Having an"American" wayto pronounceyour nameused at schoolsTraveling to thenearest big cityto catchBollywoodmovies intheatersEating atDenny'sonChristmas"Are yourelated toOsama BinLaden?"Making terroristjokes beforeanyone elsecould toestablishdominanceLowkeyhating theholidaysNeverknowing theirregular hoursof the localdesi storeSaying "here"once theteacher got to aname theycouldn'tpronounceTrying toshow yourwhite friendsZaidAliTvideosCringingwhenever aterrorist endsup beingMuslimParents areincrediblyoverdramaticover winterweather"Youspeaksuch goodEnglish!"Going to therichneighborhoodsto attenddaavatsNot relatingto desicliques incollegeRednecks giveyou well-meaningglares becausethey've neverseen a brownperson before"Where areyou from?No, whereare you reallyfrom?"Everyoneimmediatelyassumingyou're smartNot knowinghow to speakyour nativelanguageHaving topretendyou believein SantaGoing to amore diverseplace andrealizing howwhitewashedyou really areNot white enoughto fit in with thewhites yet notminority enough tofit in with theminoritiesMost of yourfriendscome fromthe mosquePassing outsamosasduring classInstinctivelyspelling yourname after sayingit when someoneasks you for yournameHaving an"American" wayto pronounceyour nameused at schoolsTraveling to thenearest big cityto catchBollywoodmovies intheatersEating atDenny'sonChristmas"Are yourelated toOsama BinLaden?"Making terroristjokes beforeanyone elsecould toestablishdominanceLowkeyhating theholidaysNeverknowing theirregular hoursof the localdesi storeSaying "here"once theteacher got to aname theycouldn'tpronounceTrying toshow yourwhite friendsZaidAliTvideosCringingwhenever aterrorist endsup beingMuslimParents areincrediblyoverdramaticover winterweather"Youspeaksuch goodEnglish!"Going to therichneighborhoodsto attenddaavatsNot relatingto desicliques incollegeRednecks giveyou well-meaningglares becausethey've neverseen a brownperson before"Where areyou from?No, whereare you reallyfrom?"Everyoneimmediatelyassumingyou're smartNot knowinghow to speakyour nativelanguageHaving topretendyou believein SantaGoing to amore diverseplace andrealizing howwhitewashedyou really areNot white enoughto fit in with thewhites yet notminority enough tofit in with theminoritiesMost of yourfriendscome fromthe mosquePassing outsamosasduring classInstinctivelyspelling yourname after sayingit when someoneasks you for yourname

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