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That's "you folks" which I suppose would be "y'olks". I'll stick with "y'all", thanks.

> The problem with "people" is it sounds vaguely rude or hostile.

That seems like a projection. Most people I know would be fine with it.

I don't know who you know, but most people I know would not be fine with it in every context. "You people" is widely considered pejorative, and any speaker who cares about communication should be aware of that.

https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/w0zx8e/why...

"You people" can have racists connotations inside the United States, so I wouldn't say that phrase casually when speaking to people in North America.

if y'all is too "ethnic" for John McWhorter (I find this characterization disappointing compared to some of his other work) certainly "folks" is even more cultural appropriation