My SIL is from New Orleans. She calls herself a “Yat.” This comes from a typical NOLA greeting, “Where yat?” which is used in place of “How are you doing?” She has a bunch of other things she says that are common to NOLA and that don’t always mean what you think.
For example, there is no sidewalk in front of her house; there is a banquett (from the French for small bank along the road).
She likes her sandwiches dressed (all the way with lettuce and tomato and such).
She goes to the store to make (buy) groceries, and sometimes gets a lagniappe (a free item).
Some of the fancy streets near her house don’t have a median strip; they have neutral ground.
She also says mie-nez instead of mayonnaise and puts it on her red beans and rice (but only if it’s Blue Plate Mie-nez).
She passes the vacuum and kisses her little cher when she gets a beaux-beaux.
She frequently says “It don’ maddah” (It don’t matter), and “YEA, you right!” (yes, you’re right).
And she likes to pass a good time on the gallery with mama n’em (have a good time on the porch with her family).