Everyoneimmediatelyassumingyou're smartSaying "here"once theteacher got to aname theycouldn'tpronounceNot white enoughto fit in with thewhites yet notminority enough tofit in with theminoritiesHaving topretendyou believein SantaPassing outsamosasduring classCringingwhenever aterrorist endsup beingMuslimHaving an"American" wayto pronounceyour nameused at schoolsEating atDenny'sonChristmasTraveling to thenearest big cityto catchBollywoodmovies intheatersParents areincrediblyoverdramaticover winterweather"Youspeaksuch goodEnglish!"Most of yourfriendscome fromthe mosqueTrying toshow yourwhite friendsZaidAliTvideosNot relatingto desicliques incollege"Are yourelated toOsama BinLaden?""Where areyou from?No, whereare you reallyfrom?"Rednecks giveyou well-meaningglares becausethey've neverseen a brownperson beforeMaking terroristjokes beforeanyone elsecould toestablishdominanceInstinctivelyspelling yourname after sayingit when someoneasks you for yournameNot knowinghow to speakyour nativelanguageLowkeyhating theholidaysGoing to amore diverseplace andrealizing howwhitewashedyou really areGoing to therichneighborhoodsto attenddaavatsNeverknowing theirregular hoursof the localdesi storeEveryoneimmediatelyassumingyou're smartSaying "here"once theteacher got to aname theycouldn'tpronounceNot white enoughto fit in with thewhites yet notminority enough tofit in with theminoritiesHaving topretendyou believein SantaPassing outsamosasduring classCringingwhenever aterrorist endsup beingMuslimHaving an"American" wayto pronounceyour nameused at schoolsEating atDenny'sonChristmasTraveling to thenearest big cityto catchBollywoodmovies intheatersParents areincrediblyoverdramaticover winterweather"Youspeaksuch goodEnglish!"Most of yourfriendscome fromthe mosqueTrying toshow yourwhite friendsZaidAliTvideosNot relatingto desicliques incollege"Are yourelated toOsama BinLaden?""Where areyou from?No, whereare you reallyfrom?"Rednecks giveyou well-meaningglares becausethey've neverseen a brownperson beforeMaking terroristjokes beforeanyone elsecould toestablishdominanceInstinctivelyspelling yourname after sayingit when someoneasks you for yournameNot knowinghow to speakyour nativelanguageLowkeyhating theholidaysGoing to amore diverseplace andrealizing howwhitewashedyou really areGoing to therichneighborhoodsto attenddaavatsNeverknowing theirregular hoursof the localdesi store

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