That is the type of people I have had most insults from.
I don't really get laughed at, the times anyone says anything it is usually a hateful tone. But for someone just laughing or making jokes, I have not really had a lot of that.
With these hillybilly types, treat them as you would a wild animal. They don't really reason like humans, and if one of them does try to get violent, fight them off like your life depends on it. If you can avoid confrontation , great, it doesn't always go that way though.