Speaking of labels, why do city folks like to label rural folks
"hillbillies" or "hicks"? I've always wondered about the origin of
those terms. I find them to be very offensive because I live in a rural
area. The only terms for city people I've heard of are "city slickers"
and "yuppies", and those are used in pop culture. I never heard anybody
in my area use those terms. But in the closest cities to me, I hear
"hillbilly", "redneck", and "hick" all of the time.