Racial and ethnic identity in the UK

When someone asks me where I'm from, I'm almost always confused and almost always ask a follow up question. This could be a simple question to a 'traditionally english' person but for someone like me this has a lot of added meaning. Am I supposed to say what area I live in or my ethnic background, are you asking me if I'm from Essex or if I'm Nigerian.

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