The character's cultural ties are to his current nation of residence. While the character's ancestors may have come from another land, he has no strong emotional, physical or cultural ties to another country
No significant societal gains, either technological, sociological or artistic are being made, or have been made in recent memory. Your culture has remained essentially as it is for generations. Rulers tend to emphasise maintaining the status quo.
Poor: very low income. compared to many. He usually does not or cannot own property. His home is usually of lesser quality, sometimes due to uncaring landlords who may also be the Poor person's employer.
Rivalry: A rival to you or your family cause upheaval forcing you to relocate possibly to a far distant land. (Work with your DM to detirmine the details)
You find yourself in love with another, wither it is a fling or something more serious is up to you. (work with your DM to detirmine if it is ongoing or terminated)
Approaching adulthood you experience wanderlust and decide to travel, roll 1d6 to detirmine years spent travelling and think about where your character might have gone. (work with your DM to determine details)