The chracters recent ancestry and current nation of residence are the same. Howeverm the character has strong ethnic ties to and takes great pride in his more distant ancestors country of origin.
Your people are considered barbarians and have a dynamic social structure, a highly educated society with a keen sense of propriety and law and order. In a sense, they are pre-Civilized, but not yet developed to the point where a central power is needed.
Comfortable: This is the middle class of any Culture, regardless of the average wealth of its citizens. These folk usually live in clean, nicely apportioned homes or apartments, often in better neighborhoods. They eat regularly and occasionally very well.
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)
Divorce: During your adolescence your parents split up and you were forced to chose which parent to live with (Work with your DM to detirmine the details)