Any British term for 'hick'?

[Mehrgan]

Hi,
Is there any way in British English to refer to the people coming from the countryside, who show impolite and odd behaviours?


Many thanks.

 

[konungursvia]

A peasant?

 

[5jj]

People coming from the country who have little experience of the joys and sophistication of urban life may be regarded as 'yokels'.

 

[Mehrgan]

Just because a person may be, or may be called, a hick, does not mean that they are impolite or that they exhibit odd behavior. A hick means that a person is not urban and not interested in artistic ideas or overly complex situations.

Thanks. And, sure you're right. I personally don't believe in such a thing. But I gave that definition just to show what kind of behaviour I had in mind. Maybe bacause the Cambridge dictionary says, 'a hick...considered to be stupid and without experience'.

Thank you again for the point you have made.

 

[5jj]

(Country) yokels are unsophisticated, but not necessarily stupid. Country bumpkins are unsophisticated and stupid. Both expresions are used humorously and/or disapprovingly, and are used only when talking about such people, not to them.

 

[Mehrgan]

People coming from the country who have little experience of the joys and sophistication of urban life may be regarded as 'yokels'.

Thanks a lot! Would 'bumpkin' mean the same?

 

[Rolex_Cellini]

It may be somewhat irrelevant, but the OP's question brought to mind the "famous" lines from Dallas (I loved the TV series), which I would like to share with you :up:

Cally: I'm aiming to kick the hayseed out of my voice and shine up my manners.

Miss Ellie: There is nothing wrong with who you are.

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hayseed: an unsophisticated person from a rural area; yokel; hick.