If i would like to hear about where someone is from, particularly if they have a foreign accent, rather than ask, "where are you from," i will ask, "did you grow up in name of my city?" I feel this does not imply in any way that they may be from another country, and leaves the door open for an answer of either, "I grew up mostly in Tennessee," or "my parents cam here from India when i was eight." Depending on how they want to identify.