Have alanguagebarrierCelebratedethnicholidays(apart fromcivic holidays)Misinterpretedgestures/behavioursWent in a fora hug butreceived ahandshakeFeltlike anoutcastTraveling andexperiencinganothercountry’s culture(food, traditions,etc.)Know common wordsbetween differentlanguages (ex. Pantsin spanish –pantalones; pants inTagalog – pantalon)Been ridiculed fornot knowing acertainphrase/word/slangTriedlearning adifferentlanguageExperiencedconflictingvalues/beliefswith someoneelseHeardculturallyoffensivelanguageExperiencedstereotyping/prejudiceCompared oneculture againstyourown(positively ornegatively)Found it hardto understandanotherperson’scultureMisusedterminology/culturalreferencesFree!Have alanguagebarrierCelebratedethnicholidays(apart fromcivic holidays)Misinterpretedgestures/behavioursWent in a fora hug butreceived ahandshakeFeltlike anoutcastTraveling andexperiencinganothercountry’s culture(food, traditions,etc.)Know common wordsbetween differentlanguages (ex. Pantsin spanish –pantalones; pants inTagalog – pantalon)Been ridiculed fornot knowing acertainphrase/word/slangTriedlearning adifferentlanguageExperiencedconflictingvalues/beliefswith someoneelseHeardculturallyoffensivelanguageExperiencedstereotyping/prejudiceCompared oneculture againstyourown(positively ornegatively)Found it hardto understandanotherperson’scultureMisusedterminology/culturalreferencesFree!

Intercultural Understanding - 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. Have a language barrier
  2. Celebrated ethnic holidays (apart from civic holidays)
  3. Misinterpreted gestures/ behaviours
  4. Went in a for a hug but received a handshake
  5. Felt like an outcast
  6. Traveling and experiencing another country’s culture (food, traditions, etc.)
  7. Know common words between different languages (ex. Pants in spanish – pantalones; pants in Tagalog – pantalon)
  8. Been ridiculed for not knowing a certain phrase/word/slang
  9. Tried learning a different language
  10. Experienced conflicting values/beliefs with someone else
  11. Heard culturally offensive language
  12. Experienced stereotyping/ prejudice
  13. Compared one culture against your own (positively or negatively)
  14. Found it hard to understand another person’s culture
  15. Misused terminology/ cultural references
  16. Free!