AOG
You wrote earlier:
"English people are always interesting in where people are from, but it seems some of our ethnics are a little touchy over this, ask some of them "where are you from" and you will get an angry stare and the reply will be "England".
I think the reason 'some of our ethnics' (sheesh) get annoyed by this question is because the follow up is so often, "No, where are you from originally".
Unfortunately, we still have to deal with some people who don't understand that we are now onto the fourth generation of Black Britons, who regard England as their home, so when we are asked "Where are you from?" the natural response is, "London", or "Birmingham", or "Leeds" or whatever.
Ideally, if someone is interested in the familial origins of of a non-white Briton, the question would be "So, where does your family hail from?"
...ignoring the fact that the question ends with an ugly preposition, it's the polite way to ask.