Having an"American" wayto pronounceyour nameused at schoolsTraveling to thenearest big cityto catchBollywoodmovies intheatersTrying toshow yourwhite friendsZaidAliTvideosPassing outsamosasduring classLowkeyhating theholidays"Youspeaksuch goodEnglish!"Parents areincrediblyoverdramaticover winterweatherNeverknowing theirregular hoursof the localdesi storeRednecks giveyou well-meaningglares becausethey've neverseen a brownperson before"Are yourelated toOsama BinLaden?"Everyoneimmediatelyassumingyou're smartHaving topretendyou believein SantaGoing to therichneighborhoodsto attenddaavatsEating atDenny'sonChristmasGoing to amore diverseplace andrealizing howwhitewashedyou really areMost of yourfriendscome fromthe mosqueCringingwhenever aterrorist endsup beingMuslimNot relatingto desicliques incollegeNot knowinghow to speakyour nativelanguageNot white enoughto fit in with thewhites yet notminority enough tofit in with theminoritiesInstinctivelyspelling yourname after sayingit when someoneasks you for yournameSaying "here"once theteacher got to aname theycouldn'tpronounce"Where areyou from?No, whereare you reallyfrom?"Making terroristjokes beforeanyone elsecould toestablishdominanceHaving an"American" wayto pronounceyour nameused at schoolsTraveling to thenearest big cityto catchBollywoodmovies intheatersTrying toshow yourwhite friendsZaidAliTvideosPassing outsamosasduring classLowkeyhating theholidays"Youspeaksuch goodEnglish!"Parents areincrediblyoverdramaticover winterweatherNeverknowing theirregular hoursof the localdesi storeRednecks giveyou well-meaningglares becausethey've neverseen a brownperson before"Are yourelated toOsama BinLaden?"Everyoneimmediatelyassumingyou're smartHaving topretendyou believein SantaGoing to therichneighborhoodsto attenddaavatsEating atDenny'sonChristmasGoing to amore diverseplace andrealizing howwhitewashedyou really areMost of yourfriendscome fromthe mosqueCringingwhenever aterrorist endsup beingMuslimNot relatingto desicliques incollegeNot knowinghow to speakyour nativelanguageNot white enoughto fit in with thewhites yet notminority enough tofit in with theminoritiesInstinctivelyspelling yourname after sayingit when someoneasks you for yournameSaying "here"once theteacher got to aname theycouldn'tpronounce"Where areyou from?No, whereare you reallyfrom?"Making terroristjokes beforeanyone elsecould toestablishdominance

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