You're not even making sense ^^ Yes, I have been there. Is it rural? Yes? Are they "hicks?" No. Watsonville is one of the most renouned farming areas in Northern Cali, as well as Salinas. Go up north calling people hicks or starting crap and see what happens.
I was born in Santa Cruz, lived in Watsonville until I was 11 and moved here. I've lived in Petaluma, New York, San Diego, Oklahoma City and now Edmond. I wasn't born here but Oklahoma is my home. I've lived here nearly half my life.