To live in the country, far away from any major city or urban center. Living in Suburbia does not count.
Living in the sticks requires a person to reside in an area that is
well forested, has farmland, and maybe some dirt roads.
Because people live in these rural areas, they are surrounded by trees, which are known as sticks. Trees are a most common thing in these areas...
Folks who live in the sticks are often refferred to as:hicks or country blumpkins or rednecks or hillbilly or
farmer or ruralite
Language- English, interspersed with
poor grammar and lots of double negatives.
Contrast- concrete jungle,suburbs,city
Kruti: Where do you live?
Ankit: Far away from civiliztion.
Kruti: Oh, you live in the country! Living in the
sticks, eh?
Ankit: Yeah, the nearest convienence store is 20
miles away.