks you for yournameEveryoneimmediatelyassumingyou're smartGoing to therichneighborhoodsto attenddaavatsMaking terroristjokes beforeanyone elsecould toestablishdominance"Are yourelated toOsama BinLaden?""Youspeaksuch goodEnglish!"Eating atDenny'sonChristmasLowkeyhating theholidaysNot knowinghow to speakyour nativelanguageNot relatingto desicliques incollegeCringingwhenever aterrorist endsup beingMuslimNot white enoughto fit in with thewhites yet notminority enough tofit in with theminoritiesGoing to amore diverseplace andrealizing howwhitewashedyou really areTrying toshow yourwhite friendsZaidAliTvideosPassing outsamosasduring class

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